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Locality Pay Area Definitions

Locality Pay Area Definitions

The locality pay areas and definitions for 2012 are the same as those in effect in 2011. Most of the place names listed below are counties. The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) geographic codes consist of a two-digit State and three-digit county identifier. These geographic codes are derived from the Worldwide Geographic Location Codes, 1993. The District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, and the other Nonforeign areas are identified by State code only. Please note that Berwick town, Eliot town, Kittery town, South Berwick town, and York town in York County, ME, remain in the Boston locality pay area, while the remainder of York County, ME, remains in the "Rest of U.S." locality pay area. State, city, and county geographic codes are listed for applicable cities and towns in York County, ME. State, city, and county codes also are listed for Edwards Air Force Base, in Kern County, CA, which is part of the Los Angeles locality pay area, for the Federal Correctional Complex, Butner, NC, which is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC, locality pay area, and for McGuire Air Force Base and Fort Dix in Burlington County, NJ, which are part of the New York locality pay area. These are the only exceptions to the use of State/county codes.

Section 1911 of P.L. 111-84, the Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2009, phases-in locality pay for employees in the non-foreign areas as identified in 5 C.F.R. 591.205. For 2012, employees in the non-foreign areas will receive the full applicable locality pay percentage approved by the President for their location. Alaska and Hawaii are separate locality pay areas with separate pay tables. Other non-foreign areas are included as part of the Rest of U.S. (RUS) locality pay area and the RUS pay tables apply in 2012.

Pay Area Definitions

Alaska

PLACE NAME

FIPS

State of Alaska

02

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL

Alabama

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Chambers Co. AL

01017

Georgia

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Barrow Co. GA

13013

Bartow Co. GA

13015

Butts Co. GA

13035

Carroll Co. GA

13045

Cherokee Co. GA

13057

Clayton Co. GA

13063

Cobb Co. GA

13067

Coweta Co. GA

13077

Dawson Co. GA

13085

DeKalb Co. GA

13089

Douglas Co. GA

13097

Fayette Co. GA

13113

Forsyth Co. GA

13117

Fulton Co. GA

13121

Gwinnett Co. GA

13135

Hall Co. GA

13139

Haralson Co. GA

13143

Heard Co. GA

13149

Henry Co. GA

13151

Jasper Co. GA

13159

Lamar Co. GA

13171

Meriwether Co. GA

13199

Newton Co. GA

13217

Paulding Co. GA

13223

Pickens Co. GA

13227

Pike Co. GA

13231

Polk Co. GA

13233

Rockdale Co. GA

13247

Spalding Co. GA

13255

Troup Co. GA

13285

Upson Co. GA

13293

Walton Co. GA

13297

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Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH-RI-ME

Maine

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Berwick, York County, ME

230450031

Cape Neddick, York County, ME

231445031

Eliot, York County, ME

232450031

Kittery, York County, ME

234250031

Kittery Point, York County, ME

234300031

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, York County, ME

236405031

South Berwick, York County, ME

237450031

York, York County, ME

239800031

York Beach, York County, ME

239900031

York Harbor, York County, ME

239950031

Massachusetts

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Barnstable Co. MA

25001

Bristol Co. MA

25005

Essex Co. MA

25009

Middlesex Co. MA

25017

Norfolk Co. MA

25021

Plymouth Co. MA

25023

Suffolk Co. MA

25025

Worcester Co. MA

25027

New Hampshire

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Belknap Co. NH

33001

Hillsborough Co. NH

33011

Merrimack Co. NH

33013

Rockingham Co. NH

33015

Strafford Co. NH

33017

Rhode Island

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Bristol Co. RI

44001

Kent Co. RI

44003

Newport Co. RI

44005

Providence Co. RI

44007

Washington Co. RI

44009

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Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Cattaraugus Co. NY

36009

Erie Co. NY

36029

Niagara Co. NY

36063

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Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI

Illinois

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Cook Co. IL

17031

DeKalb Co. IL

17037

DuPage Co. IL

17043

Grundy Co. IL

17063

Kane Co. IL

17089

Kankakee Co. IL

17091

Kendall Co. IL

17093

Lake Co. IL

17097

McHenry Co. IL

17111

Will Co. IL

17197

Indiana

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Jasper Co. IN

18073

Lake Co. IN

18089

LaPorte Co. IN

18091

Newton Co. IN

18111

Porter Co. IN

18127

Wisconsin

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Kenosha Co. WI

55059

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Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN

