Find and share a location using Plus Codes

You can use and share Plus Codes to:

Get and use a simple digital address.
Define a specific location for a conventional address. For example, you can identify different entrances to the same building.
Identify a specific location to receive deliveries or access emergency and social services.

Here’s an example of a Plus Code: JJXX+HR8, Seattle.

Find and share a location’s Plus Code

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
Find the location where you want to get a Plus Code.
To drop a pin at the location, touch and hold the screen.
At the bottom, tap the panel that appears.
To copy a location’s code, tap the Plus Code .
To share the location, paste the Plus Code into the messaging platform of your choice.

Find and share your current location’s Plus Code

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
Tap the blue dot that shows your location.
- At the bottom, the 'Your location' panel appears.
From the bottom of your screen, swipe up until you find the 'Plus Code' section.
Tap Copy code.
To share the location, paste the Plus Code into the messaging platform of your choice

If you’re offline, you might find a global Plus Code without a town or city name. Instead, an dialling code is added to the beginning of the Plus Code, like 9C5M8QQ7+V8.

Find a location with a Plus Code

To search for a location with a Plus Code:

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
At the top, in the search box, enter the Plus Code.
- To search a town or city that you’re not currently in: Enter a Plus Code with a town or city name. For example: JJXX+HR8, Seattle.
- To search a town or city that you’re currently in: Enter only the 6- or 7-digit Plus Code. For example, if you’re in Seattle, you can directly search for JJXX+HR8.

Learn more about Plus Codes.

Set your home address with a Plus Code

Important: This feature is only available in select countries.

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
Tap You .
Under 'Give your home a precise address', tap Get started Continue Find address.
After Maps finds your address, tap Save.

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