Service areas are defined in the Service Areas section of the UA Administration Application. When defining a service area a name must be specified, for example, Washington. Once the service area is created, counties and zip codes can then be associated with the service area. These counties and zip codes represent the areas covered by the service area. Once defined, service areas can be associated with a local office which represents the office that services the service areas associated with it. Local offices are used to identify where a citizen can apply in person for a particular program and/or where they can send a particular application. For more information on associating service areas with local offices where a citizen can apply in person for a program see Defining Local Offices For A Program . For more information on associating a service area with a local office where a citizen can send an application see Associating a Local Office with a PDF Form.