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Reverse geocoding of 43.647151,-79.379769 in Canada Reverse geocoding of 40.707710,-74.010944 in the US 1416 Victoria Park Ave, Toronto, ON (by address in Canada) 800 6th ave, NYC, NY, 10001 (by address in USA) L1S2N5 (by postal code) \| 10001 (by zip code) \| 10001-0001 (by zip+4 code) \| S0G0Y0 \| 791, av Saint-Charles Saint-Lambert, QC J4P 2A2 (by address and postal code) \| R2V1K1 (By Postal Code to show street addresses) XML version patterson and metcalfe, ottawa, ontario (by intersection) w 45th st and 7th ave, new york, ny \| Highway 401 & Yonge Toronto - hwy 400 and hwy 401 toronto Postal Code polygons, eg. L1S2N4 12 Route 280. Eel River Cove, NB (rural) 525 Lowrys Rd, Parksville, Colombie Britanique (address correction, standardization and geocoding) Hey twitterbot, I'm looking for restaurants around 123 Main Street, New York (extracting locations from twitter feeds) This and That and The Other street are all valid street names in PORTERS LAKE nova scotia (parsing intersections from text, Canada) What's going on on This Way Lane and That Way Lane, Culver, Or (parsing intersections from text, USA) LSD-09 SEC-14 TWP-019 RGE-14 MER-4 Parcel geocoding (LSD legal subdivision descriptor) 80 Hilliards Bay Estates ...,SE-20-075-13-5,AB (combined LSD and street) W5M-07-53-30-NE (Alberta) / SEC12+TP21+R3+W2M (Saskatchewan) / SEC24+TP65+R3+WPM (Manitoba)	Reverse geocoding of 45.4240354,-75.675941 \| JSON, JSONP (location in Canada) Reverse geocoding of 40.70771,-74.010944 \| JSON, JSONP (location in the USA) 101 Wellington St, Ottawa (by Canadian address) \| JSON, JSONP \| CSV 200 pearl st, new york, ny (by US address) \| JSON, JSONP \| CSV L1S2N5 \| JSON, JSONP \| CSV (by postal code) 10001 \| JSON, JSONP \| CSV (by zip code) patterson and metcalfe, ottawa, ontario \| JSON, JSONP (by intersection) Highway 401 & Yonge Toronto \| >JSONP - hwy 400 and hwy 401 toronto \| JSONP \| CSV L1S2N4 (get polygon boundary) 12 Route 280. Eel River Cove, NB (rural) 525 Lowrys Rd, Parksville, Colombie Britanique (address correction, standardization and geocoding) something going on near the intersection of main and arthur kill rd new york (parsing locations out of free form text) twitterbot, what's near Yonge & Dundas, Toronto? I'm hungry! 80 Hilliards Bay Estates ...,SE-20-075-13-5,AB (address + parcel geocoding, XML) NW 9 63-4- WEST OF 4 ARDMORE, AB (parcel + city, JSON)
More json examples: zip+4 code in USA: 75704-2933 on 5 digit zip code USA: 75704 in Canada: K2C1N5 More jsonp examples: zip+4 code in USA: 75704-2933 on 5 digit zip code USA: 75704 in Canada: K2C1N5 Node.js module to interface with the Geocoder.ca API	Recent Queries: 7 CLL 1, CAGUAS, PR 00727 283 Log RD, NICKTOWN, PA 15762 100 W Main ST, HALE, MI 48739 14187 Industrial Park Blvd, COVINGTON, GA 30014 1359 East AVE , Mississauga, ON L4W5P7 61 Royal Oak Pz Nw , Calgary, AB T3G4X7 55 Kingsbridge Garden CIR , Mississauga, ON L5R1Y1 4101 31 HWY , RIONDEL, BC V0B2B0 208.38.9.222 SEC24 TP65 R3 WPM More Examples

HTML Examples

XML, JSON, JSONP & CSV Examples

Reverse geocoding of 43.647151,-79.379769 in Canada
Reverse geocoding of 40.707710,-74.010944 in the US
1416 Victoria Park Ave, Toronto, ON (by address in Canada)
800 6th ave, NYC, NY, 10001 (by address in USA)
L1S2N5 (by postal code) | 10001 (by zip code) | 10001-0001 (by zip+4 code)