Indiana

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Dearborn Co. IN

18029

Franklin Co. IN

18047

Ohio Co. IN

18115

Kentucky

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Boone Co. KY

21015

Bracken Co. KY

21023

Campbell Co. KY

21037

Gallatin Co. KY

21077

Grant Co. KY

21081

Kenton Co. KY

21117

Pendleton Co. KY

21191

Ohio

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Brown Co. OH

39015

Butler Co. OH

39017

Clermont Co. OH

39025

Clinton Co. OH

39027

Hamilton Co. OH

39061

Warren Co. OH

39165

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Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Ashtabula Co. OH

39007

Cuyahoga Co. OH

39035

Geauga Co. OH

39055

Lake Co. OH

39085

Lorain Co. OH

39093

Medina Co. OH

39103

Portage Co. OH

39133

Summit Co. OH

39153

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Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Delaware Co. OH

39041

Fairfield Co. OH

39045

Fayette Co. OH

39047

Franklin Co. OH

39049

Knox Co. OH

39083

Licking Co. OH

39089

Madison Co. OH

39097

Marion Co. OH

39101

Morrow Co. OH

39117

Pickaway Co. OH

39129

Ross Co. OH

39141

Union Co. OH

39159

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Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Collin Co. TX

48085

Cooke Co. TX

48097

Dallas Co. TX

48113

Delta Co. TX

48119

Denton Co. TX

48121

Ellis Co. TX

48139

Fannin Co. TX

48147

Grayson Co. TX

48181

Henderson Co. TX

48213

Hood Co. TX

48221

Hunt Co. TX

48231

Johnson Co. TX

48251

Kaufman Co. TX

48257

Palo Pinto Co. TX

48363

Parker Co. TX

48367

Rockwall Co. TX

48397

Somervell Co. TX

48425

Tarrant Co. TX

48439

Wise Co. TX

48497

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Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Champaign Co. OH

39021

Clark Co. OH

39023

Darke Co. OH

39037

Greene Co. OH

39057

Miami Co. OH

39109

Montgomery Co. OH

39113

Preble Co. OH

39135

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Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Adams Co. CO

08001

Arapahoe Co. CO

08005

Boulder Co. CO

08013

Broomfield Co. CO

08014

Clear Creek Co. CO

08019

Denver Co. CO

08031

Douglas Co. CO

08035

Elbert Co. CO

08039

Gilpin Co. CO

08047

Jefferson Co. CO

08059

Larimer Co. CO

08069

Park Co. CO

08093

Weld Co. CO

08123

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Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Genesee Co. MI

26049

Lapeer Co. MI

26087

Lenawee Co. MI

26091

Livingston Co. MI

26093

Macomb Co. MI

26099

Monroe Co. MI

26115

Oakland Co. MI

26125

St. Clair Co. MI

26147

Washtenaw Co. MI

26161

Wayne Co. MI

26163

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Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT-MA

Connecticut

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Hartford Co. CT

09003

Middlesex Co. CT

09007

New London Co. CT

09011

Tolland Co. CT

09013

Windham Co. CT

09015

Massachusetts

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Franklin Co. MA

25011

Hampden Co. MA

25013

Hampshire Co. MA

25015

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Hawaii

PLACE NAME

FIPS

State of Hawaii

15

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Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Austin Co. TX

48015

Brazoria Co. TX

48039

Chambers Co. TX

48071

Fort Bend Co. TX

48157

Galveston Co. TX

48167

Harris Co. TX

48201

Liberty Co. TX

48291

Matagorda Co. TX

48321

Montgomery Co. TX

48339

San Jacinto Co. TX

48407

Walker Co. TX

48471

Waller Co. TX

48473

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Huntsville-Decatur, AL

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Lawrence Co. AL

01079

Limestone Co. AL

01083

Madison Co. AL

01089

Morgan Co. AL

01103

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Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Bartholomew Co. IN

