513140 Directory and Mailing List Publishers

Official definition

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, including exclusively on the Internet.

Examples Census gives

• Business directory publishers
• Mailing list publishers
• Directory publishers
• Telephone directory publishers

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Operating Web search portals are classified in Industry 519290, Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services.
• Compiling mailing lists in conjunction with providing advertising and public relations services are classified in Industry Group 5418, Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services.
• Printing without publishing directories and mailing lists are classified in Industry 32311, Printing.
• Publishing computer software are classified in Industry 513210, Software Publishers.
• Creating and publishing encyclopedias and similar collections of creative works in print and/or electronic media are classified in Industry 513130, Book Publishers.
• Creating and publishing collections of creative works that are periodically updated are classified in Industry 513120, Periodical Publishers.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 513140

The Census index assigns these 30 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Address list publishers
• Address list publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
• Address list publishers and printing combined
• Business directory publishers
• Business directory publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
• Business directory publishers and printing combined
• Business directory publishers, exclusively on Internet
• Catalog of collections publishers
• Catalog of collections publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
• Catalog of collections publishers and printing combined
• Catalog of collections publishers, exclusively on Internet
• Directory and mailing list publishers
• Directory and mailing list publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
• Directory and mailing list publishers and printing combined
• Directory publishers
• Directory publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
• Directory publishers and printing combined
• Directory publishers, exclusively on Internet
• Electronic directory publishers
• Electronic directory publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
• Electronic directory publishers, exclusively on Internet
• Mailing list publishers
• Mailing list publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
• Publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing), directory
• Publishers, directory
• Subscription directory publishers
• Telephone directory publishers
• Telephone directory publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
• Telephone directory publishers and printing combined
• Telephone directory publishers, exclusively on Internet

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 513140

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 513140, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,000 employees. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 5812, 5811, 5813, 5819, 5920, 6010, 6020, 6312), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 58110Book publishingUK SIC
• 58120Publishing of directories and mailing listsUK SIC
• 58130Publishing of newspapersUK SIC
• 58190Other publishing activitiesUK SIC
• 59200Sound recording and music publishing activitiesUK SIC
• 60100Radio broadcastingUK SIC
• 60200Television programming and broadcasting activitiesUK SIC
• 63120Web portalsUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

• 513110Newspaper Publishers
• 513120Periodical Publishers
• 513130Book Publishers