2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles Technical Documentation

Appendix F  MAF/TIGER Feature Class Code (MTFCC) Definitions

MTFCC	FEATURE CLASS	SUPERCLASS	POINT	LINEAR	AREAL	FEATURE CLASS DESCRIPTION

C3022	Mountain Peak or Summit	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	N	A prominent elevation 
rising above the surrounding level of the Earth's surface.

C3023	Island	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	Y	Y	An area of dry or relatively dry land 
surrounded by water or low wetland. [including archipelago, atoll, cay, hammock, hummock, isla, isle, key, moku and rock]

C3024	Levee	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	N	Y	Y	An embankment flanking a stream or 
other flowing water feature to prevent overflow.

C3026	Quarry (not water-filled), Open Pit Mine or Mine	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	Y
	An area from which commercial minerals are or were removed from the Earth; not including an oilfield or gas field.

C3027	Dam	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	Y	Y	A barrier built across the course of a 
stream to impound water and/or control water flow.

C3061	Cul-de-sac	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	N	An expanded paved area at the end 
of a street used by vehicles for turning around. For mapping purposes, the U.S. Census Bureau maps it only as a point feature.

C3062	Traffic Circle	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	N	A circular intersection allowing for 
continuous movement of traffic at the meeting of roadways.

C3066	Gate	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	N	A movable barrier across a road.

C3067	Toll Booth	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	N	A structure or barrier where a fee is 
collected for using a road.

C3070	Tower/Beacon	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	Y	A manmade structure, higher than its 
diameter, generally used for observation, storage, or electronic transmission.

C3071	Lookout Tower	Tower/Beacon	Y	N	N	A manmade structure, higher than its diameter, 
used for observation.

C3072	Transmission Tower including cell, radio and TV	Tower/Beacon	Y	N	Y	A manmade structure, 
higher than its diameter, used for electronic transmission.

C3073	Water Tower	Tower/Beacon	Y	N	Y	A manmade structure, higher than its diameter, 
used for water storage.

C3074	Lighthouse Beacon	Tower/Beacon	Y	N	N	A manmade structure, higher than its diameter, 
used for transmission of light and possibly sound generally to aid in navigation.

C3075	Tank/Tank Farm	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	Y	One or more manmade structures, 
each higher than its diameter, used for liquid (other than water) or gas storage or for distribution activities.

C3076	Windmill Farm	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	Y	One or more manmade structures 
used to generate power from the wind.

C3077	Solar Farm	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	Y	One or more manmade structures 
used to generate power from the sun.

C3078	Monument or Memorial	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	N	A manmade structure 
to educate, commemorate, or memorialize an event, person, or feature.

C3079	Boundary Monument Point	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	N	A material object 
placed on or near a boundary line to preserve and identify the location of the boundary line on the ground.

C3080	Survey Control Point	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	N	A point on the ground whose 
position (horizontal or vertical) is known and can be used as a base for additional survey work.

C3081	Locality Point	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	N	A point that identifies the location 
and name of an unbounded locality (e.g., crossroad, community, populated place or locale).

C3085	Alaska Native Village Official Point	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	N	A point that serves as 
the core of an Alaska Native village and is used in defining Alaska Native village statistical areas.

C3088	Landfill	Miscellaneous Topographic Features	Y	N	Y	A disposal facility at which solid 
waste is placed on or in the land.

G2100	American Indian Area	American Indian, Alaska Native, Or Native Hawaiian Area	N	N	Y	A legally 
defined state- or federally recognized reservation and/or off-reservation trust land (excludes statistical American Indian areas).

G2101	American Indian Area (Reservation Only)	American Indian, Alaska Native, Or Native Hawaiian Area	N
	N	Y	American Indian Area (Reservation Only)

G2102	American Indian Area (Off-Reservation Trust Land Only)	American Indian, Alaska Native, Or Native Hawaiian Area
	N	N	Y	American Indian Area (Off-Reservation Trust Land Only)

G2120	Hawaiian Home Land	American Indian, Alaska Native, Or Native Hawaiian Area	N	N	Y	A legal area 
held in trust for the benefit of Native Hawaiians.

