CBSA Codes with MSA Codes Database

Core-Based Statistical Areas + Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Core-Based Statistical Areas are geographic locations neighboring urban areas of 10,000+ population and/or are socioeconomically tied to the urban center by commute proximity. Prior to the year 2000, these were collectively known as MSAs -- Metropolitan Statistical Areas. MSAs only covered metro areas of 50,000 people or more. An exclusive feature of GreatData CBSA Data is that the population statistics are calculated annually. Therefore, the CBSA rank is based on a more recent population than typical census data classifications.

This product includes both CBSAs and MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas)

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Core-Based Statistical Areas - CBSA

Starting year 2000, the Office of Management and Budget changed the way market areas are defined under the acronym CBSA (formerly know by SMSAs, MSAs, CMSAs, etc.). Immediately prior to year 2000, (MSA) codes covered about 80 percent of the country, where as the new CBSA codes cover about 93 percent. There are two major sub-classes in CBSA Codes:

Population from 10,000 up to 50,000 people (a.k.a. Micropolitan Statistical Areas)
Population of 50,000 or more people (a.k.a. Metropolitan Statistical Areas)

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The following files are included with this product (The files are normalized to minimize the amount of duplicate information):

Zip-CBSA-MSA.csv - This has one record for every Zip Code and the corresponding CBSA and Division codes for that Zip (if available–rural areas won’t have any codes). This will also have the state abbreviation, city and county. Note: this file will not include military APO/FPO records, U.S. Virgin Islands and territories in the South Pacific.
CBSA‐List.csv - Contains CBSA Code, CBSA Name, CBSA Type (Metro, Micro), Latest Population Estimate, and Rank.
State‐CBSA.csv - Contains State Abbreviation and CBSA number for each CBSA in a state.
Division.csv - Contains the breakdown of each division within a CBSA. It has the latest population estimate for that division.
CSA‐Master.csv - Contains all CSA codes and corresponding CBSA codes.
CSA‐List.csv - This has the CBSA code, along with the name, type (Metro, Micro), latest population estimate and rank.
State‐CSA.csv - Contains state abbreviation and CSA number for each CSA in a state.
CBSA-full.xlsx - This is our Excel file which utilizes Edit Tables and the VLOOKUP function to make viewing / filtering our CBSA product easy. Please watch the video on our web site which demonstrates how to use this product.
MSA-List.csv - This is the MSA Master list with the MSA or PMSA Code, Type of Code and the MSA Name describing the area covered.
CMSA-All.csv - This is the master list of CMSAs to PMSAs.

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Data Format - CSV: Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Text File

CBSA ZIP Code: Official U.S. Postal Service five digit ZIP Code (ZIP to CBSA)

City: Official city name used by the U.S. Postal Service

State: Official U.S. Postal Service State Abbreviation

County: The name of the county in which the ZIP Code is found.

CBSA Code: Geographic location code as defined by the Office of Management and Budget

CBSA Name: Geographic location name as defined by the Office of Management and Budget

CBSA Type: A CBSA sub-classification:
Micro - 10,000 to 50,000 population
Metro - 50,000 + population

Rank: A sequence number for each record indicating the greatest population to the least

CBSA Est. Population: Current U.S. Census population estimates per CBSA Code

Division Code: Code assigned to geographic areas having more than 2.5 million people

Division Name: Name assigned to Division Code

Division Est. Population: Current U.S. Census population estimates per Division Code

MSA Code: Metropolitan Statistical Area Code

MSA Name: Metropolitan Statistical Area Name

MSA Type: Metropolitan Statistical Area Type

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CBSA Codes with MSA Codes Database

Core-Based Statistical Areas + Metropolitan Statistical Areas

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