MapBench tool category
Location Map Tools
County, city, state, ZIP, country and addresses. This hub groups 40 tools that answer related geographic questions while keeping the underlying method, data source and limitations visible.
Start with these tools
Choose the tool that matches the question rather than the one with the most familiar name. Related tools can use different geographic models and legitimately return different answers.
Find My Location
See your current position on the map with live coordinates and nearest address.
Open tool →What County Am I In?
Find which county your location or any map point belongs to.
Open tool →Reverse Geocoder
Turn coordinates into a structured address.
Open tool →Address to Coordinates
Geocode any address to latitude and longitude.
Open tool →Batch Geocoder
Geocode many addresses or reverse-geocode coordinates — table + CSV export.
Open tool →What City Am I In?
Find the city or town for your position or any map point.
Open tool →What State Am I In?
Find the US state or first-level region for any point.
Open tool →What Country Am I In?
Resolve any point to its country with ISO code.
Open tool →What ZIP Code Am I In?
Find the postal code for your location. Strong US coverage.
Open tool →Coordinates to Address
Convert lat/long into a readable address.
Open tool →What Timezone Am I In?
Resolve a point to its IANA timezone and local time.
Open tool →Timezone Converter
Convert a time between two places or IANA timezones.
Open tool →How to use this category well
Positions are resolved with OpenStreetMap Nominatim/Photon (ODbL) and, for US districts, the Census Bureau geocoder. Nothing is stored server-side; the only outgoing request per lookup carries the coordinate pair itself.
- Prefer clicking the map over typing when you can: a placed pin is unambiguous, while a mistyped address can silently resolve to the wrong Springfield. When you must type, include the country for common town names and drop apartment numbers if the street fails — geocoders match best on street + city.
- Treat postal and administrative answers as different datasets. A 'wrong' city result is frequently a correct administrative answer disagreeing with a postal habit. If a form demands the mailing version, your postal service is authoritative; if it demands legal boundaries, the administrative layer is.
- Check accuracy before trusting a GPS-derived answer: indoors, browser positioning can be off by blocks, which flips counties near borders. Zoom the map and nudge the pin by hand when the stakes are real — the tools here let every GPS result be corrected with a click.
Key terms
Reverse geocoding
Translating coordinates into the nearest human-readable address or administrative area.
Administrative boundary
The legally defined polygon for a country, state, county or municipality.
Postal vs administrative city
Mailing city follows postal routes; legal city follows municipal boundaries — they can differ.
Accuracy radius
The device-reported uncertainty of a GPS/network position, in metres.
Related guides & original research
When to verify with an official source
MapBench is designed for analysis, learning and planning. If the result affects a legal boundary, surveying, emergency response, engineering, regulated eligibility, official statistics or a financial commitment, verify the underlying information with the responsible authority or qualified professional.