G2130	Alaska Native Village Statistical Area	American Indian, Alaska Native, Or Native Hawaiian Area	N	N	Y
	A statistical geographic entity that represents the residences, permanent and/or seasonal, for Alaska Natives who are 
members of or receiving governmental services from the defining legal Alaska Native Village corporation.

G2140	Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area	American Indian, Alaska Native, Or Native Hawaiian Area	N	N	Y
	A statistical entity identified and delineated by the Census Bureau in consultation with federally recognized American 
Indian tribes that have no current reservation, but had a former reservation in Oklahoma.

G2150	State-designated Tribal Statistical Area	American Indian, Alaska Native, Or Native Hawaiian Area	N	N	Y
	A statistical geographic entity identified and delineated for the Census Bureau by a state-appointed liaison for a state-
recognized American Indian tribe that does not currently have a reservation and/or lands in trust.

G2160	Tribal Designated Statistical Area	American Indian, Alaska Native, Or Native Hawaiian Area	N	N	Y
	A statistical geographic entity identified and delineated for the Census Bureau by a federally recognized American Indian 
tribe that does not currently have a reservation and/or off-reservation trust land.

G2170	American Indian Joint Use Area	American Indian, Alaska Native, Or Native Hawaiian Area	N	N	Y
	An area administered jointly and/or claimed by two or more American Indian tribes.

G2200	Alaska Native Regional Corporation	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	Corporate entities established to 
conduct both business and nonprofit affairs of Alaska Natives pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1972 (Public 
Law 92-203).  There are twelve geographically defined ANRCs and they are all within and cover most of the State of Alaska (the 
Annette Island Reserve-an American Indian reservation-is excluded from any ANRC).  The boundaries of ANRCs have been legally 
established.

G2300	Tribal Subdivision	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	Administrative subdivisions of federally 
recognized American Indian reservations, off-reservation trust lands, or Oklahoma tribal statistical areas (OTSAs).  These entities are 
internal units of self-government or administration that serve social, cultural, and/or economic purposes for the American Indians on 
the reservations, off-reservation trust lands, or OTSAs.

G2400	Tribal Census Tract	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	A relatively small and permanent statistical 
subdivision of a federally recognized American Indian reservation and/or off-reservation trust land, delineated by American Indian 
tribal participants or the Census Bureau for the purpose of presenting demographic data.  

G2410	Tribal Block Group	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	A cluster of census blocks within a single tribal 
census tract delineated by American Indian tribal participants or the Census Bureau for the purpose of presenting demographic data.

G3100	Combined Statistical Area	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	A grouping of adjacent metropolitan 
and/or micropolitan statistical areas that have a degree of economic and social integration, as measured by commuting.

G3110	Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	An area containing a 
substantial population nucleus together with adjacent communities having a high degree of economic and social integration with that 
core, as measured by commuting.  Defined using whole counties and equivalents.

G3120	Metropolitan Division	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	A county or grouping of counties that is a 
subdivision of a Metropolitan Statistical Area containing an urbanized area with a population of 2.5 million or more.

G3200	Combined New England City and Town Area	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	A grouping of adjacent New 
England city and town areas that have a degree of economic and social integration, as measured by commuting. 

G3210	New England City and Town Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y
	An area containing a substantial population nucleus together with adjacent communities having a high degree of economic 
and social integration with that core, as measured by commuting.  Defined using Minor Civil Divisions (MCDs) in New England.

G3220	New England City and Town Division	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	A grouping of cities and towns in 
New England that is a subdivision of a New England City and Town Area containing an urbanized area with a population of 2.5 
million or more.

G3500	Urban Area	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	Densely settled territory that contains at least 2,500 
people. The subtypes of this feature are Urbanized Area (UA), which consists of 50,000 + people and Urban Cluster, which ranges 
between 2,500 and 49,999 people.

