Sample geocoding responses from Google Maps and Mapzen Search for "Stanford"

google-maps-geocoder.json

{
   "results" : [
      {
         "address_components" : [
            {
               "long_name" : "Stanford",
               "short_name" : "Stanford",
               "types" : [ "locality", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Santa Clara County",
               "short_name" : "Santa Clara County",
               "types" : [ "administrative_area_level_2", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "California",
               "short_name" : "CA",
               "types" : [ "administrative_area_level_1", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "United States",
               "short_name" : "US",
               "types" : [ "country", "political" ]
            }
         ],
         "formatted_address" : "Stanford, CA, USA",
         "geometry" : {
            "bounds" : {
               "northeast" : {
                  "lat" : 37.4435369,
                  "lng" : -122.149475
               },
               "southwest" : {
                  "lat" : 37.4063388,
                  "lng" : -122.191292
               }
            },
            "location" : {
               "lat" : 37.42410599999999,
               "lng" : -122.1660756
            },
            "location_type" : "APPROXIMATE",
            "viewport" : {
               "northeast" : {
                  "lat" : 37.4435369,
                  "lng" : -122.149475
               },
               "southwest" : {
                  "lat" : 37.4063388,
                  "lng" : -122.191292
               }
            }
         },
         "place_id" : "ChIJzd7xXsm6j4ARUp8sFUMNrWs",
         "types" : [ "locality", "political" ]
      }
   ],
   "status" : "OK"
}

mapzen-search.json

{
  "geocoding": {
    "version": "0.1",
    "attribution": "https://search.mapzen.com/v1/attribution",
    "query": {
      "text": "Stanford",
      "size": 10,
      "private": false,
      "boundary.country": "USA",
      "querySize": 20
    },
    "engine": {
      "name": "Pelias",
      "author": "Mapzen",
      "version": "1.0"
    },
    "timestamp": 1453937624695
  },
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "id": "5398563",
        "gid": "gn:locality:5398563",
        "layer": "locality",
        "source": "gn",
        "name": "Stanford",
        "country_a": "USA",
        "country": "United States",
        "region": "California",
        "region_a": "CA",
        "county": "Santa Clara County",
        "locality": "Stanford",
        "confidence": 0.949,
        "label": "Stanford, Santa Clara County, CA"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -122.16608,
          37.42411
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "id": "4309487",
        "gid": "gn:locality:4309487",
        "layer": "locality",
        "source": "gn",
        "name": "Stanford",
        "country_a": "USA",
        "country": "United States",
        "region": "Kentucky",
        "region_a": "KY",
        "county": "Lincoln County",
        "locality": "Stanford",
        "confidence": 0.945,
        "label": "Stanford, Lincoln County, KY"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -84.66189,
          37.53119
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "id": "4912372",
        "gid": "gn:locality:4912372",
        "layer": "locality",
        "source": "gn",
        "name": "Stanford",
        "country_a": "USA",
        "country": "United States",
        "region": "Illinois",
        "region_a": "IL",
        "county": "McLean County",
        "localadmin": "Allin",
        "locality": "Stanford",
        "confidence": 0.941,
        "label": "Stanford, Allin, IL"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -89.21786,
          40.43476
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "id": "5680222",
        "gid": "gn:locality:5680222",
        "layer": "locality",
        "source": "gn",
        "name": "Stanford",
        "country_a": "USA",
        "country": "United States",
        "region": "Montana",
        "region_a": "MT",
        "county": "Judith Basin County",
        "locality": "Stanford",
        "confidence": 0.94,
        "label": "Stanford, Judith Basin County, MT"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -110.21826,
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        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "id": "2717:locality:us:usa:stanford",
        "gid": "qs:locality:2717:locality:us:usa:stanford",
        "layer": "locality",
        "source": "qs",
        "name": "Stanford",
        "country_a": "USA",
        "country": "United States",
        "region": "California",
        "region_a": "CA",
        "county": "Santa Clara County",
        "confidence": 0.737,
        "label": "Stanford, Santa Clara County, CA"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -122.167340615422,
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        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "id": "37623:_:_:usa:stanford",
        "gid": "qs:neighbourhood:37623:_:_:usa:stanford",
        "layer": "neighbourhood",
        "source": "qs",
        "name": "Stanford",
        "country_a": "USA",
        "country": "United States",
        "region": "Michigan",
        "region_a": "MI",
        "county": "Oakland County",
        "confidence": 0.731,
        "label": "Stanford, Oakland County, MI"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
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        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "id": "96786:localadmin:us:usa:stanford",
        "gid": "qs:localadmin:96786:localadmin:us:usa:stanford",
        "layer": "localadmin",
        "source": "qs",
        "name": "Stanford",
        "country_a": "USA",
        "country": "United States",
        "region": "Illinois",
        "region_a": "IL",
        "county": "Clay County",
        "confidence": 0.725,
        "label": "Stanford, Clay County, IL"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
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        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "id": "103700:localadmin:us:usa:stanford",
        "gid": "qs:localadmin:103700:localadmin:us:usa:stanford",
        "layer": "localadmin",
        "source": "qs",
        "name": "Stanford",
        "country_a": "USA",
        "country": "United States",
        "region": "Minnesota",
        "region_a": "MN",
        "county": "Isanti County",
        "confidence": 0.725,
        "label": "Stanford, Isanti County, MN"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
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        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "id": "107341:localadmin:us:usa:stanford",
        "gid": "qs:localadmin:107341:localadmin:us:usa:stanford",
        "layer": "localadmin",
        "source": "qs",
        "name": "Stanford",
        "country_a": "USA",
        "country": "United States",
        "region": "New York",
        "region_a": "NY",
        "county": "Dutchess County",
        "confidence": 0.725,
        "label": "Stanford, Dutchess County, NY"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
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        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "id": "9908:locality:us:usa:stanford",
        "gid": "qs:locality:9908:locality:us:usa:stanford",
        "layer": "locality",
        "source": "qs",
        "name": "Stanford",
        "country_a": "USA",
        "country": "United States",
        "region": "Kentucky",
        "region_a": "KY",
        "county": "Lincoln County",
        "confidence": 0.725,
        "label": "Stanford, Lincoln County, KY"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
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        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "bbox": [
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  ]
}