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Publication 1542
Per Diem Rates
(Revised: 2/2002)

(For Travel Within the Continental United States)


Per Diem Locality Computing Maximum Rate
State Key City 1 County and/or Other Defined Location 2,3 Effective Dates Maximum Lodging Rate M&IE Rate Maximum Per Diem Rate 4
PA King of Prussia/Ft. Montgomery 1/1 - 3/31 $ 99.00 $42.00 $141.00
Washington/Bala Cynwyd 4/1 - 11/30 $119.00 $42.00 $161.00
12/1 - 12/31 $ 99.00 $42.00 $141.00
Lancaster Lancaster 1/1 - 4/30 $ 60.00 $38.00 $ 98.00
5/1 - 10/31 $ 70.00 $38.00 $108.00
11/1 - 12/31 $ 60.00 $38.00 $ 98.00
Malvern/Downington/Valley Forge Chester All year $ 83.00 $38.00 $121.00
Mechanicsburg Cumberland All year $ 74.00 $34.00 $108.00
Philadelphia Philadelphia All year $118.00 $46.00 $164.00
Pittsburgh Allegheny All year $ 79.00 $46.00 $125.00
Reading Berks All year $ 75.00 $38.00 $113.00
Scranton Lackawanna All year $ 60.00 $30.00 $ 90.00
Warminster Bucks County; Navy Air Development Center All year $ 75.00 $42.00 $117.00
Wayne City limits of Wayne (see Delaware County) All year $100.00 $42.00 $142.00
RI East Greenwich Kent County; Naval Construction Battalion Center, Davisville All year $ 79.00 $38.00 $117.00
Newport Newport 1/1 - 3/31 $ 79.00 $42.00 $121.00
4/1 - 12/31 $111.00 $42.00 $153.00
North Kingstown Washington All year $ 89.00 $30.00 $119.00
Providence Providence All year $ 89.00 $42.00 $131.00
SC Aiken Aiken All year $ 65.00 $30.00 $ 95.00
Charleston/Berkeley County Charleston, Berkeley All year $ 99.00 $42.00 $141.00
Columbia Richland All year $ 65.00 $30.00 $ 95.00
Greenville Greenville All year $ 65.00 $38.00 $103.00
Hilton Head Beaufort 1/1 - 3/14 $ 75.00 $42.00 $117.00
3/15 - 9/30 $ 95.00 $42.00 $137.00
10/1 - 12/31 $ 75.00 $42.00 $117.00
Myrtle Beach Horry County; Myrtle Beach AFB 1/1 - 2/28 $ 59.00 $42.00 $101.00
3/1 - 11/30 $ 99.00 $42.00 $141.00
12/1 - 12/31 $ 59.00 $42.00 $101.00
SD Custer Custer 1/1 - 6/14 $ 55.00 $30.00 $ 85.00
6/15 - 8/19 $ 70.00 $30.00 $100.00
8/20 - 12/31 $ 55.00 $30.00 $ 85.00
Hot Springs Fall River 1/1 - 6/14 $ 79.00 $30.00 $109.00
6/15 - 10/15 $108.00 $30.00 $138.00
10/16 - 12/31 $ 79.00 $30.00 $109.00
Rapid City Pennington 1/1 - 5/14 $ 55.00 $34.00 $ 89.00
5/15 - 9/30 $ 99.00 $34.00 $133.00
10/1 - 12/31 $ 55.00 $34.00 $ 89.00
Sturgis Meade 1/1 - 6/14 $ 55.00 $30.00 $ 85.00
6/15 - 8/15 $ 79.00 $30.00 $109.00
8/16 - 12/31 $ 55.00 $30.00 $ 85.00
TN Alcoa/Townsend Blount All year $ 63.00 $34.00 $ 97.00
Per Diem Locality Computing Maximum Rate
State Key City 1 County and/or Other Defined Location 2,3 Effective Dates Maximum Lodging Rate M&IE Rate Maximum Per Diem Rate 4
TN Gatlinburg Sevier 1/1 - 4/30 $ 70.00 $38.00 $108.00
5/1 - 10/31 $ 78.00 $38.00 $116.00
11/1 - 12/31 $ 70.00 $38.00 $108.00
Memphis Shelby All year $ 70.00 $38.00 $108.00
Murfreesboro Rutherford All year $ 57.00 $30.00 $ 87.00
Nashville Davidson All year $ 82.00 $42.00 $124.00
Williamson County Williamson All year $ 60.00 $30.00 $ 90.00
TX Amarillo Potter All year $ 57.00 $30.00 $ 87.00
Arlington Tarrant All year $ 77.00 $34.00 $111.00
Austin Travis All year $ 80.00 $38.00 $118.00
Bryan Brazos (except College Station) All year $ 60.00 $30.00 $ 90.00
College Station City limits of College Station (see Brazos County) All year $ 69.00 $34.00 $103.00
Corpus Christi Nueces All year $ 59.00 $38.00 $ 97.00
Dallas Dallas All year $ 89.00 $46.00 $135.00
El Paso El Paso All year $ 78.00 $38.00 $116.00
Fort Davis Jeff Davis All year $ 68.00 $30.00 $ 98.00
Fort Worth City limits of Fort Worth All year $ 94.00 $38.00 $132.00
Galveston Galveston All year $ 76.00 $42.00 $118.00
Granbury Hood All year $ 60.00 $30.00 $ 90.00
Houston Harris County; L.B. Johnson Space Center, Ellington AFB All year $ 73.00 $42.00 $115.00
