diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c09a4b2..a6d3cf8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ benchmark/charts.html
 build
 build_linux
 .vagrant
+**/.vscode
 TAGS
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 072802e..12e46c5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ set(CMAKE_SUPPRESS_REGENERATION true)            ## suppress ZERO_CHECK project
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 include(helpers)
+include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE)
 
@@ -130,6 +131,8 @@ if (PHMAP_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
     add_executable(ex_two_files examples/f1.cc examples/f2.cc phmap.natvis)
     add_executable(ex_insert_bench examples/insert_bench.cc phmap.natvis)
     add_executable(ex_knucleotide examples/knucleotide.cc phmap.natvis)
+    add_executable(ex_dump_load examples/dump_load.cc phmap.natvis)
+
     target_link_libraries(ex_knucleotide Threads::Threads)
     target_link_libraries(ex_bench Threads::Threads)
 endif()
diff --git a/examples/dump_load.cc b/examples/dump_load.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4ae0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dump_load.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <parallel_hashmap/phmap.h>
+
+using phmap::flat_hash_map;
+using phmap::flat_hash_set;
+
+void load_dump_string_string() {
+    flat_hash_map<std::string, std::string> mp1;
+ 
+    // Add a new entry
+    mp1["key-1"] = "value-1";
+    mp1["key-2"] = "value-2";
+
+    // Iterate and print keys and values 
+    for (const auto& n : mp1)
+        std::cout << n.first << "'s value is: " << n.second << "\n";
+ 
+    mp1.dump("./dump.data");
+    flat_hash_map<std::string, std::string> mp2;
+
+    mp2.load("./dump.data");
+    // Iterate and print keys and values g|++
+    for (const auto& n : mp2) 
+        std::cout << n.first << "'s value is: " << n.second << "\n";
+}
+
+void load_dump_uint64_uint32() {
+    flat_hash_map<uint64_t, uint32_t> mp1;
+ 
+    // Add a new entry
+    mp1[100] = 99;
+    mp1[300] = 299;
+
+    // Iterate and print keys and values 
+    for (const auto& n : mp1)
+        std::cout << n.first << "'s value is: " << n.second << "\n";
+ 
+    mp1.dump("./dump.data");
+    flat_hash_map<uint64_t, uint32_t> mp2;
+
+    mp2.load("./dump.data");
+    // Iterate and print keys and values g|++
+    for (const auto& n : mp2) 
+        std::cout << n.first << "'s value is: " << n.second << "\n";
+}
+
+void load_dump_string_uint32() {
+    flat_hash_map<std::string, uint32_t> mp1;
+ 
+    // Add a new entry
+    mp1["key-1"] = 99;
+    mp1["key-2"] = 299;
+
+    // Iterate and print keys and values 
+    for (const auto& n : mp1)
+        std::cout << n.first << "'s value is: " << n.second << "\n";
+ 
+    mp1.dump("./dump.data");
+    flat_hash_map<std::string, uint32_t> mp2;
+
+    mp2.load("./dump.data");
+    // Iterate and print keys and values g|++
+    for (const auto& n : mp2) 
+        std::cout << n.first << "'s value is: " << n.second << "\n";
+}
+
+void load_dump_uint32_string() {
+    flat_hash_map<uint32_t, std::string> mp1;
+ 
+    // Add a new entry
+    mp1[100] = "hello";
+    mp1[299] = "world";
+
+    // Iterate and print keys and values 
+    for (const auto& n : mp1)
+        std::cout << n.first << "'s value is: " << n.second << "\n";
+ 
+    mp1.dump("./dump.data");
+    flat_hash_map<uint32_t, std::string> mp2;
+
+    mp2.load("./dump.data");
+    // Iterate and print keys and values g|++
+    for (const auto& n : mp2) 
+        std::cout << n.first << "'s value is: " << n.second << "\n";
+}
+
+void load_dump_string() {
+    flat_hash_set<std::string> st1;
+ 
+    // Add a new entry
+    st1.insert("hello");
+    st1.insert("world");
+
+    // Iterate and print
+    for (const auto& n : st1)
+        std::cout << "value: " << n << "\n";
+ 
+    st1.dump("./dump.data");
+    flat_hash_set<std::string> st2;
+
+    st2.load("./dump.data");
+    // Iterate and print keys and values g|++
+    for (const auto& n : st2)