G4000	State or Equivalent Feature	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	The primary governmental divisions 
of the United States. The District of Columbia is treated as a statistical equivalent of a state for census purposes, as are Puerto Rico, 
American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  

G4020	County or Equivalent Feature	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	The primary division of a state or 
state equivalent area.  The primary divisions of 48 states are termed County, but other terms are used such as Borough in Alaska, 
Parish in Louisiana, and Municipio in Puerto Rico.  This feature includes independent cities, which are incorporated places that are 
not part of any county.

G4040	County Subdivision	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	The primary divisions of counties and equivalent 
features for the reporting of Census Bureau data. The subtypes of this feature are Minor Civil Division, Census County 
Division/Census Subarea, and Unorganized Territory. This feature includes independent places, which are incorporated places that 
are not part of any county subdivision.

G4060	Sub-Minor Civil Division	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	Legally defined divisions 
(subbarrios) of minor civil divisions (barrios-pueblo and barrios) in Puerto Rico. 

G4110	Incorporated Place	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	A legal entity incorporated under state law to 
provide general-purpose governmental services to a concentration of population. Incorporated places are generally designated as a 
city, borough, municipality, town, village, or, in a few instances, have no legal description.

G4120	Consolidated City	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	An incorporated place that has merged 
governmentally with a county or minor civil division, but one or more of the incorporated places continues to function within the 
consolidation. It is a place that contains additional separately incorporated places.

G4210	Census Designated Place	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	A statistical area defined for a named 
concentration of population and the statistical counterpart of an incorporated place.

G4300	Economic Census Place	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	The lowest level of geographic area 
for presentation of some types of Economic Census data.  It includes incorporated places, consolidated cities, census designated 
places (CDPs), minor civil divisions (MCDs) in selected states, and balances of MCDs or counties.  An incorporated place, CDP, 
MCD, or balance of MCD qualifies as an economic census place if it contains 5,000 or more residents, or 5,000 or more jobs, 
according to the most current data available.

G5020	Census Tract	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	Relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a 
County or equivalent feature delineated by local participants as part of the Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program.

G5030	Block Group	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	A cluster of census blocks having the same first 
digit of their four-digit identifying numbers within a Census Tract. For example, block group 3 (BG 3) within a Census Tract 
includes all blocks numbered from 3000 to 3999.  

G5040	Tabulation Block	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	The lowest-order census defined statistical area. It 
is an area, such as a city block, bounded primarily by physical features but sometimes by invisible city or property boundaries. A 
tabulation block boundary does not cross the boundary of any other geographic area for which the Census Bureau tabulates data. The 
subtypes of this feature are Count Question Resolution (CQR), current, and census.

G5200	Congressional District	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	The 435 areas from which people are elected to the 
U.S. House of Representatives.  Additional equivalent features exist for state equivalents with nonvoting delegates or no 
representative.  The subtypes of this feature are 106th, 107th, 108th, 109th, and 110th Congressional Districts, plus subsequent 
Congresses. 

G5210	State Legislative District (Upper Chamber)	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	Areas established by a state 
or equivalent government from which members are elected to the upper or unicameral chamber of a state governing body. The upper 
chamber is the senate in a bicameral legislature, and the unicameral case is a single house legislature (Nebraska).

G5220	State Legislative District (Lower Chamber)	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	Areas established by a state 
or equivalent government from which members are elected to the lower chamber of a state governing body. The lower chamber is the 
House of Representatives in a bicameral legislature.

G5240	Voting District	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	The generic name for the geographic features, such 
as precincts, wards, and election districts, established by state, local, and tribal governments for the purpose of conducting elections.  

G5400	Elementary School District	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	A geographic area within which 
officials provide public elementary grade-level educational services for residents.

G5410	Secondary School District	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	A geographic area within which 
officials provide public secondary grade-level educational services for residents.

G5420	Unified School District	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	A geographic area within which 
officials provide public educational services for all grade levels for residents.

G6100	Public-Use Microdata Area (1% Area)	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	A decennial census area with a 
population of at least 400,000 for which the Census Bureau provides selected extracts of household-level data from a 1% sample of 
long-form Census Bureau records that are screened to protect confidentiality.

