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PostgreSQL data types cheatsheet

June 21, 2018

Supported data types in PostgreSQL:

Number types
Storage
Name Range
Size

smallint 2 bytes -32768 to +32767

integer 4 bytes -2147483648 to +2147483647

bigint 4 bytes -9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807

up to 131072 digits before the decimal point; up to 16383 digits after


decimal variable
the decimal point

up to 131072 digits before the decimal point; up to 16383 digits after


numeric variable
the decimal point

real 4 bytes 6 decimal digits precision

double 8 bytes 15 decimal digits precision

Serial Types
Name Storage Size Range

smallserial 2 bytes 1 to 32767

serial 4 bytes 1 to 2147483647

bigserial 8 bytes 1 to 9223372036854775807

Monetary Types
Name Storage Size Range

money 8 bytes -92233720368547758.08 to 92233720368547758.07


Character Types (or Strings)
Name Description

varchar(n) variable-length with limit

char(n) fixed-length, blank padded

text variable unlimited length

Binary Data Types


Name Storage Size Description

bytea 1 to 4 bytes plus size of binary string variable-length binary string

Date / Time Types


Name Size Range Resolution

timestamp without 1 microsecond / 14


8 bytes 4713 BC to 294276 AD
timezone digits

timestamp with 1 microsecond / 14


8 bytes 4713 BC to 294276 AD
timezone digits

date 4 bytes 4713 BC to 5874897 AD 1 day

1 microsecond / 14
time without timezone 8 bytes 00:00:00 to 24:00:00
digits

12 00:00:00+1459 to 24:00:00- 1 microsecond / 14


time with timezone
bytes 1459 digits

12 -178000000 years to 1 microsecond / 14


interval
bytes 178000000 years digits

Boolean Data Types


Name Size

boolean 1 byte
Geometric Types
Name Size Representation Format

point 16 bytes point on a plane (x,y)

lseg 32 bytes finite line segment ((x1, y1), (x2, y2))

box 32 bytes rectangular box ((x1, y1), (x2, y2))

16 + 16n closed path (similar to polygon, n = total ((x1, y1), (x2, y2), …, (xn,
path
bytes points yn))

16 + 16n [(x1, y1), (x2, y2), …, (xn,


path open path, n = total points
bytes yn)]

40 bytes + ((x1, y1), (x2, y2), …, (xn,


polygon polygon
16n yn))

circle 24 bytes circle – center point and radius <(x, y), r>

Network Address Types


Name Storage Size Description

cidr 7 or 19 bytes IPv4 or IPv6 networks

inet 7 or 19 bytes IPv4 or IPv6 hosts or networks

macaddr 6 bytes MAC addresses

Bit Strings
Name Storage Size Description

bit(n) y + ceil(n / 8) bytes stores exactly n 0s and 1s y = 5 or 8

bit varying(n) y + ceil(n / 8) bytes stores up to n 0s and 1s y = 5 or 8

bit varying variable stores unlimited number of 0s and 1s

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