Coordinates to Address Converter
A coordinates to address lookup, also called reverse geocoding, converts a latitude and longitude pair into a full street address, city, state, and country. Enter coordinates below to convert coordinates to address instantly, free, with no sign-up. This is the opposite of forward geocoding, which turns a written address into coordinates.
The tool above works with any coordinate pair on Earth. Enter a latitude and longitude, use one of the sample locations, or share your current location to run the first lookup. Once a result is showing, you can click anywhere on the map for a new lookup at that point, no need to re-enter coordinates.
For example, 40.748817, -73.985428 resolves to a full address in Manhattan, New York, complete with the nearest point of interest, street, postcode, and city. When coordinates land inside a building or storefront rather than open road, the tool surfaces that business or landmark name alongside the address, not just the street it sits on.
What You Get from This Tool
Submitting a latitude and longitude pair, or clicking a point on the map once one is showing, returns two things side by side: an interactive map centered on the matched point, and a structured results panel with the following fields.
Address
A single combined, formatted address string built from the fields below, ready to copy or display directly.
Latitude and Longitude
The precise coordinates of the matched point, returned to a high decimal precision. This can differ slightly from what you entered, since the result reflects the nearest resolvable point on the map rather than your exact input.
Name, Category, and Type
The name of the matched feature and how it is classified, for example a road name with a category of highway and a type of tertiary, or a named building or point of interest where one exists at that location.
Street, Area, City, and County
The street name, local area, city or town, and county or district the point falls within. Any field without a value at that location, such as Area, returns as N/A rather than being silently omitted, so you always know what data is and is not available for a given point.
Postcode, State, and Country
The postal code, state name and state code, and the country name and code, with the country flag shown alongside the code.
How to Use This Tool
Using the APIFreaks Coordinates to Address Converter takes a few seconds. Enter coordinates manually, pick a sample location, or share your current location, then click "Address Lookup" to run the first search. Once a result and map are showing, you can skip the button entirely for any follow-up lookup by clicking straight on the map instead.
- Step 1 - Enter Latitude and Longitude Type the latitude into the first field and the longitude into the second. These are the same GPS coordinates a phone, GPS receiver, or mapping app would give you, in decimal degree format, for example 40.748817, -73.985428.
- Step 2 - Or Use a Sample Location Click one of the sample locations, Big Ben, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, or Empire State, to fill in the fields automatically and see a worked example without a coordinate pair on hand.
- Step 3 - Or Use Your Current Location Click "Use My Location" to let your browser share your device’s coordinates directly. Your browser will prompt for location permission first.
- Step 4 - Or Click Directly on the Map Once a result is showing, click anywhere on the map to run a new lookup for that exact point instantly. No need to press the lookup button again, the results panel updates automatically to match your click.
- Step 5 - Click "Address Lookup" After entering coordinates manually, choosing a sample location, or sharing your current location, press "Address Lookup" to get the matched address fields plus a marker on the map showing exactly where that point sits.
No sign-up is required, and the tool is free to use.
Use Cases of This Tool
Reverse geocoding shows up anywhere raw coordinates need to be turned into something a person or a database can work with.
Delivery and Logistics
Courier and delivery platforms log GPS pings from drivers and devices. Converting those pings into readable addresses makes it possible to confirm drop off locations, audit delivery routes, and resolve customer disputes about where a package was actually left.
Mapping and Location Based Apps
Apps that let users drop a pin on a map, whether for check-ins, property listings, or ride requests, need to turn that pin into an address the user recognizes. Reverse geocoding is the step that makes a map click meaningful.
Field Service and Asset Tracking
Fleet management and field service tools record the coordinates of vehicles, equipment, or job sites. Reverse geocoding turns those logs into addresses that dispatchers and reports can actually read, instead of raw decimal pairs.
Data Cleaning and Enrichment
Datasets that only contain latitude and longitude, such as sensor logs, check-in exports, or IoT device records, become far more useful once each row is enriched with a city, state, and country. This is a common preprocessing step before analysis or reporting.
Emergency Response and Public Safety
Systems that receive a caller\u2019s or device\u2019s GPS position, such as roadside assistance or emergency dispatch tools, use reverse geocoding to translate that position into an address responders can navigate to.
Photo and Media Geotagging
Photos and videos captured with location data attached often store only coordinates. Reverse geocoding converts that metadata into a readable location for captions, albums, or search.