G6120	Public-Use Microdata Area (5% or 10% Area)	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	A decennial census area with 
a population of at least 100,000 for which the Census Bureau provides selected extracts of household-level data from a 5% sample of 
long-form Census Bureau records that are screened to protect confidentiality.  In Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the extracts are 
from a 10% sample.

G6320	Traffic Analysis Zone	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	An area delineated by state and/or local 
transportation officials and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) for tabulating journey-to-work and place-of-work data.  

G6330	Urban Growth Area	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	An area defined under state authority to manage 
urbanization that the U.S. Census Bureau includes in the MAF/TIGER Database in agreement with the state.  

G6340	ZIP Code Tabulation Area (Three-Digit)	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	An approximate statistical-
area representation of a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) 3-digit ZIP Code service area.

G6350	Zip Code Tabulation Area (Five-Digit)	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	An approximate statistical-area 
representation of a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) 5-digit ZIP Code service area.

G6400	Commercial Region	Tabulation Area	N	N	Y	For the purpose of presenting economic statistical 
data, municipios in Puerto Rico are grouped into commercial regions.

H1100	Connector	Hydrographic Features	N	Y	N	A known, but nonspecific, hydrographic 
connection between two nonadjacent water features.

H2025	Swamp/Marsh	Hydrographic Features	N	N	Y	A poorly drained wetland, fresh or saltwater, 
wooded or grassy, possibly covered with open water. [includes bog, cienega, marais and pocosin]

H2030	Lake/Pond	Hydrographic Features	N	N	Y	A standing body of water that is surrounded 
by land.

H2040	Reservoir	Hydrographic Features	N	N	Y	An artificially impounded body of water.

H2041	Treatment Pond	Hydrographic Features	N	N	Y	An artificial body of water built to treat 
fouled water.

H2051	Bay/Estuary/Gulf/Sound	Hydrographic Features	N	N	Y	A body of water partly surrounded by land. 
[includes arm, bight, cove and inlet]

H2053	Ocean/Sea	Hydrographic Features	N	N	Y	The great body of salt water that covers 
much of the earth.

H2060	Gravel Pit/Quarry filled with water	Hydrographic Features	N	N	Y	A body of water in a place or 
area from which commercial minerals were removed from the Earth.

H2081	Glacier	Hydrographic Features	N	N	Y	A body of ice moving outward and down 
slope from an area of accumulation; an area of relatively permanent snow or ice on the top or side of a mountain or mountainous 
area. [includes ice field and ice patch]

H3010	Stream/River	Hydrographic Features	N	Y	Y	A natural flowing waterway. [includes 
anabranch, awawa, branch, brook, creek, distributary, fork, kill, pup, rio, and run]

H3013	Braided Stream	Hydrographic Features	N	Y	Y	A natural flowing waterway with an intricate 
network of interlacing channels.

H3020	Canal, Ditch or Aqueduct	Hydrographic Features	N	Y	Y	An artificial waterway constructed to 
transport water, to irrigate or drain land, to connect two or more bodies of water, or to serve as a waterway for watercraft. [includes 
lateral]

K1121	Apartment Building or Complex	Potential Living Quarters	N	N	Y	A building or group of 
buildings that contain multiple living quarters generally for which rent is paid.

K1223	Trailer Court or Mobile Home Park	Potential Living Quarters	N	N	Y	An area in which parking 
space for house trailers is rented, usually providing utilities and services.

K1225	Crew-of-Vessel Location	Potential Living Quarters	Y	N	Y	A point or area in which the 
population of military or merchant marine vessels at sea are assigned, usually being at or near the home port pier.

K1226	Housing Facility/Dormitory for Workers	Potential Living Quarters	N	N	Y	A structure providing 
housing for a number of persons employed as semi-permanent or seasonal laborers.

K1227	Hotel, Motel, Resort, Spa, Hostel, YMCA, or YWCA	Potential Living Quarters	N	N	Y	A 
structure providing transient lodging or living quarters, generally for some payment.

