N4 Geographic Location

To specify the geographic place of the named party

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
N4-01
City Name
String (AN)
Optional
2
30
1
Free-form text for city name
A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
N4-02
State or Province Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
1
Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency
E0207: Only one of N4-02 or N4-07 may be present
N4-03
Postal Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
3
15
1
Code specifying international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)
E0308: Only one of N4-03 or N4-08 may be present
N403 contains the postal code in an unstructured format. N408 contains the postal code in a structured format. When a postal code data field is used, the parties shall agree as to which data element (N403 or N408) shall be used in the transaction set.
N4-04
Country Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
3
1
Code identifying the country
N4-05
Location Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
1
Code identifying type of location
N4-06
Location Identifier
String (AN)
Optional
1
30
1
Code which identifies a specific location
C0605: If N4-06 is present, then N4-05 is required
N4-07
Country Subdivision Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
3
1
Code identifying the country subdivision
C0704: If N4-07 is present, then N4-04 is required
N4-08
Postal Code-Formatted
String (AN)
Conditional
3
20
1
A postal code value including punctuation, blanks and other characters as defined by the postal authority

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