HOW TO ORDER CENSUS PRODUCTS
PublicationsCensus Bureau publications are available through the Census Bureau's Customer Services Center or the Government Printing Office (GPO). The citations state where you can obtain specific publications.
The Customer Services Center accepts phone or fax orders by check when you provide the check routing and account number, charge to VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Diner's, Discover, debit card, or provide your Census Deposit Account number.
The GPO accepts phone or fax orders when you charge to VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover.
Orders may be placed with the Customer Services Center at 800-923-8282 -Toll Free; 301-763-INFO (4636) - DC Metro Area; or 301-763-3842 - Fax. Phone orders for credit card/deposit account purchases only. Orders payable by check/money orders (made payable to Commerce-Census) may be mailed via the U.S. Postal Service to:
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau (MS 0801)
P.O. Box 277943
Atlanta, GA 30384-7943
or by onsite courier delivery to:
U.S. Census Bureau
Customer Services Center
8H590
4700 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, MD 20746
Orders may be placed with the GPO by calling 202-512-1800 for credit
card/deposit account purchases. Checks/money orders made payable to the
Superintendent of Documents should be mailed to:
New Orders
Superintendent of Documents
P.O. Box 371954
Pittsburgh, PA 15250
http://bookstore.gpo.gov/index.html
Print On Demand
Customers with printers and Adobe Acrobat can print their own copies of PDF
reports. For a fee, the Customer Services Center will print the publication,
bind it with a plastic spine, and ship it to you via Federal Express or other
delivery courier. Contact the Customer Services Center for information.
Data Files
Orders of 10 or more CDs/DVDs with the same product identification and going to
the same address receive a 40-percent discount. Bulk orders of 100 or more of
the same product identification for the same address qualify for a 50-percent
discount.
Exempt from the bulk discount are special offers and specific products that may
require considerable customer support.
Technical documentation accompanies each file, or often may be ordered
separately through the Customer Services Center.
For Further Information
The Customer Services Center staff, at 800-923-8282 (Toll Free), or 301-763-INFO (DC Metro area), can answer many of
your questions about Census Bureau data products. Partnership and Data Services
staff at Census Bureau regional offices also offer guidance and assistance to
data users. They maintain a collection of Census Bureau reports that you can
consult http://www.census.gov/field/www/.
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