Google Maps geocoding API yields ZERO_RESULTS for valid addresses

Question

We use google API to geocode. We geocoded some 10K addresses successfully. For some reason, the API returns 'GeoCoding Error: status = ZERO_RESULTS' for below addresses. We tried several times, but we still get the same ZERO_RESULTS error only for these addresses. Note: These addresses show up fine in google maps search.

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The below google geocoding API calls return ZERO_RESULTS, however google maps search shows up fine:

http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?address=7441+Adairsville+Hwy+Adairsville+GA+30103&sensor=false

http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?address=1054+East+Commerce+Blvd+Slinger+WI+53086&sensor=false

Geocoding API returns ZERO_RESULTS, even for the below addresses:

8302 LIBERTY RD BALTIMORE MD 21244

9950 EAST GUADALUPE RD MESA AZ 85212

101 EDGEFIELD RD. NORTH AUGUSTA SC 29841

1132 EAST CUTLAR CROSSING LELAND NC 28451

24167 PASEO DE VALENCIA LAGUNA WOODS CA 92637

2121 W. TRENTON RD. EDINBURG TX 78539

1933 north pinellas avenue tarpon springs FL 34689

This is a places result. This particular location is in Windsor Mill, not Baltimore. — geocodezip
The ZERO_RESULTS issue has gotten notably worse in the past week. Reloading a user-facing map will work one moment and not the next with no change to the address sent to Google for geocoding. — Lance Cleveland

Mosca Pt Mosca Pt · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-15T19:22:53

You should be using the Google Places API:

This request

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/textsearch/json?query=1054+East+Commerce+Blvd+Slinger+WI+53086&key=INSERT_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE

returns the following json for me:

{
   "html_attributions" : [],
   "results" : [
      {
         "formatted_address" : "1054 E Commerce Blvd, Slinger, WI 53086, USA",
         "geometry" : {
            "location" : {
               "lat" : 43.32459619999999,
               "lng" : -88.2700943
            }
         },
         "icon" : "https://maps.gstatic.com/mapfiles/place_api/icons/geocode-71.png",
         "id" : "fff40888c14fb49758a87b06cfb567dc700f9c2f",
         "name" : "1054 E Commerce Blvd",
         "place_id" : "EiwxMDU0IEUgQ29tbWVyY2UgQmx2ZCwgU2xpbmdlciwgV0kgNTMwODYsIFVTQQ",
         "reference" : "CpQBigAAAJ9o9UeX-dpZYNA7UMTjNzdGfo2-hKh63_7FFlwohjIlTLw-SW9T55YvvaKqLek9w1wTTW1ruwUhZfDfsbMoC4n1Rk0oYbnyKEAsEPgtwuVf-vNgtYqBrHKpRxT5kECSh4O75_GmZzUaypjQqEAKut-ZCz0eMg5fKzgkCXQrUX2o-kLqlj22_hGGKGdApXJ80xIQtvry7J5ah_DxHh0Hv1SwpBoULWCqMnCH34vJY8WzMRD3pVjNS5o",
         "types" : [ "street_address" ]
      }
   ],
   "status" : "OK"
}

Google Maps geocoding API yields ZERO_RESULTS for valid addresses

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