Chapter 4.2.4 - Address Location

Address Location

The AddressLocation object contains information about a geocoded jurisdiction:

Key Value
Alternate [int] Alternate
Indicates if the matching jurisdiction is an alternate to a primary location
  • 0: jurisdiction is not an alternate
  • 1: jurisdiction is an alternate
CassAddress [CassAddress] CASS Address
Contains the CASS address data
CensusBlockGroup [int] Census Block ID
Smallest area surrounded by streets, geocoded based on census data
CensusBlockGroup returns the individual Census Block ID rather than the Census Block Group ID
Example: Block Group ID is 01 and Block ID is 014 - CensusBlockGroup contains 1014
CensusTract [int] Census Tract ID
Contiguous group of census block groups, geocoded based on census data
CityName [string] City
City name of the matching address
Country [string] Country
3-character Country ISO of the matching address
County [string] County
County name the matching address is within
ErrorMessage [string] Error Message
Error message text (if applicable)
FeatureID [int] Feature ID
Unique and permanent geographic feature identifier assigned by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Feature ID)
FipsCode [long] FIPS Code
  • 10-digit FIPS code (Federal Information Processing Standards) of the matching address
  • Format of FIPS code: SSCCCPPPPP where SS = State Code, CCC = County Code, and PPPPP = Place Code
  • Leading zeros in the state code are lost
  • Special tax jurisdiction are assigned by Avalara and start with a “99” in the State Code position
FipsPlaceName [string] FIPS Place Name
FIPS place name
Incorporated [bool] Incorporated
Indicates if the matching jurisdiction is within the city limits of a town
  • true: jurisdiction is within the city limits
  • false: jurisdiction is outside the city limits
InputAddress [ArrayOfstring] Input Address
An array of two strings containing the input address:
  1. Street address and unit/apartment number
  2. City, state and zip
Latitude [double] Latitude
Latitude of the matching jurisdiction
Longitude [double] Longitude
Longitude of the matching jurisdiction
NetworkID [string] Network ID
Indicates from which street database the matching jurisdiction is returned
  • nt: NavTeq
  • ta: TeleAtlas
PCode [int] PCode
Avalara PCode of the matching jurisdiction, correlating to the set of taxes that are applicable to the location
PostalCode [string] Zip Code
5-digit Zip code of the matching address
PostalCodeExtension [string] Zip Code Extension
4-digit Zip code extension of the matching address
PrimaryJurisdictionName [string] Primary Jurisdiction Name
Tax Jurisdiction name of the county or city of the location (underlying tax jurisdiction for special tax jurisdictions)
This field is for informational purposes only
PrimaryJurisdictionPCode [int] Primary Jurisdiction PCode
PCode of the county or city of the location (underlying tax jurisdiction for special tax jurisdictions)
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This field is for informational purposes only. Use PCode field when calculating taxes in the AFC Engine
Score [double] Score
Indicates the confidence of the address match with a value between 0.0 and 1.0
SecondaryUnit [string] Secondary Unit
Unit number of the matching address
SpecialTaxDistrictName [string] Special Tax Jurisdiction Name
Special tax jurisdiction name if the address is within a special tax jurisdiction. Otherwise, blank (not a special tax jurisdiction)
SpecialTaxDistrictPCode [int] Special Tax Jurisdiction PCode
Avalara PCode of the special tax jurisdiction if the address is within a special tax jurisdiction. Otherwise, returns -1 (not a special tax jurisdiction)
StandardizedAddress [ArrayOfstring] Standardized Address
Address matched by AFC Geo SaaS Pro Soap in an array of two strings:
  1. Street address and unit/apartment number
  2. City, state and zip
StateName [string] State
2-character state abbreviation of the matching address
StreetName [string] Street Name
Street name of the matching address
StreetNumber [string] Street Number
Street number of the matching address
TaxJurisdictionName [string] Tax Jurisdiction Name
Taxing jurisdiction name identified by the PCode (PCode)
TimeZone [string] Time Zone
Field is blank
UnderlyingFipsCode [long] Underlying FIPS Code
Federal FIPS code of the location (underlying tax jurisdiction FIPS code for special tax jurisdictions)
This field is for informational purposes only. Use FIPSCode field when calculating taxes in the AFC Engine

Example

<Alternate>0</Alternate>
<CassAddress>
  // CASS Address
</CassAddress>
<CensusBlockGroup>1001</CensusBlockGroup>
<CensusTract>2300</CensusTract>
<CityName>DURHAM</CityName>
<Country>USA</Country>
<County>DURHAM</County>
<ErrorMessage/>
<FeatureID>2403521</FeatureID>
<FipsCode>3706319000</FipsCode>
<FipsPlaceName>DURHAM</FipsPlaceName>
<Incorporated>true</Incorporated>
<InputAddress xmlns:b="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
  <string>512 S MANGUM STREET</string>
  <string>Durham,NC 27701</string>
</InputAddress>
<Latitude>35.991130741436415</Latitude>
<Longitude>-78.902673074501081</Longitude>
<NetworkID>nt</NetworkID>
<PCode>2757800</PCode>
<PostalCode>27701</PostalCode>
<PostalCodeExtension>3973</PostalCodeExtension>
<PrimaryJurisdictionName>DURHAM</PrimaryJurisdictionName>
<PrimaryJurisdictionPCode>2757800</PrimaryJurisdictionPCode>
<Score>1</Score>
<SecondaryUnit/>
<SpecialTaxDistrictName i:nil="true"/>
<SpecialTaxDistrictPCode>-1</SpecialTaxDistrictPCode>
<StandardizedAddress xmlns:b="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
  <string>512 S MANGUM ST</string>
  <string>DURHAM,NC 27701-3973</string>
</StandardizedAddress>
<StateName>NC</StateName>
<StreetName>S MANGUM ST</StreetName>
<StreetNumber>512</StreetNumber>
<TaxJurisdictionName>DURHAM</TaxJurisdictionName>
<TimeZone/>
<UnderlyingFipsCode>3706319000</UnderlyingFipsCode>
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