K1228	Campground	Potential Living Quarters	N	N	Y	An area used for setting up mobile 
temporary living quarters (camp) or holding a camp meeting, sometimes providing utilities and other amenities.

K1229	Shelter or Mission	Potential Living Quarters	N	N	Y	A structure providing low-cost or free living 
quarters established by a welfare or educational organization for the needy people of a district.

K1231	Hospital/Hospice/Urgent Care Facility	Potential Living Quarters	Y	N	Y	One or more structures where 
the sick or injured may receive medical or surgical attention. [including infirmary]

K1233	Nursing Home, Retirement Home, or Home for the Aged	Potential Living Quarters	N	N	Y	A 
structure to house and provide care for the elderly.

K1234	County Home or Poor Farm	Potential Living Quarters	N	N	Y	One or more structures 
administered by a local government that serve as living quarters for the indigent.

K1235	Juvenile Institution	Potential Living Quarters	N	N	Y	A facility (correctional or non-correctional) 
where groups of juveniles reside; this includes training schools, detention centers, residential treatment centers and orphanages. 

K1236	Local Jail or Detention Center	Potential Living Quarters	Y	N	Y	One or more structures that 
serve as a place for the confinement of adult persons in lawful detention, administered by a local (county, municipal, etc.) 
government.

K1237	Federal Penitentiary, State Prison, or Prison Farm	Potential Living Quarters	Y	N	Y	An 
institution that serves as a place for the confinement of adult persons in lawful detention, administered by the federal government or a 
state government.

K1238	Other Correctional Institution	Potential Living Quarters	Y	N	Y	One or more structures that 
serve as a place for the confinement of adult persons in lawful detention, not elsewhere classified or administered by a government of 
unknown jurisdiction.

K1239	Convent, Monastery, Rectory, Other Religious Group Quarters	Potential Living Quarters	Y	N	Y
	One or more structures intended for use as a residence for those having a religious vocation. 

K1241	Sorority, Fraternity, or College Dormitory	Potential Living Quarters	N	N	Y	One or more 
structures associated with a social or educational organization that serve as living quarters for college students. 

K2100	Governmental	Workplaces	N	N	Y	A place where employees are employed in federal, 
state, local, or tribal government.

K2110	Military Installation	Governmental	Y	N	Y	An area owned and/or occupied by the Department 
of Defense for use by a branch of the armed forces (such as the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard), or a state owned 
area for the use of the National Guard.

K2146	Community Center	Governmental	Y	N	Y	A meeting place used by members of a community 
for social, cultural, or recreational purposes.

K2165	Government Center	Governmental	Y	N	Y	A place used by members of government (either 
federal, state, local, or tribal) for administration and public business.

K2167	Convention Center	Governmental	Y	N	Y	An exhibition hall or conference center with 
enough open space to host public and private business and social events.

K2180	Park	Governmental	N	N	Y	Parkland defined and administered by federal, 
state, and local governments.

K2181	National Park Service Land	Park	Y	N	Y	AreaNational parks, National 
Monuments, and so forthunder the jurisdiction of the National Park Service.

K2182	National Forest or Other Federal Land	Park	Y	N	Y	Land under the management and jurisdiction 
of the federal government, specifically including areas designated as National Forest, and excluding areas under the jurisdiction of 
the National Park Service.

K2183	Tribal Park, Forest, or Recreation Area	Park	Y	N	Y	A place or area set aside for recreation or 
preservation of a cultural or natural resource and under the administration of an American Indian tribe.

K2184	State Park, Forest, or Recreation Area	Park	Y	N	Y	A place or area set aside for recreation or 
preservation of a cultural or natural resource and under the administration of a state government.

K2185	Regional Park, Forest, or Recreation Area	Park	Y	N	Y	A place or area set aside for 
recreation or preservation of a cultural or natural resource and under the administration of a regional government.

