Address to Plus Code
Convert any street address or place name to a Google Plus Code (Open Location Code). Powered by our own free geocoder — no API key, no sign-up. Runs in your browser.
How to use the Plus Code
Paste the code into Google Maps search to navigate to the location. Use the full code (87G7P2RM+34) anywhere; with a reference city you can share the short form (P2RM+34, New York). Plus Codes are an open standard — you can also parse them with the Plus Code ↔ Lat/Long tool.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Plus Code?
A Plus Code (formerly Open Location Code) is Google's short, shareable encoding of a latitude/longitude. A full code like 87G7P2RM+34 identifies a 14×14 metre area anywhere on Earth. With a reference city you can shorten it (e.g. P2RM+34, New York). Plus Codes are designed for places that have no postal address — millions of buildings worldwide.
Why convert an address to a Plus Code?
Plus Codes are open (no API key), deterministic, and work offline. They are useful for sharing a precise location over SMS, marking points on a paper map, or storing coordinates compactly in a database. They are also accepted directly by Google Maps search.
How does this tool geocode the address?
It calls our own free geocoder at api.latlng.work/api?q=<address>, which returns lat/lng for any place name or postal address worldwide. The Plus Code is then computed in your browser from those coordinates.
What precision do Plus Code lengths give?
8 characters (e.g. 87G7P2RM) is ~40 × 40 metres. 10 characters (the default with +) is ~14 × 14 metres. 11 characters adds another digit pair for ~3 × 3 metres. This tool returns 10-character codes by default, plus a longer 11-character variant.