+        std::cout << "value: " << n << "\n";
+}
+
+void load_dump_uint64() {
+    flat_hash_set<uint64_t> st1;
+ 
+    // Add a new entry
+    st1.insert(878);
+    st1.insert(1424);
+
+    // Iterate and print
+    for (const auto& n : st1)
+        std::cout << "value: " << n << "\n";
+ 
+    st1.dump("./dump.data");
+    flat_hash_set<uint64_t> st2;
+
+    st2.load("./dump.data");
+    // Iterate and print keys and values g|++
+    for (const auto& n : st2)
+        std::cout << "value: " << n << "\n";
+}
+
+int main()
+{    
+    load_dump_string_string();
+    load_dump_uint64_uint32();
+    load_dump_string_uint32();
+    load_dump_uint32_string();
+    load_dump_string();
+    load_dump_uint64();
+    std::remove("./dump.data");
+    return 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parallel_hashmap/phmap.h b/parallel_hashmap/phmap.h
index 94ed883..e715734 100644
--- a/parallel_hashmap/phmap.h
+++ b/parallel_hashmap/phmap.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <array>
 #include <cassert>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include "phmap_utils.h"
 #include "phmap_base.h"
@@ -1534,6 +1537,151 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    template<typename V = value_type>
+    typename std::enable_if<type_traits_internal::IsArithmeticType<V>::value, bool>::type
+    dump(const std::string& dump_file) noexcept(
+        IsNoThrowSwappable<hasher>() && IsNoThrowSwappable<key_equal>() &&
+        (!AllocTraits::propagate_on_container_swap::value ||
+         IsNoThrowSwappable<allocator_type>())) {
+        if (size_ == 0) {
+            std::cout << "Empty set, nothing to dump" << std::endl;
+            return true;
+        }
+        assert(slots_ != nullptr);
+        std::ofstream ofs(dump_file);
+        if (!ofs.is_open()) {
+            std::cout << "Failed to open dump file " << dump_file << std::endl;
+            return false;
+        }
+        ofs.write(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&size_), sizeof(size_));
+        ofs.write(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&capacity_), sizeof(capacity_));        
+        ofs.write(reinterpret_cast<char*>(ctrl_), capacity_ * sizeof(ctrl_t));
+        ofs.write(reinterpret_cast<char*>(slots_), capacity_ * sizeof(slot_type));
+        ofs.close();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template<typename V = value_type>
+    typename std::enable_if<type_traits_internal::IsArithmeticType<V>::value, bool>::type
+    load(const std::string& load_file) noexcept(
+        IsNoThrowSwappable<hasher>() && IsNoThrowSwappable<key_equal>() &&
+        (!AllocTraits::propagate_on_container_swap::value ||
+         IsNoThrowSwappable<allocator_type>())) {
+        std::ifstream ifs(load_file);
+        if (!ifs.is_open()) {
+            std::cerr << "Failed to open load file " << load_file << std::endl;
+            return false;
+        }
+        // get file size
+        ifs.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
+        size_t file_size = ifs.tellg();
+        ifs.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+        if (file_size <= sizeof(size_) + sizeof(capacity_)) {
+            std::cerr << "Invalid file format. file size: " << file_size << ", size_: "
+                      << size_ << ", capacity_: " << capacity_ << ", slot type size: "
+                      << sizeof(slot_type);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        ifs.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&size_), sizeof(size_));
+        ifs.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&capacity_), sizeof(capacity_));
+        if (file_size != sizeof(size_) + sizeof(capacity_) + capacity_ * sizeof(ctrl_t)
+                         + capacity_ * sizeof(slot_type)) {
+            std::cerr << "Invalid file format. file size: " << file_size << ", size_: "
+                      << size_ << ", capacity_: " << capacity_ << ", slot type size: "
+                      << sizeof(slot_type);
