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624210

NAICS 624210 — Community Food Services

Community Food Services

NAICS 624210 is the national industry code for community food services establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of $19.5 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: $19.5 View full SBA standard

Official Inclusions

  • collection and distribution of donated food
  • distribution of clothing and blankets to the poor
  • preparation and delivery of meals to persons who, by reason of age, disability or illness, are unable to prepare meals for themselves
  • preparation and provision of meals at fixed or mobile locations

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

community meals, social services food banks meal delivery programs (e.g., meals on wheels), social services neighbourhood meal and soup kitchen services school milk program
Complete Index of Activities (9 recognized activities) ▼
collection and distribution of donated food
community meals, social services
distribution of clothing and blankets to the poor
food banks
meal delivery programs (e.g., meals on wheels), social services
neighbourhood meal and soup kitchen services
preparation and delivery of meals to persons who, by reason of age, disability or illness, are unable to prepare meals for themselves
preparation and provision of meals at fixed or mobile locations
school milk program

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/

NAICS hierarchy path

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Cross-references & crosswalks

SBA size standard description

Community Food Services

Changes to receipts-based standard: [object Object]

Official resources