K2186	County Park, Forest, or Recreation Area	Park	Y	N	Y	A place or area set aside for 
recreation or preservation of a cultural or natural resource and under the administration of a county government.

K2187	County Subdivision Park, Forest, or Recreation Area	Park	Y	N	Y	A place or area set aside for 
recreation or preservation of a cultural or natural resource and under the administration of a minor civil division (town/township) 
government.

K2188	Incorporated Place Park, Forest, or Recreation Area	Park	Y	N	Y	A place or area set aside for 
recreation or preservation of a cultural or natural resource and under the administration of a municipal government.

K2189	Private Park, Forest, or Recreation Area	Park	Y	N	Y	A privately owned place or area set 
aside for recreation or preservation of a cultural or natural resource.

K2190	Other Park, Forest, or Recreation Area (quasi-public, independent park, commission, etc.)	Park	Y	N	Y
	A place or area set aside for recreation or preservation of a cultural or natural resource and under the administration of 
some other type of government or agency such as an independent park authority or commission.

K2300	Commercial Workplace	Workplaces	N	N	Y	A place of employment for 
wholesale, retail, or other trade.

K2361	Shopping Center or Major Retail Center	Commercial Workplace	N	N	Y	A group of retail 
establishments within a planned subdivision sharing a common parking area.

K2362	Industrial Building or Industrial Park	Commercial Workplace	N	N	Y	One or more manufacturing 
establishments within an area zoned for fabrication, construction, or other similar trades.

K2363	Office Building or Office Park	Commercial Workplace	N	N	Y	One or more structures 
housing employees performing business, clerical, or professional services.

K2364	Farm/Vineyard/
Winery/Orchard	Commercial Workplace	N	N	Y	An agricultural establishment where crops 
are grown and/or animals are raised, usually for food. 

K2366	Other Employment Center	Commercial Workplace	N	N	Y	A place of employment not 
elsewhere classified or of unknown type.

K2400	Transportation Terminal	Workplaces	Y	N	Y	A facility where one or more modes 
of transportation can be accessed by people or for the shipment of goods; examples of such a facility include marine terminal, bus 
station, train station, airport and truck warehouse.

K2424	Marina	Transportation Terminal	N	N	Y	A place where privately owned, light-craft 
are moored.

K2432	Pier/Dock	Transportation Terminal	N	Y	Y	A platform built out from the shore into the 
water and supported by piles. This platform may provide access to ships and boats, or it may be used for recreational purposes.

K2451	Airport or Airfield	Transportation Terminal	Y	Y	Y	A manmade facility maintained for the use 
of aircraft. [including airstrip, landing field and landing strip]

K2452	Train Station, Trolley or Mass Transit Rail Station	Transportation Terminal	Y	N	Y	A place where 
travelers can board and exit rail transit lines, including associated ticketing, freight, and other commercial offices.

K2453	Bus Terminal	Transportation Terminal	Y	N	Y	A place where travelers can board and exit 
mass motor vehicle transit, including associated ticketing, freight, and other commercial offices.

K2454	Marine Terminal	Transportation Terminal	Y	N	Y	A place where travelers can board and exit 
water transit or where cargo is handled, including associated ticketing, freight, and other commercial offices.

K2455	Seaplane Anchorage	Transportation Terminal	Y	N	Y	A place where an airplane equipped with 
floats for landing on or taking off from a body of water can debark and load.

K2456	AirportIntermodal Transportation Hub/Terminal	Transportation Terminal	Y	N	Y	A major air 
transportation facility where travelers can board and exit airplanes and connect with other (i.e. non-air) modes of transportation. 

K2457	AirportStatistical Representation	Transportation Terminal	N	N	Y	The area of an airport 
adjusted to include whole 2000 census blocks used for the delineation of urban areas.

K2458	Park and Ride Facility/Parking Lot	Transportation Terminal	Y	N	Y	A place where motorists can 
park their cars and transfer to other modes of transportation.

K2459	Runway/Taxiway	Transportation Terminal	Y	Y	Y	A fairly level and usually paved expanse 
used by airplanes for taking off and landing at an airport.

