N4 Geographic Location

To specify the geographic place of the named party

Position: N4-01 · Element: 19 · Name: City Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Free-form text for city name.

A combination of either N401 through N404 (or N405 and N406) may be adequate to specify a location.

Position: N4-02 · Element: 156 · Name: State or Province Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency.

N402 is required only if city name (N401) is in the USA or Canada.

Position: N4-03 · Element: 116 · Name: Postal Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 3 · Max: 11 · Repeat: -

Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States).

Position: N4-04 · Element: 26 · Name: Country Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the country.

Position: N4-05 · Element: 309 · Name: Location Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying type of location.

Position: N4-06 · Element: 310 · Name: Location Identifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Code which identifies a specific location.

C0605: If N4-06 is present, then N4-05 is required