Address Guidelines for Switzerland

The Switzerland geocoder supports locations in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Follow these guidelines to provide input that Geocode Address Global can successfully geocode. For additional information about Swiss addresses, see the Swiss Post website: http://www.swisspost.ch/. For additional information about the Liechtenstein postal system, see the Liechtenstein Post Corp website: http://www.post.li/.

• Required fields—Addresses must contain either a city or a postal code.
• Thoroughfare types—German, French, and Italian thoroughfare types and their common abbreviations are recognized and fully supported on input and output. Over 300 thoroughfare types are recognized.
• Common words and abbreviations—You can use German, French, and Italian common words, directionals, house number indicators, and abbreviations that are typically used in addresses.
• Numbers, numeric equivalents, and ordinals—Numbered streets are mapped to the named equivalents in German, French, or Italian. Ordinals are also recognized in input addresses.