# Create territory map by zip code, then cut turf inside

Create territory map by zip code by picking the zip shape and cutting turf inside it, or by using a polygon, a circle, a rectangle, a county, or a state when that zip is the wrong edge. Knockdesk field sales software holds that map under the sales territory management pillar.

## A zip code territory map is a boundary, not a household total

A zip code territory map here is one Census ZCTA with turf cut inside it. It is not an official USPS route, and it does not arrive with a household count. Guessing homes from the zip code invents a number the desk does not have. Draw the edge you mean, then cut the work a person can hold.

**Not a carrier route.** The zip shape is a Census ZCTA, not an official USPS route. Do not knock it as if the carrier walk were the territory.

**No household count.** Knockdesk does not hand you a household count for that zip. Cut turf from the pins you place, not from a total you guessed.

**Outside the edge.** New turf has to sit inside the territory. A lasso that leaves the zip is not turf on that map.

**Overlap.** New turf cannot overlap turf already cut, including turf you cut from a neighboring zip.

## Pick the zip, then hand someone the turf

Draw the territory as that zip, or as a polygon, a circle, a rectangle, a county, or a state. Cut turf inside it and put one owner on the pack. The zip is the boundary. The turf is the work. Full desk is on the pricing page. A free trial is not open.

## Keep going from this zip how-to

- [Sales territory management](/guides/sales-territory-management): The pillar for the area you plan before you pick a zip.

- [Sales territory mapping](/features/sales-territory-mapping): Draw the shape, cut turf, and set one vendor on that pack.

- [How to create sales territories](/guides/how-to-create-sales-territories): The longer cut: one boundary, then turf that cannot overlap.

- [Avoid double knocking](/guides/how-to-avoid-double-knocking): New turf from this zip still cannot overlap turf already cut.

- [Map a territory with pins](/guides/how-to-map-sales-territories-in-google-maps): A pin list is a different job from a zip you can cut turf inside.

- [Field sales guides](/guides): The hub this how-to opens from.

- [Knockdesk pricing](/pricing): Full desk is on the pricing page.

## FAQ

### How do I create territory map by zip code?

Pick the zip, then cut turf inside it. In Knockdesk that zip is a Census ZCTA, not an official USPS route.

### What is a zip code territory map?

A zip code territory map here is that Census ZCTA with turf cut inside it. It is not a household count and not an official USPS route.

### What if the zip is the wrong boundary?

Draw a polygon, a circle, or a rectangle, or pick a county or a state. Then cut turf inside that shape.

### How do I cut turf after the zip?

By lasso, by a CSV of addresses, or from pins on the map. The lasso has to stay inside the territory, and new turf cannot overlap turf already cut.

### Does the zip include a household count?

No. Knockdesk does not supply a household count for the zip. Work the pins you cut into turf.

### How much does Knockdesk cost?

Full desk is on the pricing page. A free trial is not open.