Find a County from Latitude and Longitude
Enter coordinates in decimal degrees, latitude first, separated by a comma or a space, for example 35.7796, -78.6382. We check the point against the U.S. Census Bureau's county boundaries.
Formatting your coordinates
- Use decimal degrees, not degrees-minutes-seconds. 35° 46′ 46.6″ N is 35.7796.
- Put latitude first. Places in the United States have positive latitude.
- Longitude west of Greenwich is negative, so most U.S. longitudes start with a minus sign. Parts of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska are the exception.
- Five decimal places is precise to about 1 meter (roughly 3 feet), which is more than enough to tell counties apart.
What you'll get back
The result shows the county (or parish, borough, or independent city) and its five-digit FIPS code, which you can copy with one click. You'll also see the city or place, ZIP Code area, congressional district, state legislative districts, and school district at that point, along with a map of the county boundary and a link to open the point in Google Maps.
Points near a county line
After finding the county, we also check whether any other county lies within about 330 feet of your point. If one does, we list both counties so you can double-check with a street address or a map.
Where coordinates come from
You can copy coordinates from Google Maps or Apple Maps by dropping a pin, from a GPS device, from photo metadata, or from a spreadsheet of locations. This tool covers the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
Points on the water
Many county boundaries extend into nearby bays, lakes, and coastal waters, so a point just offshore can still be inside a county. If a point is farther out at sea or outside the United States, we'll tell you it isn't inside a U.S. county instead of guessing the nearest one.