STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #5.13 -- COUNTY CODE FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^XIP(5.13, (3327 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 8.0)
DATA NAME GLOBAL DATA
ELEMENT TITLE LOCATION TYPE
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*** NOTICE: DO NOT POINT DIRECTLY TO THIS FILE UNTILL YOU GET AN IA *** *** The ONLY file that is allowed to point directly to this
file is the:
POSTAL CODE(#5.12) file ***
This file contains all known US County FIPS codes according to the USGS, HUD, and USPS.
DD ACCESS: @
RD ACCESS:
WR ACCESS: @
DEL ACCESS: @
LAYGO ACCESS: @
AUDIT ACCESS: @
POINTED TO BY: COUNTY field (#2) of the POSTAL CODE File (#5.12)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: FIPS CODE(B), COUNTY NAME(C)
INDEXED BY: FIPS CODE & COUNTY NAME & STATE & INACTIVE DATE (AC), FIPS CODE & COUNTY NAME & STATE (D)
5.13,.01 FIPS CODE 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>5!($L(X)<3)!'(X'?1P.E) X
LAST EDITED: MAY 25, 2006
HELP-PROMPT: Please enter the 5-digit FIPS code for this county.
DESCRIPTION: This field contains a 5-digit number representing the Federal Information Processing Standard for a
state and county. The first 2 digits represent the state, and the last 3 digits represent the
county.
DELETE TEST: 1,0)= D EN^DDIOL("Entries can only be Inactivated.","","!?5,$C(7)") I 1
LAYGO TEST: 1,0)= D:'$G(XUMF) EN^DDIOL("New County Code additions are not allowed.","","!?5,$C(7)") I +$G(XUMF)
CROSS-REFERENCE: 5.13^B
1)= S ^XIP(5.13,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^XIP(5.13,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
RECORD INDEXES: AC (#273), D (#274)
5.13,1 COUNTY NAME 0;2 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>25!($L(X)<3) X
LAST EDITED: JUN 21, 2003
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-25 characters in length
DESCRIPTION:
This field holds the name associated with this county.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 5.13^C
1)= S ^XIP(5.13,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^XIP(5.13,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)
RECORD INDEXES: AC (#273), D (#274)
5.13,2 STATE 0;3 POINTER TO STATE FILE (#5)
LAST EDITED: JUN 21, 2003
DESCRIPTION:
This field holds the state that this county is within.
RECORD INDEXES: AC (#273), D (#274)
5.13,3 INACTIVE DATE 0;4 DATE
INPUT TRANSFORM: S %DT="EX" D ^%DT S X=Y K:X<1 X
LAST EDITED: JUN 21, 2003
HELP-PROMPT: Please enter an Inactive Date for this County FIPS.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the date that the 5-digit FIPS became inactive.
RECORD INDEXES: AC (#273)
5.13,4 LATITUDE (EST) 0;5 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>6!($L(X)<6) X
LAST EDITED: JUN 19, 2003
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 6 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: This field the estimated Latitude in :N or :S of the County as
given by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
N is North of the Equator.
S is South of the Equator.
5.13,5 LONGITUDE (EST) 0;6 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<7) X
LAST EDITED: JUN 19, 2003
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 7 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: This field is the estimated Longitude in E or :W of the County
as given by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
E is East of the Prime Meridian.
W is West of the Prime Meridian.
FILES POINTED TO FIELDS
STATE (#5) STATE (#2)
File #5.13
Record Indexes:
AC (#273) RECORD MUMPS IR ACTION
Short Descr: Cross Reference Used To Keep Track Of Field Changes
Description: This cross reference is used to keep track of any field changes that are made during updates via the USPS's
'Address Information System' the are obtained from the 'City State Product - Detail Record'. The format of the
cross reference is:
S ^XIP(5.13,"AC",)=""
If there are any changes to one or more of the field values, then a background job will transmit the record to
all of the VAMC's via a MFN message.
Set Logic: D:'$D(XIPSEED) X513AC^XIPXREF
Kill Logic: Q
Whole Kill: K ^XIP(5.13,"AC")
X(1): FIPS CODE (5.13,.01) (forwards)
X(2): COUNTY NAME (5.13,1) (forwards)
X(3): STATE (5.13,2) (forwards)
X(4): INACTIVE DATE (5.13,3) (forwards)
D (#274) RECORD REGULAR IR LOOKUP & SORTING
Short Descr: Uniqueness Index for File #5.13
Set Logic: S ^XIP(5.13,"D",X(1),X(2),X(3),DA)=""
Kill Logic: K ^XIP(5.13,"D",X(1),X(2),X(3),DA)
Whole Kill: K ^XIP(5.13,"D")
X(1): FIPS CODE (5.13,.01) (Subscr 1)
X(2): COUNTY NAME (5.13,1) (Subscr 2)
X(3): STATE (5.13,2) (Subscr 3)
INPUT TEMPLATE(S):
PRINT TEMPLATE(S):
SORT TEMPLATE(S):
FORM(S)/BLOCK(S):