Address Validator Port Reference

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Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area Identification

Output port that contains the Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) number when an address is located in a PMSA.

A PMSA is a metropolitan area that connects with one or more metropolitan areas to create an area with a population greater than 1,000,000. For example, one PMSA may serve as a commuter belt for another contiguous area. The combined area is called a Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA).

Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area Identification Usage

Select Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area Identification to identify the PMSA that an address belongs to. You can use this information to sort large record sets by areas of areas of population. Use Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area Identification with United States addresses.

Port Location

The following table provides the location and default precision of the Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area Identification port:

Port Type	Port Group	Template Model	Precision
Output	US Supplementary	Basic	4

Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area Output Codes

The Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area Identification is a four-digit number. If the address does not belong to a PMSA, the port returns no data.

You can view a list of the PMSAs that the U.S. government recognized in 2000 on the following site:

http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t3/tab01.txt

The United States Census Bureau supports the use of PMSA data. The United States government no longer uses the PMSA definition to describe population areas.

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Address Validator Port Reference

Address Validator Port Reference

Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area Identification

Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area Identification

Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area Identification Usage

Port Location

Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area Output Codes