NAICS 511140 · Information
Directory and Mailing List Publishers: Business Name Ideas
48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 526 U.S. business locations broken down by state.
What this industry covers
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in publishing directories, mailing lists, and collections or compilations of fact. The products are typically protected in their selection, arrangement and/or presentation. Examples are lists of mailing addresses, telephone directories, directories of businesses, collections or compilations of proprietary drugs or legal case results, compilations of public records, etc. These establishments may publish directories and mailing lists in print or electronic form.
Businesses classified here include
- Address list publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Address list publishers and printing combined
- Business directory publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Business directory publishers and printing combined
- Catalog of collections publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Catalog of collections publishers and printing combined
- Directory and mailing list publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Directory and mailing list publishers and printing combined
- Directory publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Directory publishers and printing combined
- Electronic directory publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Mailing list publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing), directory
- Telephone directory publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Telephone directory publishers and printing combined
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 511140), U.S. Census Bureau.
Name ideas for directory and mailing list publishers
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U.S. business numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
Top states for directory and mailing list publishers
- California 47 locations
- Florida 44 locations
- Texas 32 locations
- New York 29 locations
- New Jersey 25 locations
- Virginia 25 locations
- Ohio 23 locations
- Illinois 18 locations
- Pennsylvania 18 locations
- Nebraska 14 locations
All 45 states
- Alabama (4)
- Arizona (8)
- Arkansas (4)
- California (47)
- Colorado (13)
- Connecticut (7)
- Delaware (4)
- Florida (44)
- Georgia (11)
- Hawaii (3)
- Idaho (3)
- Illinois (18)
- Indiana (3)
- Iowa (5)
- Kansas (9)
- Kentucky (7)
- Louisiana (5)
- Maine (4)
- Maryland (8)
- Massachusetts (5)
- Michigan (8)
- Minnesota (10)
- Missouri (13)
- Montana (4)
- Nebraska (14)
- Nevada (8)
- New Hampshire (5)
- New Jersey (25)
- New York (29)
- North Carolina (10)
- North Dakota (3)
- Ohio (23)
- Oklahoma (7)
- Oregon (10)
- Pennsylvania (18)
- Rhode Island (3)
- South Carolina (11)
- South Dakota (3)
- Tennessee (7)
- Texas (32)
- Utah (8)
- Virginia (25)
- Washington (13)
- West Virginia (3)
- Wisconsin (12)