K2460	Helicopter Landing Pad	Transportation Terminal	Y	N	Y	A fairly level and usually 
paved expanse used by helicopters for taking off and landing.

K2540	University or College	Other Workplace	Y	N	Y	A building or group of buildings used as an 
institution for post-secondary study, teaching, and learning. [including seminary]

K2543	School or Academy	Other Workplace	Y	N	Y	A building or group of buildings used as an 
institution for preschool, elementary or secondary study, teaching, and learning. [including elementary school and high school]

K2545	Museum, Visitor Center, Cultural Center, or Tourist Attraction	Other Workplace	Y	N	Y	An 
attraction of historical, cultural, educational or other interest that provides information or displays artifacts.

K2561	Golf Course	Other Workplace	Y	N	Y	A place designed for playing golf.

K2564	Amusement Center	Other Workplace	N	N	Y	A facility that offers entertainment, 
performances or sporting events. Examples include arena, auditorium, theater, stadium, coliseum, race course, theme park, 
fairgrounds and shooting range.

K2582	Cemetery	Other Workplace	Y	N	Y	A place or area for burying the dead. 
[including burying ground and memorial garden]

K2586	Zoo	Other Workplace	Y	N	Y	A facility in which terrestrial and/or marine 
animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public for educational, preservation, and research purposes.

K3544	Place of Worship	Other Workplace	Y	N	Y	A sanctified place or structure where people 
gather for religious worship; examples include church, synagogue, temple, and mosque.

L4010	Pipeline	Miscellaneous Linear Features	N	Y	N	A long tubular conduit or series of 
pipes, often underground, with pumps and valves for flow control, used to transport fluid (e.g., crude oil, natural gas), especially over 
great distances.

L4020	Powerline	Miscellaneous Linear Features	N	Y	N	One or more wires, often on elevated 
towers, used for conducting high-voltage electric power.

L4031	Aerial Tramway/Ski Lift	Miscellaneous Linear Features	N	Y	N	A conveyance that transports 
passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers.

L4040	Conveyor	Miscellaneous Linear Features	N	Y	N	A mechanical apparatus that uses a 
moving belt to transport items from one place to another.

L4110	Fence Line	Miscellaneous Linear Features	N	Y	N	A man-made barrier enclosing or 
bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.  

L4121	Ridge Line	Miscellaneous Linear Features	N	Y	N	The line of highest elevation along a 
ridge.

L4125	Cliff/Escarpment	Miscellaneous Linear Features	N	Y	N	A very steep or vertical slope. 
[including bluff, crag, head, headland, nose, palisades, precipice, promontory, rim and rimrock]

L4130	Point-to-Point Line	Miscellaneous Linear Features	N	Y	N	A line defined as beginning at one 
location point and ending at another, both of which are in sight.

L4140	Property/Parcel Line (Including PLSS)	Miscellaneous Linear Features	N	Y	N	This feature class may denote 
a nonvisible boundary of either public or private lands (e.g., a park boundary) or it may denote a Public Land Survey System or 
equivalent survey line.

L4165	Ferry Crossing	Miscellaneous Linear Features	N	Y	N	The route used to carry or convey 
people or cargo back and forth over a waterbody in a boat.

R1011	Railroad Feature  (Main, Spur, or Yard)	Rail Features	N	Y	N	A line of fixed rails or tracks 
that carries mainstream railroad traffic. Such a rail line can be a main line or spur line, or part of a rail yard.

R1051	Carline, Streetcar Track, Monorail, Other Mass Transit Rail	Rail Features	N	Y	N	Mass transit rail lines 
(including lines for rapid transit, monorails, streetcars, light rail, etc.) that are typically inaccessible to mainstream railroad traffic and 
whose tracks are not part of a road right-of-way.

R1052	Cog Rail Line, Incline Rail Line, Tram	Rail Features	N	Y	N	A special purpose rail line for 
climbing steep grades that is typically inaccessible to mainstream railroad traffic. Note that aerial tramways and streetcars (which 
may also be called trams) are accounted for by other MTFCCs and do not belong in R1052.      

