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Click the ?ZIP Code Tabulation Area? box using the geography filters on data.census.gov. This provides data through Summary Level 860 from the decennial census and American Community Survey.

Census tracts have well known/exact boundaries. ZIP codes are groups of lines whose exact structural definition is not officially established.

Stores want your ZIP code because, combined with your name from your credit card, they can use it to find out other information about you from commercial databases, like your full mailing address. They may even sell the information to data brokers, who sell it to other marketers.

Alone, your ZIP code might not be of much value all by itself, but criminals will take that information and post it on underground sites where they buy, sell and trade bunches of personal information. From those sites, criminals can purchase enough of your personal information to use it for fraud.

Use the Address Search tool to search U.S. addresses by house number, street name, city, state or ZIP Code. View lists of matching house numbers, street names or cities based on your data input.

Sensitive personally identifiable information can include your full name, Social Security Number, driver's license, financial information, and medical records. Non-sensitive personally identifiable information is easily accessible from public sources and can include your zip code, race, gender, and date of birth.

AVS is just one of several fraud management tools business owners can use to help safeguard against credit card fraud. In some cases, a merchant may ask for your ZIP code before you have selected your method of payment. The merchant could be gathering marketing data for their sales team.