How do you figure out if a location is rural or urban in Android?

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I have a location's latitude and longitude as well as the complete address. How do I figure out if it is an urban area or a rural area? Is there an API service available or something else I could use?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 19 '12 at 19:28

You'll probably need commercial data for that. Rural Urban Suburban Codes is a general designation given by government agencies for each zip code (often used for determining grants and tax incentives - and some agencies define it differently). You can learn a more from the link: Rural Urban Suburban (don’t miss the detail tab at top)

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 30 '13 at 22:08

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Barry is completely wrong. This information is not subjective. It is available from the US Census Bureau. You can also search on Rural Urban Continuum Codes.

answered May 30 '13 at 22:08

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Interesting, although it doesn't seem to be global data. – barry Dec 03 '18 at 08:24

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 10 '12 at 22:38

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I doubt whether this type of information is available as one man's rural could be another man's urban. It's subjective.

answered Jan 10 '12 at 22:38

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As I say, I don't think this is possible. – barry Jan 18 '12 at 16:36
https://gis-portal.data.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=7a41374f6b03456e9d138cb014711e01 – Abram Nov 30 '18 at 16:27

How do you figure out if a location is rural or urban in Android?

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