Location Information

These fields contain information about the input location, including the standardized address and latitude/longitude coordinates.

Response Element

Description

AdditionalInputData

This field may contain input data that was not used for matching; for example, input address information that appears after a mail stop or attention designator.

AddressLine1

The first line of the address. For example:


                1 Global View
Troy, NY 12180-8371

AddressLine2

The second line of the address. For example:

4200 Parliament Pl
STE 600
Lanham, MD 20706-1882

AddressLine3

Third address line.

AddressLine4

Fourth address line.

AddressLine5

Fifth address line.

AddressLine6

Sixth address line.

City

The municipality name.

Confidence

Indicates the confidence in the output provided, from 0 to 100. The higher the score, the higher the probability that the match is correct. If the match is exact, the confidence score is 100. For all other matches, the confidence score is calculated based on which portions of the input address had to be changed to obtain a match. Specifically, the confidence score is calculated by subtracting values from 100 as follows:

  • If the state is changed to obtain a match:
    • Added the state -3.75
    • No state -7.5
  • If the city is changed to obtain a match:
    • Added city -2.5
    • No city -5.0
  • If the house number is changed to obtain a match:
    • Added house number -3.75
    • No house number -7.5
  • If the street name is changed to obtain a match:
    • Added street name -3.75
    • No street name -7.5
  • If the trailing directional is changed to obtain a match:
    • Added trailing directional -1.25
    • No trailing directional -2.5
  • If the leading directional is changed to obtain a match:
    • Added leading directional -1.25
    • No leading directional -2.5
  • If the street suffix is changed to obtain a match:
    • Added street suffix -1.25
    • No street suffix -2.5
  • If the postal code is changed to obtain a match: -11.25

Country

The name of the country. This field always contains United States of America.

FirmName

The name of the business if the address is a business address.

Latitude

Seven-digit number in degrees and calculated to four decimal places (in the format specified).

LastLine

The standardized complete last address line (municipality, state, and postal code).

LocationCode

A value indicating the accuracy (quality) of the assigned geocode.

For more information, see Address Location Codes.

Longitude

Seven-digit number in degrees and calculated to four decimal places (in the format specified).

MatchCode

Indicates the portions of the address that matched to the geocoding directory file.

For more information, see Match Codes.

PostalCode

Nine-digit ZIP Code with a hyphen.

PostalCode.AddOn

Four-digit ZIP Code extension.

PostalCode.Base

Five-digit ZIP Code.

ProcessedBy

The underlying software that processed the request.

RRHC

Rural Route/Highway Contract portion of the address.

StateProvince

The validated state/province or its abbreviated value.

StreetDataType

The data set used to geocode the address.

USPS
USPS
TIGER
TIGER
TOMTOM
TomTom Streets data set
SANBORN POINT DATA
Sanborn Points data set
NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ/HERE Streets data set
TOMTOM POINT DATA
TomTom Points data set
AUXILIARY
Auxiliary file
USER DICTIONARY
User Dictionary
NAVTEQ POINT DATA
NAVTEQ/HERE Points data set
MASTER LOCATION
Master Location Data

StreetSide

Indicates the side of the street the address range occupies. One of the following:

L
The address range occupies the left side of the street.
R
The address range occupies the right side of the street.
B
The address range occupies both sides of the street.
U
Undetermined.

USUrbanName

Urbanization name. Used for addresses in Puerto Rico.