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U.S. Census Geocoder API boundary

Official documentation boundaries for Census Geocoder request planning, conditional geography parameters, approximate results and unresolved batch-coordinate guidance; not permission to transmit sensitive location data.

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  1. The documented service calculates address locations for the United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Island Areas. Coordinate input returns geographic-area matches, not a reverse-geocoded address, and requires geographies returntype. informative
  2. The guide lists no API-key parameter; authenticated behavior and operational limits were not tested. This metadata record grants no permission to transmit personal addresses or coordinates. informative
  3. Select the documented searchtype and benchmark; vintage is required only for geographies, with a matching spatial benchmark. Single-request format and layers are optional. Coordinates use x=longitude and y=latitude. Current benchmark and vintage labels change over time. informative
  4. Calculated address-range positions are not verified occupancy, identity, deliverability or current ground truth. Available geographic layers depend on vintage and coverage; a successful response does not establish complete coverage or reuse permission. informative
  5. The guide limits batch files to 10,000 records but contains conflicting batch-coordinate guidance: the address-batch section excludes independent coordinate lookup while a later section documents coordinatesbatch. Runtime availability remains unverified; no batch submission was made. informative