Geographic Codes
FIPS Codes
The following files list the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes and area names for Iowa counties and incorporated places:
U.S. Board of Geographic Names (BGN)
The following files list the feature ID, feature class, county name, latitude, longitude, topographic name, and elevation for counties, townships, incorporated places, census designated places, and populated places as well as current and historic features such as cemeteries, airports, lakes, schools, post offices, and more:
- Codes for All Counties: 2007 (.xls)
- Codes for Townships: 2007 (.xls)
- Codes for Incorporated Places: 2007 (.xls)
- Codes for Incorporated Places that are also Minor Civil Divisions: 2007 (.xls)
- Codes for Census Designated Places: 2007 (.xls)
- Codes for Populated Places Located inside and outside Incorporated Places: 2007 (.xls)
- Codes for Historic Features: 2007 (.xls)
- Codes for All Iowa Features: 2007 (.xls) Note: This is a very large file (8.81 MB) which prints to 682 pages.
For definitions of the feature classes, see U.S. Board of Geographic Names:FIPS 55-3 Class Definitions (.doc).
