Address Guidelines for Singapore

Follow these guidelines to provide input that Geocode Address Global can successfully geocode. For additional information about Singapore addresses, see the Singapore Post website: http://www.singpost.com.

  • Required fields—Addresses must contain either a city or a postal code.
  • PO box addresses—Post Office Box numbers are not used for address matching or geocoding purposes, but this does not interfere with matching or geocoding. The PO Box information is not returned. The following formats are recognized: P O Box, Locked Bag Service.
  • Thoroughfare types—Thoroughfare types and their common abbreviations are recognized and fully supported on input and output. The following table shows is a partial list of recognized thoroughfare types. Others may also be recognized.
    Table 1. Thoroughfare Types

    Pre-thoroughfare types

    lorong=lorong, lrg, lor, lorang

    jalan=jalan, jln, jl

    lengkong=lengkong, lkg

    kallang=kallang

    mount=mount, mt

    upper=upper, upp

    Post-thoroughare types

    track=trk,tck

    street=st

    road=rd

    drive=dr

    crescent=cr,cres,crescent,cresent

    boulevard=bvd,blvd,bouleyard,boulvard

    hill=hill

    gate=gate

    mall=mall

    avenue=ave,av,avnue

    link=lk

    lane=l

    walk=wk

    green=grn

    highway=hwy

    quay=quay, qy

    parkway=pwy
  • Common words and abbreviations—The geocoder recognizes common words, directionals, house number indicators, and abbreviations used in addresses and can geocode these addresses successfully. This is a partial list of common words, abbreviations, and directionals that are recognized. Other common words may also be recognized.
    Table 2. Common Words

    Category

    Words

    Common words

    and, ltd, international, industrial, plc, group, co, front, by, bay

    Articles of speech

    the, at, a, an, blk

    Building identifiers

    center, centre, building, house, place, court, galleria, hotel, park, complex, mart, temple, bank, exchange, station, community, area, mosque, depertment, department, post office, shrine, chambers, masjid, apartments, complex, bureau, resort, lodge, harbour

    monastery, convent, restaurant, golf course, estate, campus, institute, university, facility, tunnel, libraray, society, mansion, hub, beach, church, park, kiosk, mission, condominium, warehouse, hall, laboratories, hospital, corporation, fire post, terminal, workshop, headquarters, cemetery

    plaza, villa, garden, gardens, tower, station, hall, lodge, cottages, cottage, village, gurdwara, place

    Common abbreviations

    AYE=Ayer Rajah Expressway

    BKE=Bukit Timah Expressway

    CTE=Central Expressway

    ECP=East Coast Parkway

    KJE=Kranji Expressway

    KPE=Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway

    PIE=Pan Island Expressway

    SLE=Seletar Expressway

    TPE=Tampines Expressway

    Ctrl=Central

    E=East

    S=South

    W=West

    N=North

    JLN=Jalan

    CR=Crescent

    GR=Grove

    L=Lane

    WK=Walk

    LRG=Lorong

    TG.=TANJONG

    Directionals in addresses

    North, N, Nth, South, S, Sth, East, E, Est, West, W, Wst, NE, NW, SE, SW, T1, T2