# Is it possible to get more granular geographical information (e.g., address) from the 1940 full sample census? **URL:** \ **Category:** USA\ **Created:** [September 9, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-more-granular-geographical-information-e-g-address-from-the-1940-full-sample-census/1024 "2015-09-09T17:23:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![maxim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@maxim](https://forum.ipums.org/u/maxim)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-more-granular-geographical-information-e-g-address-from-the-1940-full-sample-census/1024/1 "2015-09-09T17:23:00Z")
I know that the 1940 census recorded address and I’m hoping to use this information. Right now with the IPUMS interface I can only get down to the city level. ---
**Author:** ![Erin\_Meyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Erin\_Meyer](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Erin_Meyer)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-more-granular-geographical-information-e-g-address-from-the-1940-full-sample-census/1024/2 "2015-09-10T17:15:00Z")
At this time the smallest unit of geography available for the 1940 full-count data available on IPUMS-USA is city. Eventually the data will be geocoded, but since this is being done with a grant at a different university, there is no current estimate of when it will be completed. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/ipums/original/1X/2daeaa8b5f19f0bc209d976c02bd6acb51b00b0a.gif) If addresses are necessary for your research, IPUMS-USA will be offering restricted access to the internal files containing variables like street names to a limited number of researchers. For more information about the application process, contact [ipumsres@umn.edu](mailto:ipumsres@umn.edu).