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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 postal codes (Dutch: postcode) 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

Author

Martin Haringa

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.