Eircode not showing on Google Maps? How to fix it for your business

Why isn’t my Eircode showing on Google Maps?

Usually because it’s new. Google Maps has worked with Eircodes since November 2017, but it doesn’t add every new one straight away.

Rural addresses are the other big cause. 35% of addresses in Ireland share their address with at least one other property, so Google can put the pin on the wrong house. Your Eircode is the one part of the address that’s unique to your building.

Missing? Add it yourself with “Edit the map”. In the wrong place? Use “Suggest an edit”. Stuck on Pending? Ask a Product Expert to escalate it.

Sources: the Eircode FAQs, Eircode’s 2017 Google Maps announcement and its page on getting an Eircode.

Find your problem in 30 seconds

Answer two questions. We’ll tell you which of the four fixes you need, and where to start.

Fix 1: Your Eircode doesn’t exist yet

If the Eircode Finder can’t find your address, Google Maps won’t find it either. New homes and renovated buildings get their Eircode from An Post GeoDirectory data. That takes time, but you don’t need to apply.

• Every monthAn Post GeoDirectory sends Eircode the new addresses from the month before.
• Every quarterA full update follows, which also picks up renovated and repurposed buildings.
• Next update: November 2026That’s the date Eircode gives on its getting an Eircode page.
• A letter followsEircode posts a letter to each new address that gets a code that quarter.

Before you wait, search the Eircode Finder properly. Try it without the first line of your address. Or find your building on its map.

A pink marker on your building means it has an Eircode. Move the map so the target sits on the marker, then press “Get Eircode”.

No pink marker, and your building has been there for years? Contact the Eircode team. Their details are on the same getting an Eircode page.

Wrong business name on the Eircode Finder? Eircode can’t change it. Contact An Post GeoDirectory instead.

Fix 2: How to add your Eircode to Google Maps

If the Eircode Finder shows your address but Google Maps doesn’t, add it to Maps yourself. It’s free and takes two minutes. Google checks it before it goes live.

On a computer

1. Open Google Maps in your browser and click the Menu (the three lines, top left).

2. At the bottom, click Edit the map, then Wrong pin location or address.

3. Move the map until the centre sits on your building.

4. Type the address exactly as the Eircode Finder shows it, with your Eircode.

5. Click Submit.

On an Android phone

1. Open the Google Maps app and tap Contribute, then Update address.

2. Move the map so the centre sits on your building.

3. Enter the address and Eircode, then tap Submit.

The iPhone app works in much the same way. These steps come from Google’s help page on adding or fixing an address.

• Copy the Eircode Finder exactlyThe same townland, post town and county. Don’t make up a street name.
• Keep the confirmation emailGoogle emails you after you submit. You’ll need it if you have to escalate later.
• No road to your house on the map?Add the road first. Google says to add a missing road before the address.
• One address at a timeFixing several units? Send each one as its own edit.

Fix 3: Your Eircode is in the wrong place

If the pin lands on the wrong building, move it with “Suggest an edit”. But check first. Often the pin is right, and Google Maps is missing your driveway or road.

To move the pin

1. Search your Eircode in Google Maps.

2. Click Suggest an edit, then Wrong pin location or address. On Android, tap Suggest an edit, then Fix an address.

3. Move the map so the centre sits on your building. Check the address details.

4. Submit, and keep the confirmation email.

If the route is the problem, fix the road, not the pin. In one thread we read, a Diamond Product Expert found the Eircode in the right spot. Google Maps was simply missing the driveway. The routing improves once the driveway is on the map.

Two results for one house? That can be normal. Google keeps one result for the Eircode itself and another for the full address. Fix only the one that’s in the wrong place.

Edits by other people can undo yours. If your pin keeps moving back, stop editing and escalate it instead (Fix 4).

Fix 4: Your edit is stuck on Pending or Not Accepted

Check the status of your edit first. Pending means Google is still checking it. Not Accepted means Google couldn’t verify it. If either one drags on, ask a Product Expert on the Google Maps Help Community to escalate it.

To check, open the Google Maps app and tap Contribute, then View your profile. Scroll down to Edits. Only you can see this list. Google explains the statuses on its edits help page.

You can’t cancel an edit once it’s sent. So don’t keep sending the same one. In the threads we read, new builds were often rejected. Either the house wasn’t on Google’s satellite photos yet, or the road to it wasn’t on the map.

