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Database fields in category Geographic location

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Label Lower 48 Alaska Hawaii Statistics Description
DATUM   Show statistics for this fieldDatum of the geographic coordinates
LATITUDE   Show statistics for this fieldLatitude in decimal degrees
LONGITUDE   Show statistics for this fieldLongitude in decimal degrees (negative = West)
QUAD24CODE   Show statistics for this fieldCode for the USGS 1:24,000 (7.5 minute) quadrangle in which sample is located
QUAD250COD   Show statistics for this fieldCode for the USGS 1:250,000 (1x2-degree) quadrangle in which sample is located
QUAD100COD   Show statistics for this fieldCode for the USGS 1:100,000 (1:62,500 in Alaska) quadrangle in which sample is located
FIPS   Show statistics for this fieldFIPS of county calculated from geographic coordinates
HUC_8   Show statistics for this field8-digit hydrologic unit code calculated from geographic coordinates
QD250NAME   Show statistics for this fieldName of USGS 1:250,000 (1x2-degree) quadrangle in which sample is located
ZIP3   Show statistics for this fieldThe zip code where the sample was taken. Three most significant digits only; if the full zip code would be 20192, this field wi
CONGDIST   Show statistics for this fieldUnique identifier for the US congressional district from which the sample was taken.

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