18005

Boone Co. IN

18011

Brown Co. IN

18013

Grant Co. IN

18053

Hamilton Co. IN

18057

Hancock Co. IN

18059

Hendricks Co. IN

18063

Henry Co. IN

18065

Jennings Co. IN

18079

Johnson Co. IN

18081

Madison Co. IN

18095

Marion Co. IN

18097

Montgomery Co. IN

18107

Morgan Co. IN

18109

Putnam Co. IN

18133

Shelby Co. IN

18145

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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Los Angeles Co. CA

06037

Orange Co. CA

06059

Riverside Co. CA

06065

San Bernardino Co. CA

06071

Santa Barbara Co. CA

06083

Edwards Air Force Base, CA

061077029

Ventura Co. CA

06111

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Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Broward Co. FL

12011

Miami-Dade Co. FL

12086

Monroe Co. FL

12087

Palm Beach Co. FL

12099

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Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Milwaukee Co. WI

55079

Ozaukee Co. WI

55089

Racine Co. WI

55101

Washington Co. WI

55131

Waukesha Co. WI

55133

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Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI

Minnesota

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Anoka Co. MN

27003

Benton Co. MN

27009

Carver Co. MN

27019

Chisago Co. MN

27025

Dakota Co. MN

27037

Goodhue Co. MN

27049

Hennepin Co. MN

27053

Isanti Co. MN

27059

McLeod Co. MN

27085

Ramsey Co. MN

27123

Rice Co. MN

27131

Scott Co. MN

27139

Sherburne Co. MN

27141

Stearns Co. MN

27145

Washington Co. MN

27163

Wright Co. MN

27171

Wisconsin

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Pierce Co. WI

55093

St. Croix Co. WI

55109

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New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA

Connecticut

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Fairfield Co. CT

09001

Litchfield Co. CT

09005

New Haven Co. CT

09009

New Jersey

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Bergen Co. NJ

34003

Essex Co. NJ

34013

Fort Dix, NJ

341052005

Hudson Co. NJ

34017

Hunterdon Co. NJ

34019

McGuire Air Force Base, NJ

341778005

Mercer Co. NJ

34021

Middlesex Co. NJ

34023

Monmouth Co. NJ

34025

Morris Co. NJ

34027

Ocean Co. NJ

34029

Passaic Co. NJ

34031

Somerset Co. NJ

34035

Sussex Co. NJ

34037

Union Co. NJ

34039

Warren Co. NJ

34041

New York

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Bronx Co. NY

36005

Dutchess Co. NY

36027

Kings Co. NY

36047

Nassau Co. NY

36059

New York Co. NY

36061

Orange Co. NY

36071

Putnam Co. NY

36079

Queens Co. NY

36081

Richmond Co. NY

36085

Rockland Co. NY

36087

Suffolk Co. NY

36103

Ulster Co. NY

36111

Westchester Co. NY

36119

Pennsylvania

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Monroe Co. PA

42089

Pike Co. PA

42103

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Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Delaware

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Kent Co. DE

10001

New Castle Co. DE

10003

Maryland

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Cecil Co. MD

24015

New Jersey

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Atlantic Co. NJ

34001

Burlington Co. NJ

34005

Camden Co. NJ

34007

Cape May Co. NJ

34009

Cumberland Co. NJ

34011

Gloucester Co. NJ

34015

Salem Co. NJ

34033

Pennsylvania

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Berks Co. PA

42011

Bucks Co. PA

42017

Chester Co. PA

42029

Delaware Co. PA

42045

Montgomery Co. PA

42091

Philadelphia Co. PA

42101

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Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Maricopa Co. AZ

04013

Pinal Co. AZ

04021

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Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Allegheny Co. PA

42003

Armstrong Co. PA

42005

Beaver Co. PA

42007

Butler Co. PA

42019

Fayette Co. PA

42051

Lawrence Co. PA

42073

Washington Co. PA

42125

Westmoreland Co. PA

42129

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Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA

Oregon

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Clackamas Co. OR

41005

Columbia Co. OR

41009

Marion Co. OR

41047

Multnomah Co. OR

41051

Polk Co. OR

41053

Washington Co. OR

41067

Yamhill Co. OR

41071

Washington

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Clark Co. WA

53011

Skamania Co. WA

53059

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Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Chatham Co. NC