How to get it escalated

1. 1
   Wait about two weeks

   Product Experts ask for your confirmation email. One asked for an email at least 15 days old.

2. 2
   Gather your proof

   A screenshot of the confirmation email and of the status under Edits. Your GPS coordinates. A screenshot from the Eircode Finder. A recent photo of the house or the street sign helps too.

3. 3
   Get your coordinates

   On a computer, right-click your building on Google Maps. The coordinates show at the top of the menu. Click them to copy.

4. 4
   Post on the Help Community

   Post on the Google Maps Help Community. Put “Ireland” and the problem in your title, then add your Eircode, coordinates and screenshots.

5. 5
   Wait for a badged expert

   Look for a Diamond, Platinum, Gold or Silver Product Expert. A Diamond Product Expert warned that many forum replies are AI-written, and that Bronze members aren’t Product Experts.

6. 6
   Check the fix properly

   When they say it’s done, clear the Maps app’s cache, or use your browser’s guest mode. Experts say some search and directions features take up to a week to settle.

Your post is public. Experts need the Eircode, coordinates and screenshots. Leave out names, phone numbers and anything else they don’t need.

What we found in 20 Irish Help Community threads

We read the 20 most recent Google Maps Help Community threads about Eircodes. They were posted between late August and October 2026. Here’s what went wrong, and what got fixed.

• Weeks on PendingOwners with a missing address had waited from 2 weeks to about 2 months before asking for help.
• DIY edits often failedIn 6 threads, the owner’s own edits or reports were rejected, ignored or undone.
• Experts asked for the same thingsThe confirmation email, the edit status, GPS coordinates, a map link and an Eircode Finder screenshot.
• Not every post gets an answer5 threads had no reply from anyone when we checked. 3 of them had waited 10 days or more.
• A verified business wasn’t enoughOne business had a verified Google Business Profile. Its address and Eircode still couldn’t be found on Maps.

We checked the threads on 24 October 2026. We’ve left out names, addresses and Eircodes.

If it’s your business address

Customers find your Google Business Profile, not your bare Eircode. So fix the address there too. Then make it match everywhere else.

Set your address and pin in your Business Profile

1. Open your Business Profile and select Edit profile, then Location.

2. Next to Business location, select Edit.

3. Enter the address as the Eircode Finder shows it, with your Eircode in the postcode field.

4. If Google can’t find it, select Adjust. Move the map until the pin sits on your door.

5. Select Done, then Save.

These are the steps on Google’s help page for editing your business address. Google says changes usually show within about 10 minutes, but some take up to 30 days. After a move, Google may also ask you to verify your business again.

• Do you go to your customers?Then hide your address and show the areas you cover. See Google Business Profile without a shopfront.
• Eircode in the postcode boxType your Eircode in the postcode field on its own, not on a street line. Fill in the other lines exactly as the Eircode Finder shows them.
• Use the same address everywhereYour profile, your website and every directory should show the same address and Eircode. That’s what local citations are about: see the best business directories in Ireland.
• Put it in your website’s codeAdd your Eircode as the postal code in your website’s business schema, as part of the address.
• Verified isn’t the same as on the mapIn one thread, a verified business still had an address and Eircode Maps couldn’t find. Check both.
• Don’t keep changing itBig edits in a short time can get a listing flagged. If yours is suspended, our free Profile Rescue Kit finds the likely cause.

New to all this? Start with how to get your business on Google Maps. Once your pin is right, read how to rank higher on Google Maps. Or let us do it. Our Google Business Profile management sets your address, Eircode and pin. Our citation building service makes every directory match. Both are included in every monthly SEO plan.

Use a Plus Code while you wait

A Plus Code is a free, short address for any spot on Google Maps. It works straight away, so it’s a handy stopgap while your Eircode gets fixed.

1. On Google Maps, click or tap your building to drop a pin.

2. Find the Plus Code in the details. It’s four characters, a plus sign, two more characters, then your town.

3. Add it to your directions, booking emails and delivery notes.

Use it alongside your Eircode, not instead of it. Your Eircode is still your official postcode. Google explains how they work on its Plus Codes page.

There’s more on getting found in our Google Business Profile guides.

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