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nl_postcode4: Object of class sf for 4-digit postcode regions in the Netherlands

Description

An object of class sf (simple feature) for 4-digit postcode (English: postal code) regions in the Netherlands.

Usage

nl_postcode4

Arguments

Format

A simple feature object with 4053 rows and 7 variables:

pc4

4-digit postal code

areaname

name of corresponding 4-digit postal code

city

name of city

biggest_20cities

pc4 is in one of the following twenty (biggest) cities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, 's-Gravenhage, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Tilburg, Groningen, Almere, Breda, Nijmegen, Enschede, Apeldoorn, Haarlem, Amersfoort, Arnhem, 's-Hertogenbosch, Zoetermeer, Zwolle, Maastricht, Leiden.

geometry

geometry object of postal code

lon

longitude of the 4-digit postal code centroid

lat

latitude of the 4-digit postal code centroid

Details

Postal codes in the Netherlands, known as postcodes, are alphanumeric, consisting of four digits followed by two uppercase letters. The first two digits indicate a city and a region, the second two digits and the two letters indicate a range of house numbers, usually on the same street.