Miscellaneous Information

Various Identification Codes ...

FIPS Codes ...

In a past effort, various federal agencies worked together to create a set of codes with a purpose similar to the GNIS codes. These codes are called the Federal Information Processing Standard (or the FIPS 55 codes). Although they are still used by some organizations, the FIPS codes are obsolete and will ultimately be replaced by the GNIS codes.

The following FIPS codes apply to Tsaile:

Place (Community) Code:	75660
State Code:	04 (Arizona)
County Code:	001 (Apache County)

Since the Place and County FIPS codes are not unique and can be repeated in other States, it's necessary to combine the State code with the Place and County FIPS codes to uniquely identify them - for example:

State/Place Code:	04/75660
State/County Code:	04/001

GPS Location - GNIS Coordinates ...

An important aspect of the GNIS code is that it assigns a GPS location (the latitude/longitude) to the geographic feature. This location is simply a point on the map and does not represent the size or shape of the feature. In the case of Tsaile, it is a point within Tsaile that might be a post office, the city hall or simply an intersection - the point should really be considered arbitrary and only indicating a general location.

For Tsaile, the GNIS GPS location is given as:

Lat: 36° 16' 47" (or 36.28°)

Lon: -109° 10' 4" (or -109.17°)

Regional Codes ...

For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau has divided the country into four Regions. Tsaile is located in Region #4 (the West Region).

In turn, the US Census Bureau has further divided each Region into Divisions. Tsaile is located in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has created ten Federal Regions. Tsaile is located in Region IX (Region 9).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created ten Management Regions. Tsaile is located in Region IX (Region 9).

ZIP Codes ...

While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Tsaile, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Tsaile. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code are defined by the needs of the USPS and can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.

The ZIP code for Tsaile: 86556<1>