This example creates a request to the geocoding service that restricts the results to a particular postal area within Sydney, Australia.
Read the documentation.
TypeScript
function initMap(): void { const geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder(); const map = new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement, { zoom: 8, center: { lat: -33.865, lng: 151.209 }, } ); (document.getElementById("submit") as HTMLElement).addEventListener( "click", () => { geocodeAddress(geocoder, map); } ); } function geocodeAddress(geocoder: google.maps.Geocoder, map: google.maps.Map) { geocoder.geocode( { componentRestrictions: { country: "AU", postalCode: "2000", }, }, ( results: google.maps.GeocoderResult[], status: google.maps.GeocoderStatus ) => { if (status === "OK") { map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location); new google.maps.Marker({ map, position: results[0].geometry.location, }); } else { window.alert( "Geocode was not successful for the following reason: " + status ); } } ); }
JavaScript
function initMap() { const geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder(); const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), { zoom: 8, center: { lat: -33.865, lng: 151.209 }, }); document.getElementById("submit").addEventListener("click", () => { geocodeAddress(geocoder, map); }); } function geocodeAddress(geocoder, map) { geocoder.geocode( { componentRestrictions: { country: "AU", postalCode: "2000", }, }, (results, status) => { if (status === "OK") { map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location); new google.maps.Marker({ map, position: results[0].geometry.location, }); } else { window.alert( "Geocode was not successful for the following reason: " + status ); } } ); }
CSS
/* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div * element that contains the map. */ #map { height: 100%; } /* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */ html, body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; } #floating-panel { position: absolute; top: 10px; left: 25%; z-index: 5; background-color: #fff; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid #999; text-align: center; font-family: "Roboto", "sans-serif"; line-height: 30px; padding-left: 10px; }
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Geocoding Component Restriction</title> <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" /> <script src="./index.js"></script> </head> <body> <div id="floating-panel"> <pre>componentRestrictions: {country: "AU", postalCode: "2000"}</pre> <button id="submit">Geocode</button> </div> <div id="map"></div> <!-- Async script executes immediately and must be after any DOM elements used in callback. --> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initMap&libraries=&v=weekly" async ></script> </body> </html>
All
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Geocoding Component Restriction</title> <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script> <style type="text/css"> /* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div * element that contains the map. */ #map { height: 100%; } /* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */ html, body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; } #floating-panel { position: absolute; top: 10px; left: 25%; z-index: 5; background-color: #fff; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid #999; text-align: center; font-family: "Roboto", "sans-serif"; line-height: 30px; padding-left: 10px; } </style> <script> function initMap() { const geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder(); const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), { zoom: 8, center: { lat: -33.865, lng: 151.209 }, }); document.getElementById("submit").addEventListener("click", () => { geocodeAddress(geocoder, map); }); } function geocodeAddress(geocoder, map) { geocoder.geocode( { componentRestrictions: { country: "AU", postalCode: "2000", }, }, (results, status) => { if (status === "OK") { map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location); new google.maps.Marker({ map, position: results[0].geometry.location, }); } else { window.alert( "Geocode was not successful for the following reason: " + status ); } } ); } </script> </head> <body> <div id="floating-panel"> <pre>componentRestrictions: {country: "AU", postalCode: "2000"}</pre> <button id="submit">Geocode</button> </div> <div id="map"></div> <!-- Async script executes immediately and must be after any DOM elements used in callback. --> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initMap&libraries=&v=weekly" async ></script> </body> </html>
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npx @googlemaps/js-samples init geocoding-component-restriction DESTINATION_FOLDER
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