API access
One endpoint for forward, reverse, postal, geoparse and autocomplete. XML, JSON, JSONP or CSV. 1 credit = 1 API call.
Non-commercial use
$0
up to 2,500 calls / day
Commercial, any volume
$0.005 USD / credit
1 credit = 1 API call · up to 10 calls/sec
High-volume production
$1,000 USD / month
unlimited access to all endpoints · up to 10 calls/sec
Rate limits apply per plan as noted. Free tier requires sign-up and whitelisting for non-commercial users — see the Terms and Conditions of Service.
Run it yourself
When even 10 calls/sec isn't enough — run the whole geocoder where your data lives.
Launch the full geocoder as an AMI in your own AWS account. Unlimited, unthrottled, entirely under your control.
Get it on AWS MarketplaceWe run an unlimited & unthrottled dedicated Geocoder.ca server on AWS for you — you just call it.
Contact us for a quoteData products
One-time license, runs on your servers, no per-call billing and no caching restrictions. Updates are optional add-ons.
| Dataset | One-time fee | Updates (optional) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Postal Code Dataset Full 6-character postal codes · refreshed on the 1st of every month | $998 CAD | $100 CAD / momonthly updates + more data format options | Get it |
| US ZIP5 Centroid + ZIP5 Polygons Centroids and boundary polygons · updated annually | $998 USD | $50 USD / updateannual refresh | Get it |
| US ZIP+4 Street Address Database Over 40 million records · updated annually | $2,650 USD | $50 USD / updateannual refresh | Get it |
Testing or a side project? Start on the free non-commercial tier or a small batch of pay-per-use credits — there's no plan to outgrow, credits just scale with you.
Steady production volume? Past roughly 200,000 calls a month, the $1,000 unlimited subscription beats per-credit pricing — and past that, the AWS server or a data license removes the meter entirely.
Switching from Google Maps? The data products are the option Google can't match: you keep the dataset, cache anything, display on any map. Estimate your savings →
For developers & applications
One HTTPS endpoint for forward, reverse, postal, geoparse and autocomplete. Returns XML, JSON, JSONP or CSV. Reading your first result in minutes.
✓ Forward, reverse & postal lookups
✓ Batch tools, polygons, census enrichment
✓ Pay-as-you-go or subscription
For teams who want the dataset
License the Canadian & U.S. address and postal database. Run it on your own servers with no per-call billing and no caching restrictions — the data is yours.
✓ Downloadable address & postal data
✓ Self-hosted, offline-capable
✓ Flat, predictable cost
What it does
Everything in the examples, grouped by what you'd actually reach for.
Address, postal/ZIP or intersection → coordinates.
Latitude, longitude → nearest address & corner.
Full 6-character Canadian postal & US ZIP+4 lookup.
As-you-type suggestions. Demo →
Pull locations out of free text. Try it →
batchpostal, showaddrs, postal-in-polygon, getpolygon.
Nearest points of interest with reverse lookups.
Enrich results with StatsCan census attributes.
Run it your way
The same geocoder, wherever your data needs to live.
License the dataset and run it entirely on your own infrastructure.
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