SIC Industry Description

Industry: 2711—Newspapers: Publishing, or Publishing and Printing
Establishments primarily engaged in publishing newspapers, or in publishing and printing newspapers. These establishments carry on the various operations necessary for issuing newspapers, including the gathering of news and the preparation of editorials and advertisements, but may or may not perform their own printing. Commercial printing is frequently carried on by establishments engaged in publishing and printing newspapers, but, even though the commercial printing may be of major importance, such establishments are included in this industry. Establishments not engaged in publishing newspapers, but which print newspapers for publishers, are classified in Industry Group 275. News syndicates are classified in Services, Industry 7383.

Commercial printing and newspaper publishing combinedNewspaper branch offices, editorial and advertising
Job printing and newspaper publishing combinedNewspapers: publishing and printing, or publishing only
Codes TitlesTotal Marketable US Businesses
2711Newspapers12,249
271100Newspapers1,427
27110000Newspapers1,427
271101Newspapers, publishing and printing8,639
27110100Newspapers, publishing and printing7,091
27110101Commercial printing and newspaper publishing combined1,238
27110102Job printing and newspaper publishing combined310
271199Newspapers, nec2,183
27119901Newspapers: publishing only, not printed on site2,183