ZIPSTATE

ZIPSTATE

Converts ZIP codes to state postal codes

Category: State and ZIP Code

Syntax
Arguments
Details
Comparisons
Examples
See Also

Syntax

ZIPSTATE(zip-code)

Arguments

zip-code

specifies any SAS character expression that contains a five-digit ZIP code.

Requirement:

The specified character expression must have a length of 5.

Details

ZIPSTATE returns the two-character state postal code (or world-wide GSA geographic code for U.S. territories) that corresponds to its five-character ZIP code argument. ZIPSTATE returns character values in uppercase.

Comparisons

The ZIPNAME, ZIPNAMEL, and ZIPSTATE functions take the same argument but return different values. ZIPNAME returns the uppercase name of the state or U.S. territory that corresponds to its five-character ZIP code argument. ZIPNAMEL returns the mixed case name of the state or U.S. territory that corresponds to its five-character ZIP code argument. ZIPSTATE returns the uppercase two-character state postal code (or world-wide GSA geographic code for U.S. territories) that corresponds to its five-character ZIP code argument.

Examples

The examples show the differences when using ZIPNAME, ZIPNAMEL, and ZIPSTATE.

SAS Statements Results

state=zipname('27511'); put state;

NORTH CAROLINA

state=zipnamel('27511'); put state;

North Carolina

st=zipstate('27511'); put st;

NC

See Also

SAS Statements	Results
state=zipname('27511'); put state;	NORTH CAROLINA
state=zipnamel('27511'); put state;	North Carolina
st=zipstate('27511'); put st;	NC

Functions:

ZIPFIPS

ZIPNAME

ZIPNAMEL

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