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Enter an address or coordinates to see the site's NAD83 and NAD27 coordinates, ground elevation, county and districts, the FM zone and Mississippi side it falls in, and its distance to the Mexican and Canadian borders.

Location

NAD8342° 42′ 27.3″ N 71° 09′ 49.2″ W42.707583, -71.163667
NAD2742° 42′ 27.0″ N 71° 09′ 51.0″ WNOAA NADCON 5
UTM (NAD27)UTM Zone 19: 4,730,389.5 m N, 322,759.8 m E
Ground elevation13.2 m (43 ft) AMSLFCC terrain service, USGS 1 arc-second data

Census geography

StateMassachusettsGEOID 25
CountyEssex CountyGEOID 25009
PlaceLawrence cityGEOID 2534550
County subdivisionLawrence cityGEOID 2500934550
Urban areaBoston, MA--NH Urban AreaGEOID 09271
Census tractCensus Tract 2501GEOID 25009250100
Census blockBlock 1002GEOID 250092501001002
Congressional districtCongressional District 3GEOID 2503 · 120th Congressional Districts
State senate districtFirst Essex DistrictGEOID 25D19 · 2026 State Legislative Districts - Upper
State house district4th Essex DistrictGEOID 25027 · 2026 State Legislative Districts - Lower
2020 block population72
FCC market areasCMA006, BEA003, MTA008, BTA051, PEA007FCC Area API: Cellular Market Area, Economic Area, Major and Basic Trading Areas, Partial Economic Area

FCC rule zones

FM zone (§73.205)Zone I (§73.205(a))
Mississippi RiverEastNew call signs start with W (§73.3550(e)); FM translators use the §74.1235(b)(1) table
Mexican border2,825 km (1,755 mi)
Canadian border258 km (160 mi)
  • Within 320 km of Canada: FM stations follow the 1991 U.S.-Canada FM Agreement (§73.207(b)(2)); translators and boosters have the §74.1235(d)(3) limit.

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Sources for this data

  • Coordinates, address matching and census geography come from the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder; FCC market areas and block population from the FCC Area API. Elevation of the ground: FCC terrain data. NAD27 and UTM: the National Geodetic Survey at NOAA (NADCON 5).
  • FM zones are set by §73.205. The Mississippi River divides K and W call letters (§73.3550(e)) and the power tables for FM translators (§74.1235(b)). FM stations less than 320 km from Mexico or Canada are governed by the international agreements (§73.207(b)); boosters and translators in that zone have separate limits (§74.1235(d)).
  • The borders, the river and zone lines are plotted from simplified public map data, so any site near a line is flagged for confirmation.

Intended for planning. Not produced by NOAA, the FCC or the Census Bureau.