# GeoCoordinates - Schema.org Type

> Source: https://schema.org/GeoCoordinates
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T18:45:20.768Z

---

**Note**: You are viewing the development version of [Schema.org](https://schema.org/). See [how we work](https://schema.org/docs/howwework.html) for more details.

**\[more...\]**

-   Canonical URL: https://schema.org/GeoCoordinates
-   Equivalent Class: cmns-loc:GeographicCoordinate  
    Equivalent Class: unece:GeographicalCoordinate
-   [Check for open issues.](https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+GeoCoordinates)

The geographic coordinates of a place or event.

Property

Expected Type

Description

Properties from [GeoCoordinates](https://schema.org/GeoCoordinates "GeoCoordinates")

`[address](https://schema.org/address "address")`

[PostalAddress](https://schema.org/PostalAddress "PostalAddress")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

Physical address of the item.

`[addressCountry](https://schema.org/addressCountry "addressCountry")`

[Country](https://schema.org/Country "Country")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

The country. Recommended to be in 2-letter [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1) format, for example "US". For backward compatibility, a 3-letter [ISO 3166-1 alpha-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3) country code such as "SGP" or a full country name such as "Singapore" can also be used.

`[elevation](https://schema.org/elevation "elevation")`

[Number](https://schema.org/Number "Number")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

The elevation of a location ([WGS 84](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System)). Values may be of the form 'NUMBER UNIT\_OF\_MEASUREMENT' (e.g., '1,000 m', '3,200 ft') while numbers alone should be assumed to be a value in meters.

`[latitude](https://schema.org/latitude "latitude")`

[Number](https://schema.org/Number "Number")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

The latitude of a location. For example `37.42242` ([WGS 84](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System)).

`[longitude](https://schema.org/longitude "longitude")`

[Number](https://schema.org/Number "Number")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

The longitude of a location. For example `-122.08585` ([WGS 84](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System)).

`[postalCode](https://schema.org/postalCode "postalCode")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

The postal code. For example, 94043.

Properties from [Thing](https://schema.org/Thing "Thing")

`[additionalType](https://schema.org/additionalType "additionalType")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. Typically the value is a URI-identified RDF class, and in this case corresponds to the use of rdf:type in RDF. Text values can be used sparingly, for cases where useful information can be added without their being an appropriate schema to reference. In the case of text values, the class label should follow the schema.org [style guide](https://schema.org/docs/styleguide.html).

`[alternateName](https://schema.org/alternateName "alternateName")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

An alias for the item.

`[description](https://schema.org/description "description")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")  or  
[TextObject](https://schema.org/TextObject "TextObject")

A description of the item.

`[disambiguatingDescription](https://schema.org/disambiguatingDescription "disambiguatingDescription")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.

`[identifier](https://schema.org/identifier "identifier")`

[PropertyValue](https://schema.org/PropertyValue "PropertyValue")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of [Thing](https://schema.org/Thing), such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See [background notes](https://schema.org/docs/datamodel.html#identifierBg) for more details.

`[image](https://schema.org/image "image")`

[ImageObject](https://schema.org/ImageObject "ImageObject")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

An image of the item. This can be a [URL](https://schema.org/URL) or a fully described [ImageObject](https://schema.org/ImageObject).

`[mainEntityOfPage](https://schema.org/mainEntityOfPage "mainEntityOfPage")`

[CreativeWork](https://schema.org/CreativeWork "CreativeWork")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See [background notes](https://schema.org/docs/datamodel.html#mainEntityBackground) for details.  
Inverse property: [mainEntity](https://schema.org/mainEntity "mainEntity")

`[name](https://schema.org/name "name")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

The name of the item.

`[owner](https://schema.org/owner "owner")`

[Organization](https://schema.org/Organization "Organization")  or  
[Person](https://schema.org/Person "Person")

A person or organization who owns this Thing.  
Inverse property: [owns](https://schema.org/owns "owns")

`[potentialAction](https://schema.org/potentialAction "potentialAction")`

[Action](https://schema.org/Action "Action")

Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.

`[sameAs](https://schema.org/sameAs "sameAs")`

[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.

`[subjectOf](https://schema.org/subjectOf "subjectOf")`

[CreativeWork](https://schema.org/CreativeWork "CreativeWork")  or  
[Event](https://schema.org/Event "Event")

A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.  
Inverse property: [about](https://schema.org/about "about")

`[url](https://schema.org/url "url")`

[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

URL of the item.

Instances of [GeoCoordinates](https://schema.org/GeoCoordinates "GeoCoordinates") may appear as a value for the following properties

Property

On Types

Description

[geo](https://schema.org/geo "geo")

[Place](https://schema.org/Place "Place")

The geo coordinates of the place.

[geoMidpoint](https://schema.org/geoMidpoint "geoMidpoint")

[GeoCircle](https://schema.org/GeoCircle "GeoCircle")

Indicates the GeoCoordinates at the centre of a GeoShape, e.g. GeoCircle.

### Examples

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

<h1>What is the latitude and longitude of the Empire State Building?</h1>
Answer:
Latitude: 40 deg 44 min 54.36 sec N
Longitude: 73 deg 59 min 8.5 sec W

Example encoded as [Microdata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdata_\(HTML\)) embedded in HTML.

<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Place">
  <h1>What is the latitude and longitude of the <span itemprop="name">Empire State Building</span>?</h1>
  Answer:
  <div itemprop="geo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/GeoCoordinates">
    Latitude: 40 deg 44 min 54.36 sec N
    Longitude: 73 deg 59 min 8.5 dec W
    <meta itemprop="latitude" content="40.75" />
    <meta itemprop="longitude" content="-73.98" />
  </div>
</div>

Example encoded as [RDFa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDFa) embedded in HTML.

<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="Place">
  <h1>What is the latitude and longitude of the <span property="name">Empire State Building</span>?</h1>
  Answer:
  <div property="geo" typeof="GeoCoordinates">
    Latitude: 40 deg 44 min 54.36 sec N
    Longitude: 73 deg 59 min 8.5 dec W
    <meta property="latitude" content="40.75" />
    <meta property="longitude" content="-73.98" />
  </div>
</div>

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Place",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": "40.75",
    "longitude": "-73.98"
  },
  "name": "Empire State Building"
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

This example is in microdata only.

Example encoded as [Microdata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdata_\(HTML\)) embedded in HTML.

<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel">
  <h1><span itemprop="name">ACME Hotel Innsbruck</span></h1>
  <span itemprop="description">A beautifully located business hotel right in the
heart of the alps. Watch the sun rise over the scenic Inn valley while
enjoying your morning coffee.</span>
  <div itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/PostalAddress">
    <span itemprop="streetAddress">Technikerstrasse 21</span>
    <span itemprop="postalCode">6020</span>
    <span itemprop="addressLocality">Innsbruck</span>
    <span itemprop="addressRegion">Tyrol</span>,
    <span itemprop="addressCountry">Austria</span>
  </div>
  <div itemprop="geo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/GeoCoordinates">
    <meta itemprop="latitude" content="47.2649990" />
    <meta itemprop="longitude" content="11.3428720" />
  </div>
</div>