Single Line Input

Instead of entering each address element in separate fields, you may enter the entire address in the AddressLine1 input field.

For all countries except Japan, you can enter addresses in one or more of these single-line formats.

Note: Not all formats work may work for every country.

StreetAddress;PostalCode;City

StreetAddress;City;PostalCode

StreetAddress;City

StreetAddress;City;StateProvince;PostalCode

StreetAddress;Locality

StreetAddress;County;City

PostalCode;StreetAddress

PostalCode;StreetAddress;City

City;PostalCode;StreetAddress

Where:

  • StreetAddress can be house number and street name in either order (with street type immediately before or after the street name).
  • City is the town.
Note: Not all of these address elements are used in every country.

Other single-line formats may also be acceptable for many countries.

The matching accuracy for single line input is comparable to that of structured address input. The performance of single line input addresses may be slightly slower than that of structured address input.

For best results, use delimiters (comma, semicolon, or colon) between each address element. For example,

Appeldam Oranjestad

14th Street San Ignacio

Radnor Drive Hamilton

Calle 15 Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Bonnetts Road Saint Michael

Ruta 125 40405 Santo Domingo

Calle 30 Ciudad de la Habana

Calle 7 71101 San Cristobal

Hermano Miguel 2 Quito

7 Avenida Villa Nueva

North Road Georgetown

Pasaje B San Pedro Sula

Queen Street 1 Kingston

Wellington Road St. Peter Basseterre

39 Avenida NE Managua

Avenida 4 De Julio Ciudad de Panamá

Calle Felipe 101 31 Lima

Artigas 2801 Asunción

Calle Padres Aguila, San Salvador

Henrystraat 8 Paramaribo

Angelina San Juan-Laventille

Punctuation is ignored for geocoding purposes.

Guidelines for Single Line Input

  • Punctuation is generally ignored, however you may improve results and performance by using separators (commas, semicolons, etc.) between different address elements.
  • The country is not required. Each country geocoder assumes that the address is in its country.
  • Firm information (placename, building name, or government building) is returned if available.