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Latitude and longitude to address
The mirror image of geocoding: give the hub a latitude and longitude (or tap Use my location) and it names the street address sitting there — split into city, region, postal code and country, with a map marker and copy buttons. The lookup hits OpenStreetMap through our cached edge, keeps nothing, and needs no account. For richer place detail, places.app takes it further.
What is reverse geocoding?
Reverse geocoding turns a pair of numeric coordinates — a latitude and longitude — into a human-readable address or place name. It is the opposite of forward geocoding, which turns an address into coordinates. This tool looks up the nearest mapped address for any point you enter and breaks it into city, region, postal code and country.
How to convert coordinates to an address
- Type or paste a latitude and longitude into the box above, e.g. 40.7484, -73.9857, or tap “Use my location”.
- Press Find address (or Enter). The point is reverse geocoded against OpenStreetMap data.
- Read the full formatted address plus its components — street, city, region, postal code and country.
- Tap copy to grab the address, or open the exact point in Google Maps.
What the lookup returns
| Field | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Full address | 350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118, USA | Best single-line label for the point |
| City / town | New York | Locality — may be a town or village in rural areas |
| State / region | New York | First-level administrative area |
| Postal code | 10118 | Not present everywhere |
| Country | United States | Always returned for mapped land |
Accuracy and limitations
Reverse geocoding finds the nearest mapped feature, so a precise GPS fix can still resolve to the closest building or road rather than the exact spot. Coverage and detail come from OpenStreetMap, so dense cities return full street addresses while remote or unmapped areas may only return a region — or nothing over open water. To go the other way, use address to coordinates. To switch coordinate notations first, see the coordinate converter.
Common uses
Reverse geocoding is handy for labelling a GPS reading from a photo or tracker, identifying where a dropped pin actually is, converting your current coordinates into a postal address, or enriching a dataset of points with city and country. Pair it with the distance calculator when working with multiple points.