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There are no universally agreed-upon boundaries. However, Rural Urban Suburban are general designations given by the US government agencies (often used for determining grants and tax incentives). Not all agencies use the exact same population break downs or terms (exam. some may use Metropolitan Areas). Furthermore, agencies who use Rural, Urban, and Suburban data, sometimes define the boundaries different than other agencies. This link gives a pretty good explanation as to why (don't miss the detail tab at top): http://greatdata.com/rural-urban-data. Here are general break downs by ZIP Code:

Urban: 3,000+ persons per square mile

Suburban: 1,000 ‐ 3,000 persons per square mile

Rural: less than 1,000 persons per square mile

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