Killeen Bell All year $ 59.00 $30.00 $ 89.00
Laredo Webb All year $ 70.00 $30.00 $100.00
McAllen Hidalgo All year $ 70.00 $34.00 $104.00
Plano Collin All year $ 70.00 $34.00 $104.00
San Antonio Bexar All year $ 91.00 $42.00 $133.00
South Padre Island Cameron 1/1 - 2/28 $ 70.00 $38.00 $108.00
3/1 - 8/15 $ 91.00 $38.00 $129.00
8/16 - 12/31 $ 70.00 $38.00 $108.00
Waco McLennan All year $ 57.00 $30.00 $ 87.00
UT Bullfrog Garfield All year $ 73.00 $30.00 $103.00
Cedar City Iron All year $ 59.00 $34.00 $ 93.00
Moab Grand 1/1 - 3/14 $ 55.00 $34.00 $ 89.00
3/15 - 10/31 $ 90.00 $34.00 $124.00
11/1 - 12/31 $ 55.00 $34.00 $ 89.00
Ogden/Layton/Davis Weber, Davis 1/1 - 1/14 $ 69.00 $34.00 $103.00
County 1/15 - 2/28 $169.00 $34.00 $203.00
3/1 - 12/31 $ 69.00 $34.00 $103.00
Park City Summit 1/1 - 3/31 $169.00 $46.00 $215.00
4/1 - 12/14 $ 79.00 $46.00 $125.00
12/15 - 12/31 $169.00 $46.00 $215.00
Provo Utah 1/1 - 1/14 $ 60.00 $38.00 $ 98.00
1/15 - 2/28 $169.00 $38.00 $207.00
3/1 - 10/31 $ 69.00 $38.00 $107.00
11/1 - 12/31 $ 60.00 $38.00 $ 98.00
Per Diem Locality Computing Maximum Rate
State Key City 1 County and/or Other Defined Location 2,3 Effective Dates Maximum Lodging Rate M&IE Rate Maximum Per Diem Rate 4
UT Salt Lake City Salt Lake; Dugway Proving Ground, Tooele 1/1 - 1/14 $ 75.00 $42.00 $117.00
Army Depot 1/15 - 2/28 $169.00 $42.00 $211.00
3/1 - 12/31 $ 75.00 $42.00 $117.00
VA Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church, Before 2/15/02 $119.00 $46.00 $165.00
and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun After 2/14/02 $150.00 $46.00 $196.00
Charlottesville All year $ 60.00 $42.00 $102.00
Colonial Heights All year $ 77.00 $30.00 $107.00
Dinwiddie County Dinwiddie All year $ 77.00 $30.00 $107.00
Hopewell All year $ 77.00 $30.00 $107.00
Lynchburg All year $ 64.00 $38.00 $102.00
Manassas/Woodbridge Prince William All year $ 84.00 $34.00 $118.00
Petersburg All year $ 77.00 $30.00 $107.00
Prince George County Prince George All year $ 77.00 $30.00 $107.00
Richmond Chesterfield and Henrico Counties; Defense Supply Center All year $ 77.00 $38.00 $115.00
Roanoke All year $ 59.00 $34.00 $ 93.00
Virginia Beach Virginia Beach (also Norfolk, Portsmouth, 1/1 - 3/31 $ 55.00 $38.00 $ 93.00
and Chesapeake) 4/1 - 10/31 $109.00 $38.00 $147.00
11/1 - 12/31 $ 55.00 $38.00 $ 93.00
Wallops Island Accomack 1/1 - 5/31 $ 69.00 $34.00 $103.00
6/1 - 9/5 $ 89.00 $34.00 $123.00
9/6 - 12/31 $ 69.00 $34.00 $103.00
Williamsburg Williamsburg (also Hampton, Newport News, 1/1 - 3/31 $ 59.00 $38.00 $ 97.00
York County, Naval Weapons Station, 4/1 - 10/31 $ 99.00 $38.00 $137.00
Yorktown) 11/1 - 12/31 $ 59.00 $38.00 $ 97.00
Wintergreen Nelson All year $125.00 $46.00 $171.00
VT Burlington/St. Albans Chittenden, Franklin All year $ 89.00 $38.00 $127.00
Manchester Bennington All year $ 68.00 $42.00 $110.00
Middlebury Addison All year $ 68.00 $38.00 $106.00
Montpelier Washington All year $ 62.00 $30.00 $ 92.00
White River Junction Windsor 1/1 - 9/14 $ 55.00 $34.00 $ 89.00
9/15 - 10/31 $ 90.00 $34.00 $124.00
11/1 - 12/31 $ 55.00 $34.00 $ 89.00
WA Anacortes Skagit, Island All year $ 64.00 $38.00 $102.00
Bremerton Kitsap All year $ 61.00 $34.00 $ 95.00
Everett Snohomish (except Lynnwood) All year $ 59.00 $38.00 $ 97.00
Friday Harbor San Juan 1/1 - 4/30 $ 65.00 $42.00 $107.00
5/1 - 9/30 $ 95.00 $42.00 $137.00
10/1 - 12/31 $ 65.00 $42.00 $107.00
Lynnwood City limits of Lynnwood (see Snohomish County) All year $ 89.00 $34.00 $123.00
Ocean Shores Grays Harbor 1/1 - 3/31 $ 55.00 $38.00 $ 93.00
4/1 - 9/30 $ 82.00 $38.00 $120.00
10/1 - 12/31 $ 55.00 $38.00 $ 93.00
Per Diem Locality Computing Maximum Rate
State Key City 1 County and/or Other Defined Location 2,3 Effective Dates Maximum Lodging Rate M&IE Rate Maximum Per Diem Rate 4
