Geocoding is the process of assigning a precise latitude and longitude to a location on the face of the earth. The resulting point of intersection is the location's "geocode".

When receiving a street address and 5 digit zip code for a particular location, USgeocoder uses proprietary algorithm to geocode its location and produce the latitude and longitude geocode coordinates for the location.

USgeocoder API offers REST based communication style, making it more compatible with and easier to integrate into most web applications. Following is the sample output for a latitude and longitude request:

			[geo_info] => Array
				(
					[geo_status] => Match Found
					[latitude] => 36.9738055604577
					[longitude] => -122.031029639452
				) 
			

			[geo_info] => stdClass Object
				(
					[geo_status] => Match Found
					[latitude] => 36.9738055604577
					[longitude] => -122.031029639452
				) 
			

You can find information about USgeocoder API in the USgeocoder API Integration Guide. To find out the latitude and longitude for a particular address, please take a test drive with our Live Demo or take a look at the sample API data output.

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