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ZIP Code

Postal ZIP Code associated with the vendor location recorded for this Other Transaction IDV. It identifies the site-level mailing or geographic code used for that vendor location, not the award office or contracting activity.

Family: Other Transaction IDV
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__ZIPCode
Title
ZIP Code
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/ZIPCode
Description
Postal ZIP Code associated with the vendor location recorded for this Other Transaction IDV. It identifies the site-level mailing or geographic code used for that vendor location, not the award office or contracting activity.
Business Meaning
This field supports geographic analysis of vendor presence, local market concentration, and regional spending patterns. Analysts use it to group awards by location, assess award distribution across areas, and link vendor sites to external geographic datasets.
Example Value
357592038
Observed Non-Null Count
13,411

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__ZIPCode
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/ZIPCode
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/ZIPCode' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__ZIPCode'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Geographic grouping of vendor locations
  • ZIP-to-county or ZIP-to-metropolitan mapping
  • Filtering awards by vendor site region

Common Mistakes

  • Casting the ZIP code to a number and losing leading zeros
  • Using it as the award location instead of the vendor site location

Query Guidance

Use string-based comparisons and standardize formatting before joining to postal or geospatial reference tables. If you need regional analysis, normalize to 5-digit ZIP or ZIP+4 as appropriate, and validate nulls, blanks, and nonstandard codes before aggregation.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__ZIPCode AS z_i_p_code
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__ZIPCode IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__ZIPCode AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__ZIPCode IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.