How Do I Show County Lines On Google Maps App

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County Lines

View Google Maps with County Lines • County map on Google Maps • Find county by address • Determine county jurisdiction

See a county map on Google Maps • Find county by address • Answer what county is this address in

See Google Maps overlaid with county lines. Coverage includes the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico and Switzerland. Popular uses include real estate, sales, business planning, field research, sales tax determination, education, routing, travel, entertainment, permitting, grassroots efforts and determining county jurisdiction.

Quick Tips for using this County Lines map tool

Type any place or address in the "Search places" box above the map*
OR: Zoom into your place of interest on the map
County lines will draw on the map, and the county name, state name**, country name and latitude/longitude for your chosen location will appear at the bottom of the map***
Check the "Show county labels" checkbox in the lower left corner of the map to see the names of the counties on the map
Optionally, check the "Also show US city limits" checkbox in the lower left corner of the map to see City Limits overlaid on the map (available in the U.S. only)
Also show US townships by checking the box in the lower left corner of the map
Click the ◉ button in the upper right corner of the map to use your current location. Click the ◉ button again to automatically update your location every 1, 5 or 10 minutes (Monthly Contributors also get an option to update every several seconds). †
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* You can also type in GPS coordinates in decimal degrees into the Search places box. For example, type -105.25, 40 for Boulder, Colorado.
** or equivalent province, district, etc.
*** All information is reported based on the location of the blue dot on the map; to move the blue dot, click the map
† The "Locate" button will be more accurate on smartphones and other devices containing a GPS; desktop browsers typically show an approximate location

FAQs for County Lines

Does Google Maps show county lines?

This County Lines map tool shows county lines on Google Maps. You can also show county name labels on the map by checking the box in the lower left corner of the map.

What are county lines or county boundaries?

This County Boundary Lines map tool shows county lines on Google Maps. Other tools on this website also show city limits, townships, section township range, ZIP Codes, elevation and more.

How do I find county by address?

To find the county for an address, type the address in the 'Search places' box above this interactive County Finder map. The county name appears near the top of the map and the blue dot shows the location of the address on the map.

How do you see Google Maps with county lines? Just follow the quick steps above and you will see the county boundary lines for the U.S., Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico and Switzerland displayed on a fully-interactive Google Map.

Do things such as:
– Find county for an address
– Determine what county a city or township is located in
– Help determine which county or local sales tax may apply for a given location
– Find out what county are these GPS coordinates located in (see * above)?
– plus any of a number of other topics where knowing counties and cities may be important, such as real estate, sales, education, field research and more

Coverage Notes

US coverage includes Counties in all 50 states plus Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa
"Also show US city limits" draws all incorporated cities and towns in the United States and its territories and possessions
"Also show US townships" draws all minor civil divisions (MCDs) (these are often townships)
Within the UK, England displays Counties and Unitary Authorities, Scotland displays Council Areas, Wales displays Principal Areas, and Northern Ireland displays Districts. Explanation of Unitary Authorities, Council Areas, Principal Areas and Districts.
Australia displays Local Government Areas (LGAs)
New Zealand displays Territorial Authorities
Canada displays Census Divisions, which are Counties in some provinces but may include other geographies
Mexico displays Municipalities, which are the next level administrative divisions below State
Switzerland displays Districts

Other Notes

The Search places box uses a standard Google Maps geocoding engine, therefore you can type street addresses, road names, points of interest, and GPS coordinates (see * above) to see what county that location is part of
Many of the map layers from which this information is extracted are very large, so it may take several seconds for all of the map layers to finish drawing
Because the map layers are large, boundaries will not be shown if you are zoomed out too far
Note that typing an address will zoom in the map very close, whereas typing a city or county by itself will show you a map with a wider view
Disclaimer: While the number of decimals in the latitude and longitude displayed for the map marker imply a positional accuracy of within a few feet, note that Google Maps is not inherently that accurate, and therefore this tool should not be used for legal purposes or anything beyond entertainment value.

Sources

– US: Census Bureau
– UK: Open Government License – Contains Office of National Statistics data, Ordnance Survey data ©Crown copyright and database right 2017. Open Data Lincese – Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.
– Ireland: Open Data and Creative Commons License – Ordnance Survey Ireland
– Australia: Incorporates Administrative Boundaries ©PSMA Australia Limited licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
– New Zealand: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 – Stats NZ
– Canada: Open License – Boundary Files, 2016 Census; Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-160-X
– Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)
– Switzerland: Swiss Federal Office of Topography

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Last updated: November 11, 2021