Address Component Types

Address components provide detailed information to pinpoint locations within a geographic hierarchy, from broad regions to specific buildings. For example, premise refers to a particular building or group of buildings with a shared name, while route identifies a specific road. Other components, such as postal town, administrative areas, and country, define a location within postal or civil boundaries. Elements like postal code and political further classify areas by postal regions or governmental divisions. Together, these components form a clear and organised address system for accurate location identification.

premise	Indicates a named location, usually a building or collection of buildings with a common name.
route	Indicates a named route, such as "Cowley Road".
postal_town	Specifies a town or city associated with a particular postal code.
administrative_area_level_1	Indicates a first order civil entity below the country level. This often represents states in the United States or similar divisions in other countries.
administrative_area_level_2	Indicates a second order civil entity below the country level, such as a county in the United States. Not all addresses have these.
country	Indicates the national political entity and is typically the highest order type returned by the geocoder.
postal_code	Indicates a postal code used to address postal mail within the country.
political	Indicates a political entity, typically representing a civil administrative area.