S0G0Y0

791, av Saint-Charles Saint-Lambert, QC J4P 2A2

R2V1K1

XML version

patterson and metcalfe, ottawa, ontario (by intersection)
w 45th st and 7th ave, new york, ny | Highway 401 & Yonge Toronto - hwy 400 and hwy 401 toronto
Postal Code polygons, eg. L1S2N4
12 Route 280. Eel River Cove, NB (rural)
525 Lowrys Rd, Parksville, Colombie Britanique (address correction, standardization and geocoding)
Hey twitterbot, I'm looking for restaurants around 123 Main Street, New York (extracting locations from twitter feeds)
This and That and The Other street are all valid street names in PORTERS LAKE nova scotia (parsing intersections from text, Canada)
What's going on on This Way Lane and That Way Lane, Culver, Or (parsing intersections from text, USA)
LSD-09 SEC-14 TWP-019 RGE-14 MER-4 Parcel geocoding (LSD legal subdivision descriptor)
80 Hilliards Bay Estates ...,SE-20-075-13-5,AB (combined LSD and street) W5M-07-53-30-NE (Alberta) / SEC12+TP21+R3+W2M (Saskatchewan) / SEC24+TP65+R3+WPM (Manitoba)

Reverse geocoding of 45.4240354,-75.675941 | JSON, JSONP (location in Canada)
Reverse geocoding of 40.70771,-74.010944 | JSON, JSONP (location in the USA)
101 Wellington St, Ottawa (by Canadian address) | JSON, JSONP | CSV
200 pearl st, new york, ny (by US address) | JSON, JSONP | CSV
L1S2N5 | JSON, JSONP | CSV (by postal code)
10001 | JSON, JSONP | CSV (by zip code)
patterson and metcalfe, ottawa, ontario | JSON, JSONP (by intersection)
Highway 401 & Yonge Toronto | >JSONP - hwy 400 and hwy 401 toronto | JSONP | CSV

L1S2N4 (get polygon boundary)

12 Route 280. Eel River Cove, NB (rural)
525 Lowrys Rd, Parksville, Colombie Britanique (address correction, standardization and geocoding)
something going on near the intersection of main and arthur kill rd new york (parsing locations out of free form text)
twitterbot, what's near Yonge & Dundas, Toronto? I'm hungry!
80 Hilliards Bay Estates ...,SE-20-075-13-5,AB (address + parcel geocoding, XML)
NW 9 63-4- WEST OF 4 ARDMORE, AB (parcel + city, JSON)

More json examples:

zip+4 code in USA: 75704-2933
on 5 digit zip code USA: 75704
in Canada: K2C1N5

More jsonp examples:

zip+4 code in USA: 75704-2933
on 5 digit zip code USA: 75704
in Canada: K2C1N5

Node.js module to interface with the Geocoder.ca API

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SFAQ (Selected Frequently Asked Questions)

What is the geocoding accuracy? We generally return two types of geocoding results, Rooftop / Parcel Geocoding and Street Interpolation Geocoding. (The other types as based on postal/zip codes, city/neighborhood names, ip addresses, etc).

Rooftop / Parcel Geocoding is the most precise Geocoding methodology because it returns an exact match to a single address point (normally placed at the center of the "roof" of the property/parcel, hence "Rooftop".)
Street Interpolation Geocoding works by estimating a location in a known address range, a method also known as address intepolation. The geocoding algorithm matches an address to a street and a specific segment then interpolates the position within that segment. Since this is an approximation, this method is generally less accurate than the "Rooftop" method.

Currently over 40% of the geocoding requests we receive return Rooftop results with Confidence Score = 1.
Interpolated results have a maximum Confidence Score of 0.9.
for Example:

2525 Olympic ST, SPRINGFIELD, OR 97477 (Rooftop)
2524 Olympic ST, SPRINGFIELD, OR 97477 (Interpolated)

How can I use it? Use the free API or Create an account for batch geocoding and premium api access. (see the services page or read the XML api docs.)

Who uses geocoder.ca? It is easy to use our real time geocoding port to build location aware web applications (examples: Canada | USA | Both USA and Canada.)
Many other applications also use our services. Some of them are mentioned here.

Legal News, May 2016 - In regards to Canadian Postal Code data on Geocoder.ca:

Canada Post commenced court proceedings in 2012 against Geolytica Inc. for copyright infringement in relation to Geolytica Inc.'s Canadian Postal Code Geocoded Dataset and related services offered on its website at geocoder.ca. The parties have now settled their dispute and Canada Post will discontinue the court proceedings. The postal codes returned by various geocoder interface APIs and downloadable on geocoder.ca, are estimated via a crowdsourcing process. They are not licensed by geocoder.ca from Canada Post, the entity responsible for assigning postal codes to street addresses. Geolytica continues to offer its products and services, using the postal code data it has collected via a crowdsourcing process which it created. Notice of Discontinuance