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Places are from Census 2000 SF1 and Census 2010 SF1 files. Places "usually [are] a city, town, village, or borough, but can have other legal descriptions."

The size of the file increases with the radius. Smaller files (<= 25 or <= 50 miles) may be easier to use if only distances <= 25 or <= 50 miles respectively are needed. The ∞ has all combinations of counties.

Updates and changes.

Census Place Names

Year File Types
1990 dta, sas, csv, desc
2000 dta, sas, csv, desc
2010 dta, sas, csv, desc

Census City Distance Data

Year Census City Distance (mi) File Types
1990 25 dta, sas, csv, desc
1990 50 dta, sas, csv, desc
1990 100 dta, sas, csv, desc
1990 500 dta, sas, csv, desc
1990 dta, sas, csv, desc
2000 25 dta, sas, csv, desc
2000 50 dta, sas, csv, desc
2000 100 dta, sas, csv, desc
2000 500 dta, sas, csv, desc
2000 dta, sas, csv, desc
2010 25 dta, sas, csv, desc
2010 50 dta, sas, csv, desc
2010 100 dta, sas, csv, desc
2010 500 dta, sas, csv, desc
2010 dta, sas, csv, desc

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