S1100	Primary Road	Road/Path Features	N	Y	N	Primary roads are generally divided, limited-
access highways within the interstate highway system or under state management, and are distinguished by the presence of 
interchanges. These highways are accessible by ramps and may include some toll highways.

S1200	Secondary Road	Road/Path Features	N	Y	N	Secondary roads are main arteries, usually in 
the U.S. Highway, State Highway or County Highway system. These roads have one or more lanes of traffic in each direction, may 
or may not be divided, and usually have at-grade intersections with many other roads and driveways. They often have both a local 
name and a route number. 

S1400	Local Neighborhood Road, Rural Road, City Street	Road/Path Features	N	Y	N	Generally a 
paved non-arterial street, road, or byway that usually has a single lane of traffic in each direction. Roads in this feature class may be 
privately or publicly maintained. Scenic park roads would be included in this feature class, as would (depending on the region of the 
country) some unpaved roads.

S1500	Vehicular Trail (4WD)	Road/Path Features	N	Y	N	An unpaved dirt trail where a four-
wheel drive vehicle is required. These vehicular trails are found almost exclusively in very rural areas. Minor, unpaved roads usable 
by ordinary cars and trucks belong in the S1400 category.

S1630	Ramp	Road/Path Features	N	Y	N	A road that allows controlled access from 
adjacent roads onto a limited access highway, often in the form of a cloverleaf interchange. These roads are unaddressable.

S1640	Service Drive usually along a limited access highway	Road/Path Features	N	Y	N	A road, 
usually paralleling a limited access highway, that provides access to structures along the highway. These roads can be named and 
may intersect with other roads.

S1710	Walkway/Pedestrian Trail	Road/Path Features	N	Y	N	A path that is used for walking, 
being either too narrow for or legally restricted from vehicular traffic.

S1720	Stairway	Road/Path Features	N	Y	N	A pedestrian passageway from one level to 
another by a series of steps.

S1730	Alley	Road/Path Features	N	Y	N	A service road that does not generally have 
associated addressed structures and is usually unnamed. It is located at the rear of buildings and properties and is used for deliveries.

S1740	Private Road for service vehicles (logging, oil fields, ranches, etc.)	Road/Path Features	N	Y	N	A road 
within private property that is privately maintained for service, extractive, or other purposes. These roads are often unnamed.

S1750	Internal U.S. Census Bureau use	Road/Path Features	N	Y	N	Internal U.S. Census Bureau use.

S1780	Parking Lot Road	Road/Path Features	N	Y	N	The main travel route for vehicles through a 
paved parking area.

S1820	Bike Path or Trail	Road/Path Features	N	Y	N	A path that is used for manual or small, 
motorized bicycles, being either too narrow for or legally restricted from vehicular traffic.

S1830	Bridle Path	Road/Path Features	N	Y	N	A path that is used for horses, being either 
too narrow for or legally restricted from vehicular traffic.

S2000	Road Median	Road/Path Features	N	N	Y	The unpaved area or barrier between the 
carriageways of a divided road. 

P0001	Nonvisible Linear Legal/Statistical Boundary 	Bounding Edges	N	Y	N	A legal/statistical boundary 
line that does not correspond to a shoreline or other visible feature on the ground.

P0002	Perennial Shoreline 	Bounding Edges	N	Y	N	The more-or-less permanent boundary between 
land and water for a water feature that exists year-round.

P0003	Intermittent Shoreline 	Bounding Edges	N	Y	N	The boundary between land and 
water (when water is present) for a water feature that does not exist year-round. 

P0004	Other non-visible bounding Edge (e.g., Census water boundary, boundary of an areal feature) 	Bounding Edges
	N	Y	N	A bounding Edge that does not represent a legal/statistical boundary, and 
does not correspond to a shoreline or other visible feature on the ground. Many such Edges bound area landmarks, while many others 
separate water features from each other (e.g., where a bay meets the ocean).