ZIP Code Tabulation Area

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-002175",
  "term": "ZIP Code Tabulation Area",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "A ZIP Code Tabulation Area is a geographic area that approximates the delivery area for a five-digit or a three-digit (Census 2000 only) ZIP Code. The Census Bureau defines ZCTAs by allocating each block that contains addresses to a single ZCTA, and therefore ZCTAs do not precisely depict the area within which mail deliveries associated with that ZIP Code occur. For the 2010 Census ZCTAs no longer have nationwide coverage and better approximate the associated five-digit ZIP Code for an area.",
  "abbreviation": "ZCTA",
  "see_also": [
    "ZIP Code"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/zip-code-tabulation-area/"
}