<!--
{
  "availability" : [
    "MapKit JS: 5.0.0 -"
  ],
  "documentType" : "symbol",
  "framework" : "MapKitJS",
  "identifier" : "/documentation/MapKitJS/Place",
  "metadataVersion" : "0.1.0",
  "role" : "Class",
  "symbol" : {
    "kind" : "Class",
    "modules" : [
      "MapKit JS"
    ],
    "preciseIdentifier" : "cl/mapkit.Place"
  },
  "title" : "Place"
}
-->

# Place

A place object that returns from a geocoder lookup, a reverse lookup, or a fetch request for points of interest.

```
class Place
```

## Overview

[`GeocoderResponse`](/documentation/MapKitJS/GeocoderResponse), [`SearchResponse`](/documentation/MapKitJS/SearchResponse), and [`PointsOfInterestSearchResponse`](/documentation/MapKitJS/PointsOfInterestSearchResponse) return places.

## Topics

### Place name and category

[`name`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/name)

The name of the place.

[`formattedAddress`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/formattedAddress)

The address of the place, formatted using its conventions of its country or region.

[`areasOfInterest`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/areasOfInterest)

Common names of the area in which the place resides.

[`pointOfInterestCategory`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/pointOfInterestCategory)

The category of the place.

### Street address

[`thoroughfare`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/thoroughfare)

The street name at the place.

[`subThoroughfare`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/subThoroughfare)

The number on the street at the place.

[`fullThoroughfare`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/fullThoroughfare)

A combination of thoroughfare and subthoroughfare.

[`postCode`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/postCode)

The postal code of the place.

### City and district address

[`locality`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/locality)

The city of the place.

[`subLocality`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/subLocality)

The name of the area within the locality.

[`dependentLocalities`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/dependentLocalities)

Common names for the local area or neighborhood of the place.

[`administrativeArea`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/administrativeArea)

The state or province of the place.

[`administrativeAreaCode`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/administrativeAreaCode)

The short code for the state or area.

### Country address

[`country`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/country)

The country or region of the place.

[`countryCode`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/countryCode)

The country or region associated with the place.

### Location

[`coordinate`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/coordinate)

The latitude and longitude for the place.

[`region`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/region)

The geographic region associated with the place.

### Place IDs

[`id`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/id)

The Place ID referencing a feature.

[`alternateIds`](/documentation/MapKitJS/Place/alternateIds)

A list of alternate Place IDs referencing a feature.


---

Copyright &copy; 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)