WA Olympia/Tumwater Thurston All year $ 58.00 $38.00 $ 96.00
Port Angeles City limits of Port Angeles (see Clallam County) All year $ 65.00 $38.00 $103.00
Port Townsend Jefferson All year $ 79.00 $34.00 $113.00
Seattle King Before 2/15/02 $109.00 $46.00 $155.00
After 2/14/02 $143.00 $46.00 $189.00
Sequim Clallam (except Port Angeles) 1/1 - 6/28 $ 55.00 $34.00 $ 89.00
6/29 - 9/1 $ 62.00 $34.00 $ 96.00
9/2 - 12/31 $ 55.00 $34.00 $ 89.00
Spokane Spokane All year $ 63.00 $38.00 $101.00
WI Brookfield Waukesha All year $ 66.00 $38.00 $104.00
Green Bay Brown All year $ 59.00 $34.00 $ 93.00
Lake Geneva Walworth 1/1 - 5/31 $ 66.00 $38.00 $104.00
6/1 - 9/4 $ 85.00 $38.00 $123.00
9/5 - 12/31 $ 66.00 $38.00 $104.00
Madison Dane All year $ 62.00 $38.00 $100.00
Milwaukee Milwaukee All year $ 95.00 $42.00 $137.00
Racine Racine All year $ 80.00 $30.00 $110.00
Sheboygan Sheboygan All year $ 59.00 $30.00 $ 89.00
Sturgeon Bay Door 1/1 - 5/14 $ 56.00 $34.00 $ 90.00
5/15 - 10/15 $ 81.00 $34.00 $115.00
10/16 - 12/31 $ 56.00 $34.00 $ 90.00
Wisconsin Dells Columbia 1/1 - 5/31 $ 55.00 $38.00 $ 93.00
6/1 - 9/30 $ 85.00 $38.00 $123.00
10/1 - 12/31 $ 55.00 $38.00 $ 93.00
WV Berkeley Springs Morgan All year $ 69.00 $34.00 $103.00
Charleston Kanawha All year $ 78.00 $38.00 $116.00
Martinsburg/Hedgesville Berkeley All year $ 59.00 $30.00 $ 89.00
Morgantown Monongalia All year $ 66.00 $34.00 $100.00
Shepherdstown Jefferson All year $ 79.00 $38.00 $117.00
Wheeling Ohio All year $ 71.00 $34.00 $105.00
WY Cody Park 1/1 - 5/14 $ 55.00 $30.00 $ 85.00
5/15 - 10/15 $ 98.00 $30.00 $128.00
10/16 - 12/31 $ 55.00 $30.00 $ 85.00
Jackson Teton 1/1 - 9/15 $115.00 $42.00 $157.00
9/16 - 10/31 $ 69.00 $42.00 $111.00
11/1 - 12/31 $115.00 $42.00 $157.00
  1Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries. and travelers' experiences indicate that the prescribed rate is inadequate. Other per diem localities listed in this appendix will be reviewed on an annual basis by GSA to determine whether rates are adequate. Requests for per
  2Per diem localities with county definitions shall include all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately). diem rate adjustments shall be submitted by the agency headquarters office to the General Services Administration, Office of Governmentwide Policy, Attn: Travel Management Policy Division (MTT), Washington, D.C. 20405. Agencies should submit their request to GSA no later than 2/27 for the city to be included in the annual review. Agencies should designate an individual responsible for reviewing, coordinating, and submitting to GSA any requests
  3When a military installation or Government-related facility (whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the two rates which apply to the cities and/or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality. from bureaus or subagencies. Requests for rate adjustments shall include a city designation, a description of the surrounding location involved (county or other defined area), and a recommended rate supported by a statement explaining the circumstances that cause the existing rate to be inadequate. The request also must contain an estimate of the annual number of trips to the location, the average duration of such trips, and the primary purpose of travel to the location.
  4Federal agencies may submit a request to GSA for review of the costs covered by per diem in a particular city or area where the standard CONUS rate applies when travel to that location is repetitive or on a continuing basis Note: Recognizing that all locations are not incorporated cities, the term city limits has been used as a general phrase to denote the commonly recognized local boundaries of the location cited.