I’ve noticed that a handful of zip codes are not returning a county. For example, 30601 (Athens, GA – county is Clarke) json result below. Normally I see county data returned with type administrative_area_level_2. This is missing from the response:
$url https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=30601&key=topsecretkey
Array
(
[results] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[address_components] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[long_name] => 30601
[short_name] => 30601
[types] => Array
(
[0] => postal_code
)
)
[1] => Array
(
[long_name] => Athens
[short_name] => Athens
[types] => Array
(
[0] => locality
[1] => political
)
)
[2] => Array
(
[long_name] => Georgia
[short_name] => GA
[types] => Array
(
[0] => administrative_area_level_1
[1] => political
)
)
[3] => Array
(
[long_name] => United States
[short_name] => US
[types] => Array
(
[0] => country
[1] => political
)
)
)
[formatted_address] => Athens, GA 30601, USA
[geometry] => Array
(
[bounds] => Array
(
[northeast] => Array
(
[lat] => 34.0593981
[lng] => -83.288826
)
[southwest] => Array
(
[lat] => 33.9479501
[lng] => -83.405851
)
)
[location] => Array
(
[lat] => 34.006845
[lng] => -83.3468784
)
[location_type] => APPROXIMATE
[viewport] => Array
(
[northeast] => Array
(
[lat] => 34.0593981
[lng] => -83.288826
)
[southwest] => Array
(
[lat] => 33.9479501
[lng] => -83.405851
)
)
)
[place_id] => ChIJocit0GgT9ogRTBKlRatQYFc
[types] => Array
(
[0] => postal_code
)
)
)
[status] => OK
)
If I pass a different zip code, say 30083 (Stone Mountain, GA county DeKalb), the county (and administrative_area_level_2) is returned as expected.
Array
(
[results] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[address_components] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[long_name] => 30083
[short_name] => 30083
[types] => Array
(
[0] => postal_code
)
)
[1] => Array
(
[long_name] => Stone Mountain
[short_name] => Stone Mountain
[types] => Array
(
[0] => locality
[1] => political
)
)
[2] => Array
(
[long_name] => DeKalb County
[short_name] => Dekalb County
[types] => Array
(
[0] => administrative_area_level_2
[1] => political
)
)
[3] => Array
(
[long_name] => Georgia
[short_name] => GA
[types] => Array
(
[0] => administrative_area_level_1
[1] => political
)
)
[4] => Array
(
[long_name] => United States
[short_name] => US
[types] => Array
(
[0] => country
[1] => political
)
)
)
[formatted_address] => Stone Mountain, GA 30083, USA
[geometry] => Array
(
[bounds] => Array
(
[northeast] => Array
(
[lat] => 33.8351599
[lng] => -84.1243101
)
[southwest] => Array
(
[lat] => 33.7368448
[lng] => -84.246361
)
)
[location] => Array
(
[lat] => 33.7994803
[lng] => -84.1909841
)
[location_type] => APPROXIMATE
[viewport] => Array
(
[northeast] => Array
(
[lat] => 33.8351599
[lng] => -84.1243101
)
[southwest] => Array
(
[lat] => 33.7368448
[lng] => -84.246361
)
)
)
[place_id] => ChIJcxoG6teo9YgRwtQgWre-Trk
[postcode_localities] => Array
(
[0] => Pine Lake
[1] => Stone Mountain
[2] => Tucker
[3] => Wilshire
)
[types] => Array
(
[0] => postal_code
)
)
)
[status] => OK
)
Am I doing anything wrong here? If no, is there a way to notify Google of this missing data?
>Solution :
Looking them up on Google Maps, 30601 goes outside of Clarke County, and thus with just the zip code it’s not possible to determine a county value. 30601 appears to include bits of Clarke, Madison, and Jackson counties.
30601 (note the areas in green at the top of the zip code near Sandy Creek Park):
Clarke County:
