NAICS 2022 nationalIndustry USA Verified: Census NAICS 2022 · 2026-01-01

NAICS 221210 — Natural Gas Distribution

Natural Gas Distribution

NAICS 221210 is the national industry code for natural gas distribution establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of 1,150 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: 1,150 View full SBA standard

Official Inclusions

gas marketers or brokers that arrange the sale of natural gas over distribution systems operated by others

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

distribution and sale of natural gas to the user through mains

Complete Index of Activities (5 recognized activities) ▼

activities of gas brokers, agents or marketers that arrange the sale of natural gas over natural gas distribution systems operated by others

distribution and sale of natural gas to the user through mains

gas marketers or brokers that arrange the sale of natural gas over distribution systems operated by others

manufacturing or alteration (purification or blending) of natural gas

natural gas distribution

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022
Issuing authority	U.S. Census Bureau with OMB, Statistics Canada, and INEGI
Tax authority	Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Purpose	Statistical business classification and federal contracting (SAM.gov, SBA standards)
Used in	SAM.gov registration, SBA size determinations, IRS tax classification, SEC EDGAR (via SIC crosswalk)
Active since	2022 (current edition)
Hierarchy level	Sector (2-digit)
Source	https://www.census.gov/naics/