+            return false;
+        }
+        // allocate memory for ctrl_ and slots_
+        initialize_slots();
+
+        ifs.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(ctrl_), capacity_ * sizeof(ctrl_t));
+        ifs.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(slots_), capacity_ * sizeof(slot_type));
+        ifs.close();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // V will be V for hash_set and std::pair<const K, V> for hash_map
+    template<typename V = value_type>
+    typename std::enable_if<! type_traits_internal::IsArithmeticType<V>::value
+                            && type_traits_internal::IsStringOrArithmeticType<V>::value, bool>::type
+    dump(const std::string& dump_file) noexcept(
+        IsNoThrowSwappable<hasher>() && IsNoThrowSwappable<key_equal>() &&
+        (!AllocTraits::propagate_on_container_swap::value ||
+         IsNoThrowSwappable<allocator_type>())) {
+        if (size_ == 0) {
+            std::cout << "Empty set, nothing to dump" << std::endl;
+            return true;
+        }
+        assert(slots_ != nullptr);
+        std::ofstream ofs(dump_file);
+        if (!ofs.is_open()) {
+            std::cout << "Failed to open dump file " << dump_file << std::endl;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        ofs.write(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&size_), sizeof(size_));
+
+        for (auto it = this->begin(); it != this->end(); ++it) {
+            type_traits_internal::Archive<V>::dump(*it, &ofs);
+        }
+        ofs.close();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template<typename V = value_type>
+    typename std::enable_if<! type_traits_internal::IsArithmeticType<V>::value
+                              && type_traits_internal::IsStringOrArithmeticType<V>::value, bool>::type
+    load(const std::string& load_file = "") noexcept(
+        IsNoThrowSwappable<hasher>() && IsNoThrowSwappable<key_equal>() &&
+        (!AllocTraits::propagate_on_container_swap::value ||
+         IsNoThrowSwappable<allocator_type>())) {
+
+        std::ifstream ifs(load_file);
+        if (!ifs.is_open()) {
+            std::cerr << "Failed to open load file " << load_file << std::endl;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        size_t total_count = 0;
+        ifs.read((char*)&total_count, sizeof(total_count));
+                
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < total_count; i ++) {
+            if (ifs.eof()) {
+                std::cerr << "Data is not enough, total_count: " << total_count
+                    << ", meet eof at index: " << i << std::endl;
+                return false;
+            }
+            V v;
+            type_traits_internal::Archive<V>::load(ifs, &v);
+            this->insert(v);
+        }
+        ifs.close();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template<typename V = value_type>
+    typename std::enable_if<!type_traits_internal::IsStringOrArithmeticType<V>::value, bool>::type
+    dump(const std::string&) noexcept(
+        IsNoThrowSwappable<hasher>() && IsNoThrowSwappable<key_equal>() &&
+        (!AllocTraits::propagate_on_container_swap::value ||
+         IsNoThrowSwappable<allocator_type>())) {
+        std::cerr << "Does not support this type now!" << std::endl;
+        std::abort();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    template<typename V = value_type>
+    typename std::enable_if<!type_traits_internal::IsStringOrArithmeticType<V>::value, bool>::type    
+    load(const std::string&) noexcept(
+        IsNoThrowSwappable<hasher>() && IsNoThrowSwappable<key_equal>() &&
+        (!AllocTraits::propagate_on_container_swap::value ||
+         IsNoThrowSwappable<allocator_type>())) {   
+        std::cerr << "Does not support this type now!" << std::endl;
+        std::abort();
+        return false;
+    }
+
     void rehash(size_t n) {
         if (n == 0 && capacity_ == 0) return;
         if (n == 0 && size_ == 0) {
diff --git a/parallel_hashmap/phmap_base.h b/parallel_hashmap/phmap_base.h
