Are there data in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles that will enable me to geocode addresses?
The TIGER/Line Shapefiles include left- and right-side most-inclusive address ranges in the All Lines shapefile. The Census Bureau identifies the most-inclusive address ranges as the address ranges that contain the largest number of possible house numbers (potential addresses). The number of possible house numbers reflects the parity of the address range and the difference between from- and to- house numbers. The most-inclusive address ranges are not summary or generalized address ranges where data from several ranges have been collapsed bridging gaps between address ranges. To get the best match results, the Census Bureau advises data users to use all of the available address ranges to geo-reference/geocode addresses, including those in the Addres Ranges relationship file. A single pair of left- and right-side address ranges may not always provide complete address range coverage. The address ranges in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles may be separate because of ZIP Code differences or to esta
