Mexico Postal Code Polygons (MexicoPostalPolygons)

The Mexico Postal Code Polygons (MexicoPostalPolygons File Geodatabase Feature Class) layer represents the 5-digit postal code areas of Mexico. The first two digits identify the state or part of same. The postal code polygons are assigned to different types of settlements as the "colonias" (Boundaries). Colonia is the smallest administrative area that exists in Mexico.

This layer contains the following fields:

Field Name Description Values
OBJECTID Internal feature number Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape Feature geometry Coordinates defining the features.

POSTCODE

Postal code The five-digit code used to identify an area where mail is delivered
ISO_CTRY Country Abbreviation ISO Alpha 3 code for the country.
ADMIN1 Country Name of the country where the postal code is located.
ADMIN2 N/A N/A for Mexico, left blank.
ADMIN3 State Name of the state where the postal code is located: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Ciudad de México, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas.
ADMIN4 Municipality Name of municipality where the postal code is located.
ADMIN5 Settlement Name of settlement where the postal code is located. Each postal code may be associated to one or several settlement names, for example, in many cities the downtown area is called "CENTRO HISTORICO".
SETT_TYPE Settlement type Type of settlement where the postal code is located: Aeropuerto, Ampliacion, Barrio, Campamento, Ciudad, Club De Golf, Colonia, Condominio, Congregacion, Conjunto Hab, Conjunto Habitaciona, Ejido, Equipamiento, Estacion, Exhacienda, Finca, Fraccionamiento, Gran Usuario, Granja, Hacienda, Ingenio, Parque Industrial, Poblado Comunal, Pueblo, Rancho, Rancho O Rancheria, Residencial, Unidad Habitacion, Unidad Habitacional, Villa, Zona Comercial, Zona Federal, Zona Industrial.
AREA Area Postal code area size in square miles.
Shape_Length Length of feature in internal units Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape_Area Area of feature in internal units Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.