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# patient_address

An address for the individual (`Patient.address[]`).

**Previous version:** [patient\_address](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v000/patient-address)

**Primary Keys:**

* patient\_address\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

* patient\_id - links to the [patient](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/patient/base) table

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| Column | Data Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| patient\_address\_id | varchar | Unique identifier for the address row |
| patient\_id | varchar | Parent patient |
| address† | varchar | First and second address lines concatenated |
| city | varchar | City name |
| district | varchar | District name (e.g., county) |
| state | varchar | State or province code |
| zip\_code | varchar | ZIP or postal code |
| country | varchar | Country code |
| lines† | array | Address lines (first through fourth lines, nulls removed) |
| address\_rank† | int | Order of this address within the patient (1-based) |
| data\_source\_ext† | varchar | Integration source of the data, derived from FHIR extension |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

* [patient](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/patient/base)


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