index bbc6712..2045d2a 100644
--- a/parallel_hashmap/phmap_base.h
+++ b/parallel_hashmap/phmap_base.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstddef>
@@ -71,6 +70,87 @@ struct EqualTo
 
 namespace type_traits_internal {
 
+template<typename T>
+struct PairTrait : public std::false_type {
+    using first_type = typename std::remove_cv<T>::type;
+    using second_type = typename std::remove_cv<T>::type;
+};
+
+template<typename T1, typename T2>
+struct PairTrait<std::pair<T1, T2>>: public std::true_type {
+    using first_type = typename std::remove_cv<T1>::type;
+    using second_type = typename std::remove_cv<T2>::type;
+};
+
+template<typename V>
+struct IsArithmeticType {
+    static constexpr bool value  = std::is_arithmetic<V>::value
+                                  || (PairTrait<V>::value &&
+                                  std::is_arithmetic<typename PairTrait<V>::first_type>::value
+                                  && std::is_arithmetic<typename PairTrait<V>::second_type>::value);
+};
+
+template<typename V>
+struct IsStringOrArithmeticType {
+    static constexpr bool value  = IsArithmeticType<V>::value
+                                    || std::is_same<V, std::string>::value
+                                    || (PairTrait<V>::value
+                                       && (std::is_arithmetic<typename PairTrait<V>::first_type>::value
+                                         || std::is_same<typename PairTrait<V>::first_type, std::string>::value)
+                                       && (std::is_arithmetic<typename PairTrait<V>::second_type>::value
+                                         || std::is_same<typename PairTrait<V>::second_type, std::string>::value));
+};
+
+// only support std::is_arithmetic or std::string types
+template<typename T>
+struct Archive {
+    template<typename V = T>
+    static typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<V>::value, void>::type
+    dump(const V& v, std::ofstream* ofs) {
+        ofs->write(reinterpret_cast<char*>(const_cast<V*>(&v)), sizeof(V));
+    }
+
+    template<typename V = T>
+    static typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<V>::value, void>::type
+    load(std::ifstream& ifs, V* v) {        
+        ifs.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(v), sizeof(V));
+    }
+
+    template<typename V = T>
+    static typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<std::string, typename std::remove_cv<V>::type>::value, void>::type
+    dump(const V& v, std::ofstream* ofs) {
+        uint32_t sz = v.length();
+        ofs->write(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&sz), sizeof(sz));
+        ofs->write(const_cast<char*>(v.data()), sz);
+    }
+
+    template<typename V = T>
+    static typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<std::string, typename std::remove_cv<V>::type>::value, void>::type
+    load(std::ifstream& ifs, V* v) {
+        uint32_t sz = 0;
+        ifs.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&sz), sizeof(sz));
+        const_cast<std::string*>(v)->resize(sz);
+        ifs.read(const_cast<char*>(v->data()), sz);
+    }
+
+    template<typename V = T>
+    static typename std::enable_if<PairTrait<V>::value && IsStringOrArithmeticType<V>::value, void>::type
+    dump(const V& v, std::ofstream* ofs) {
+        dump<typename PairTrait<V>::first_type>(v.first, ofs);
+        dump<typename PairTrait<V>::second_type>(v.second, ofs);
+    }
+
+    template<typename V = T>
+    static typename std::enable_if<PairTrait<V>::value && IsStringOrArithmeticType<V>::value, void>::type
+    load(std::ifstream& ifs, V* v) {
+        using first_type = typename PairTrait<V>::first_type;
+        using second_type = typename PairTrait<V>::second_type;
+        load<first_type>(ifs, const_cast<first_type*>(&v->first));        
+        load<second_type>(ifs, const_cast<second_type*>(&v->second));        
+    }
+};
+
+
 template <typename... Ts>
 struct VoidTImpl {
   using type = void;