Addresses for everyone.
Simple, free to use, open-source digital addressing, for the entire world.
What are Plus Codes?
Plus Codes are like street addresses for people or places that don’t have one. Instead of addresses with street names and numbers, Plus Codes are based on latitude and longitude, and displayed as numbers and letters.
With a Plus Code, people can receive deliveries, access emergency and social services, or just help other people find them.
Get Plus Codes in three steps
Open Google Maps
Open the Google Maps app on your phone or visit maps.google.com.
View Plus Code
Drop a pin. Tap the "Dropped Pin" sheet at the bottom to see the Plus Code.
Copy & Share
Tap "Copy code" to save it to your clipboard, or share it directly with friends.
Using Plus Codes as an organization
Small and medium-sized business
Help customers find you by giving them your Plus Code. If you deliver goods to customers, you can find the right location easily using their Plus Codes, even without street names and numbers.
Commercial delivery
Get goods to the right place, every time - whether it's areas with traditional addressing, areas with no street names, rural areas or informal settlements. Use Plus Codes to get precise pickup and drop-off locations so your logistics operations run smoothly and efficiently.
Emergency services
Help responders get assistance to citizens as fast as possible, with Plus Codes that pinpoint locations accurately. Coordinate rescue efforts with partner agencies for rapid service using an easy to use shared location code.
Government
Deliver services to all citizens, including mail and social assistance, no matter where they live. Ensure that citizens receive official communications and can register to vote.
NGO
Using Plus Codes, deliver humanitarian and disaster relief to coordinate activities in regions where mapping data is incomplete or nonexistent. Conduct better record-keeping and tracking of services by detailing locations served.
Small and medium-sized business
Small and medium-sized business
Help customers find you by giving them your Plus Code. If you deliver goods to customers, you can find the right location easily using their Plus Codes, even without street names and numbers.
Commercial delivery
Commercial delivery
Get goods to the right place, every time - whether it's areas with traditional addressing, areas with no street names, rural areas or informal settlements. Use Plus Codes to get precise pickup and drop-off locations so your logistics operations run smoothly and efficiently.
Emergency services
Emergency services
Help responders get assistance to citizens as fast as possible, with Plus Codes that pinpoint locations accurately. Coordinate rescue efforts with partner agencies for rapid service using an easy to use shared location code.
Government
Government
Deliver services to all citizens, including mail and social assistance, no matter where they live. Ensure that citizens receive official communications and can register to vote.
NGO
NGO
Using Plus Codes, deliver humanitarian and disaster relief to coordinate activities in regions where mapping data is incomplete or nonexistent. Conduct better record-keeping and tracking of services by detailing locations served.
Why Plus Codes?
Plus Codes technology is open source and free to create and use. They are much shorter than traditional global coordinates, so they're easy to share.
Plus Codes work whether you're online or offline—you don't need an internet connection.
Plus Codes are based on a set of 20 alphanumeric characters. They exclude vowels and confusing characters, and are not case-sensitive.
Plus Codes represent an area. The resolution of the area can be changed by adding or removing characters after the "+" sign.
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