Not very specific A date column takes 7 bytes of storeage A number data type is approximately the size of the following formula The length can be calculated as: p = number of digits in value s = 0 for positive number and 1 for a negative number round((( length((p) + s) / 2)) + 1 Values of powers of 10 would take less space than calculated. Every row is going to have a 3 byte row header plus you have the fixed and variable bock overhead to account for and null indicators. ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Taylor, Chris David Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 9:56 AM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: Anyone know off the top of their head where can I find data type STORAGE calculations for the Oracle data types? I need to be able to calculate a row's worth of data STORAGE for DATE & NUMERIC columns... Chris Taylor Sr. Oracle DBA Ingram Marine Group Nashville, TN 37205 Office: 615-517-3355 Cell: 615-663-1673 Email: chris.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:chris.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the named recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete the contents of this message without disclosing the contents to anyone, using them for any purpose, or storing or copying the information on any medium.