Geographic data sources found on the web.
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You can find many geographic data sources on the web. Here are some of them you can use. Feel free to share any new sources by commenting on this article and we'll add them to the list.
Geographic Data Source
| Coverage | Source | Description |
| Worldwide | GADM | Administrative boundaries at countries and lower level subdivisions. |
| Worldwide | Geonames | Over 11M placenames covering all countries. |
| Worldwide | DIVA-GIS | Administrative boundaries at countries and lower level subdivisions. |
| Worldwide | Natural Earth | World map data. |
| Worldwide | Geofabrik | Shapefiles for each countries from OpenStreetMap data |
| Australia | Australian Bureau of Statistics | State, Statistical Area (1, 2, 3, 4), Mesh Blocks |
| Canada | Statistics Canada | Provinces/Territories, Electroal Districts, Census Divisions and more |
| Europe | Eurostat | NUTS, Urban audits, Countries, Communes, Census |
| Europe | Inspire Geoportal | Many administrative units |
| Europe | EuroGeographics | European map data. |
| Finland | Statistics Finland | Postal Codes |
| France | Governement Français | Départements, Codes postaux |
| Japan | National Land Information |
Administrative areas, map data |
| Italy | Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale | Neighborhoods, Areas, Census, Statistical Areas |
| Morocco | Royaume du maroc | Postal Codes (points only) |
| Norway | DIFI | Postal Codes |
| Pakistan | Pakistan Post Office Department | Postal Codes (points only) |
| Portugal | CTT | Postal Codes (points only) |
| United Kingdom | UK Ordnance Survey |
Postcodes, UK map data |
| Uruguay | Estado Uruguayo | Postal Codes |
| USA | US Census Bureau | Blocks, Census, Congressional Districts, Cities, CBSA, Counties, School Districts, States, Urban areas, ZIP Codes |
| USA | USGS | Area Codes (telephone area codes) |
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