37037

Cumberland Co. NC

37051

Durham Co. NC

37063

Franklin Co. NC

37069

Federal Correctional Complex-Granville County, NC

370712077

Harnett Co. NC

37085

Hoke Co. NC

37093

Johnston Co. NC

37101

Orange Co. NC

37135

Person Co. NC

37145

Wake Co. NC

37183

Wayne Co. NC

37191

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Richmond, VA

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Amelia Co. VA

51007

Caroline Co. VA

51033

Charles City Co. VA

51036

Chesterfield Co. VA

51041

Cumberland Co. VA

51049

Dinwiddie Co. VA

51053

Goochland Co. VA

51075

Hanover Co. VA

51085

Henrico Co. VA

51087

King and Queen Co. VA

51097

King William Co. VA

51101

Louisa Co. VA

51109

New Kent Co. VA

51127

Powhatan Co. VA

51145

Prince George Co. VA

51149

Sussex Co. VA

51183

Colonial Heights City VA

51570

Hopewell City VA

51670

Petersburg City VA

51730

Richmond City VA

51760

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Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Yuba City, CA-NV

California

PLACE NAME

FIPS

El Dorado Co. CA

06017

Nevada Co. CA

06057

Placer Co. CA

06061

Sacramento Co. CA

06067

Sutter Co. CA

06101

Yolo Co. CA

06113

Yuba Co. CA

06115

Nevada

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Douglas Co. NV

32005

Carson City NV

32510

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San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA

California

PLACE NAME

FIPS

San Diego Co. CA

06073

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San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Alameda Co. CA

06001

Contra Costa Co. CA

06013

Marin Co. CA

06041

Monterey Co. CA

06053

Napa Co. CA

06055

San Benito Co. CA

06069

San Francisco Co. CA

06075

San Joaquin Co. CA

06077

San Mateo Co. CA

06081

Santa Clara Co. CA

06085

Santa Cruz Co. CA

06087

Solano Co. CA

06095

Sonoma Co. CA

06097

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Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Island Co. WA

53029

King Co. WA

53033

Kitsap Co. WA

53035

Mason Co. WA

53045

Pierce Co. WA

53053

Skagit Co. WA

53057

Snohomish Co. WA

53061

Thurston Co. WA

53067

Whatcom Co. WA

53073

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Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA

Washington, DC

PLACE NAME

FIPS

District of Columbia DC

11001

Maryland

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Anne Arundel Co. MD

24003

Baltimore Co. MD

24005

Calvert Co. MD

24009

Carroll Co. MD

24013

Charles Co. MD

24017

Frederick Co. MD

24021

Harford Co. MD

24025

Howard Co. MD

24027

Montgomery Co. MD

24031

Prince George's Co. MD

24033

Queen Anne's Co. MD

24035

St. Mary's Co. MD

24037

Washington Co. MD

24043

Baltimore City MD

24510

Pennsylvania

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Adams Co. PA

42001

York Co. PA

42133

Virginia

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Arlington Co. VA

51013

Clarke Co. VA

51043

Culpeper Co. VA

51047

Fairfax Co. VA

51059

Fauquier Co. VA

51061

Frederick Co. VA

51069

King George Co. VA

51099

Loudoun Co. VA

51107

Prince William Co. VA

51153

Spotsylvania Co. VA

51177

Stafford Co. VA

51179

Warren Co. VA

51187

Alexandria City VA

51510

Fairfax City VA

51600

Falls Church City VA

51610

Fredericksburg City VA

51630

Manassas City VA

51683

Manassas Park City VA

51685

Winchester City VA

51840

West Virginia

PLACE NAME

FIPS

Berkeley Co. WV

54003

Hampshire Co. WV

54027

Jefferson Co. WV

54037

Morgan Co. WV

54065

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Rest of U.S.

Those portions of the United States and its territories and possessions (nonforeign areas), not located within another locality pay area

Nonforeign Areas as Defined in 5 CFR Part 591

PLACE NAME

FIPS

American Samoa

AQ

Baker Island

FQ

Guam

GQ

Howland Island

HQ

Jarvis Island

DQ

Johnston Atoll

JQ

Kingman Reef

KQ

Midway Islands

MQ

Navassa Island

BQ

Northern Mariana Islands

CQ

Palmyra Atoll

LQ

Puerto Rico

RQ

Virgin Islands

VQ

Wake Island

WQ

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