United States Census Bureau · Schema
Census Geocoder Response
The response format from Census Geocoding Services, containing matched addresses with coordinates and optional census geography identifiers.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| result | object |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/schemas/geocode-response",
"title": "Census Geocoder Response",
"description": "The response format from Census Geocoding Services, containing matched addresses with coordinates and optional census geography identifiers.",
"type": "object",
"required": ["result"],
"properties": {
"result": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"input": {
"type": "object",
"description": "The input address and parameters used for geocoding"
},
"addressMatches": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Array of matched addresses (may be empty if no match found)",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"tigerLineId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "TIGER/Line Shapefile identifier for the matched road segment"
},
"side": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Side of the road segment (L for left, R for right)",
"enum": ["L", "R"]
},
"matchedAddress": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Standardized and formatted matched address string"
},
"coordinates": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"x": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)"
},
"y": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)"
}
},
"required": ["x", "y"]
},
"addressComponents": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Parsed components of the matched address",
"properties": {
"fromAddress": { "type": "string" },
"toAddress": { "type": "string" },
"preQualifier": { "type": "string" },
"preDirection": { "type": "string" },
"preType": { "type": "string" },
"streetName": { "type": "string" },
"suffixType": { "type": "string" },
"suffixDirection": { "type": "string" },
"suffixQualifier": { "type": "string" },
"city": { "type": "string" },
"state": { "type": "string" },
"zip": { "type": "string" }
}
},
"geographies": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Census geographic layers at the matched location (only present when vintage is specified)"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}