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Anonymous
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9 years ago
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Choropleth using 3 digit US zip code

Is there any mapping currently in Power BI that allows me to fill in color on a US map based on the first 3 digits of the zip code. I cannot use the zip code level as I get an error message telling m...
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    v-qiuyu-msft
    9 years ago

    Hi Anonymous,

     

    The map visual doesn't support to display too much data. As the whole US contains too much zip code that the map can't display, it will throw this message:

     

     

    We need to apply filter to decrease map data each time. So in your scenario, one work around is to duplicate map visuals to several copies and apply different filters in each copy, makes sure we can see whole US zip code from those copies.

     

    Best Regards,
    Qiuyun Yu

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Anonymous
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9 years ago

Thanks  Qiuyun_Yu. You proposed solution would work for a few 3-digit areas but I believe this would still run into the 5000 limitation for doing the whole US. I unfortunately will need this for all US.

 

Dave

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v-qiuyu-msft
Community Support
9 years ago

Hi Anonymous,

 

The map visual doesn't support to display too much data. As the whole US contains too much zip code that the map can't display, it will throw this message:

 

 

We need to apply filter to decrease map data each time. So in your scenario, one work around is to duplicate map visuals to several copies and apply different filters in each copy, makes sure we can see whole US zip code from those copies.

 

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu