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Asked: 2026-06-02T04:50:36+00:00

I am writing an application which requires to put a marker on a street

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I am writing an application which requires to put a marker on a street within one city. I’ve added an input for searching this particular street (to simplify the process and not have to drag and locate the street manually).

So, entering “[Street name], [City]” works as expected and locates the street perfectly. However enetering only “[Street name]” centers map on the street but in another city.

Is there a way to tell Geocoder to search in a particular city?

In the end I can manually add “, [City]” to the request but I’m wondering if it’s possible through the API.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can tell the geocoder to bias towards a particular area:
    https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/geocoding#GeocodingViewports

    Note: this is not entirely foolproof: it biases, it doesn’t restrict. So if you look for “Downing Street” in a tiny village it may well find Downing Street in London anyway.

    The only foolproof way is to force the city into the address.

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