Changelog

The database undergoes a complete refresh 4 times each year using the latest information from the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey and American Community Survey.

A record of these historical changes is provided below.

Date Changes
July 11th, 2023
  • Population figures have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have updated for all cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
January 6th, 2023
  • ZIP codes have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Land and water areas for all cities have been updated (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
July 13th, 2022
  • Population figures have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have updated for all cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
April 25nd, 2022
  • Median income and household counts have been updated for all cities (based on the latest American Community Survey results).
  • Population figures have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
January 6th, 2022
  • Land and water areas for all cities have been updated (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • ZIP codes have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 9 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • Type has been updated for 3 cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • County has been updated for 11 cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 3 new locations have been added to the data (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 5 locations have been removed (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
July 7th, 2021
  • Population figures have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
April 30th, 2021
  • Land and water areas for all cities have been updated (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 1729 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • ZIP codes have been amended for 590 cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Type has been updated for 94 cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 2441 new locations have been added to the data (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 156 locations have been removed (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
January 7th, 2021
  • Population figures have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Median income and household counts have been updated for all cities (based on the latest American Community Survey results).
October 11th, 2020
  • Median income and household counts have been updated for all cities (based on the latest American Community Survey results).
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 5 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
July 7th, 2020
  • Population figures have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
April 5th, 2020
  • ZIP codes have been amended for 49 cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 2 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
January 2nd, 2020
  • Name has been updated for one city ("Lake City, TN" to "Rocky Top, TN")
  • 2 recently unincorporated cities have been removed (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 2 newly incorporated cities have been added to the data (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
October 8th, 2019
  • Land and water areas for all cities have been updated (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 986 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • ZIP codes have been amended for 180 cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • County has been updated for 8 cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Type has been updated for 7 cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Area code has been updated for 4 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • 10 recently unincorporated cities have been removed (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 6 newly incorporated cities have been added to the data (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
July 1st, 2019
  • Population figures have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Median income and household counts have been updated for 30 cities (based on the latest American Community Survey results).
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 1 city (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
January 2nd, 2019
  • Median income and household counts have been updated for all cities (based on the latest American Community Survey results)
  • Population figures have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 10 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
October 2nd, 2018
  • Land and water areas for all cities have been updated (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 1950 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • ZIP codes have been amended for 166 cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Type has been updated for 20 cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • County has been updated for 12 cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Area code has been updated for 10 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • 14 newly incorporated cities have been added to the data (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 83 recently unincorporated cities have been removed (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 3 cities have been renamed (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
July 3rd, 2018
  • Population figures have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 2 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • Median income and household counts have been updated for 13 cities (based on the latest American Community Survey results)
April 3rd, 2018
  • Median income and household counts have been updated for all cities (based on the latest American Community Survey results)
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 2 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • 1 duplicate record has been removed from the data.
January 2nd, 2018
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 1247 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • Land and water areas have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • Type has been updated for 18 cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 7 newly incorporated cities have been added to the data (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 39 recently unincorporated cities have been removed (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 3 cities have been renamed (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
October 6th, 2017
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 15 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
July 6th, 2017
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 2 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • Population figures have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 1 newly incorporated city has been added to the data (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • For consistency, ZIP codes for all cities are now separated by a forward slash instead of a space.
April 1st, 2017
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 2 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • Cities which span multiple area codes now have all area codes listed, separated by a forward slash. This change affects 8415 cities.
January 4th, 2017
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 4 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • Median income and household counts have been updated for all cities (based on the latest American Community Survey results).
  • Population data has been added for 4 recently incorporated cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 1 recently unincorporated city has been removed (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Entries have been added for the 5 New York boroughs.
October 4th, 2016
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 819 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • Land and water areas have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • ZIP codes have been amended for 225 cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 7 newly incorporated cities have been added to the data (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • 39 recently unincorporated cities have been removed (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
August 14th, 2016
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates have been amended for 1443 cities (based on the latest US Geological Survey).
  • Population figures have been updated for all cities (based on the latest US Census Bureau release).
  • Median income and household counts have been updated for all cities (based on the latest American Community Survey results).
  • Cities which span multiple counties now have all counties listed, separated by a space. This change affects 1229 cities.