How do I change my business address on Google?

Sign in to the Google account that manages your profile, search for your business name on Google or open it in Google Maps, choose Edit profile, then Business information and Location. Enter the new address, check the pin and save. Google usually reviews the change before it goes live, and it may ask you to verify again.

How long does it take to change business address on Google Maps?

Many address edits go live within a few days, but Google can take longer if it reviews the change or asks for verification. If it asks for video verification, plan to record it as soon as your sign is up at the new location.

Will I lose my reviews if I move?

Not if you update the address on your existing profile. Your reviews stay with the profile. You can lose the benefit of them if you create a brand new profile for the new address instead.

Should I show my address or hide it?

Show it if customers visit you at that address during your listed hours. Hide it and list service areas if you travel to customers. Many trades are service area businesses, and some businesses that do both can show the address and list service areas too.

Do I need to update other directories?

Yes. Update Yelp, Facebook, Apple Maps, Bing, your website and any trade directories so your name, address and phone match. Old addresses left on other sites can confuse Google and customers.

Will my Google Maps ranking change after I move?

It usually shifts, because Google weighs distance from the searcher. Some towns may get better and some worse. A scan of your service area before and after the move shows you where.

Will you change my address without asking?

Never. Every change goes to you first and waits for your written approval. You stay the owner of your profile.

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How to change business address on Google: 10 things to get right when you move

Moving your business, or fixing an old address, is a simple edit in your Google Business Profile. Getting it wrong can trigger reverification, split your reviews or leave customers driving to your old shop. Here is how to change business address on Google Maps the right way, with real address problems we have found on profiles we scan.

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10 ways a Google Business Profile address change goes wrong, and what we do about each

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Edit the profile you have, do not start a new one.
To update the address on your Google Business Profile, open your profile from Google Search or Maps, choose Edit profile, then Business information and Location. Editing the existing profile keeps your reviews, photos and history. Creating a new profile for the new address starts you from zero and leaves a duplicate behind.
What we do: we make the address change on your existing profile after you approve it, so your reviews and history move with you.
Decide first if you are a storefront or a service area business.
If customers come to you, Google wants a real address with your sign on it. If you go to customers, like most plumbers, cleaners and roofers, Google usually wants you to hide the address and list the towns you serve instead. Many moves are a good time to fix this choice.
What we do: we look at how you actually work, recommend storefront, service area or both, and set it up the way Google's rules expect.
How a service area business should set up its Google profile
Expect Google to ask you to verify again.
Changing the address is one of the edits that can send a profile back through verification. Google may ask for a video showing your sign, your vehicle, your tools and proof you manage the business. Until it clears, the edit can sit pending or the profile can drop from the map.
What we do: we tell you exactly what Google usually wants to see on video, help you plan the recording and stay with you until the new address is live.
Never use a virtual office, PO box or shared desk.
Google does not allow PO boxes or virtual offices as a business location, and shared coworking addresses often cause ranking and suspension trouble. If your new space is one of these, use a service area setup with the address hidden instead.
What we do: we check the new address against Google's guidelines before anything changes, and switch you to a service area setup when the address will not hold up.
Check the pin, not just the street address.
Google places a pin from your address, and sometimes it lands on the wrong building, the wrong town or even the wrong state. Distance matters a lot on Google Maps, so a misplaced pin quietly costs you calls near your real location.
What we do: we confirm the pin on the live map after the change and correct it if Google placed you in the wrong spot.
Keep your name, address and phone the same everywhere.
Your name, address and phone number, often called NAP, should match across Google, your website, Yelp, Facebook, Apple Maps, Bing and industry directories. Mixed old and new addresses make it harder for Google to trust which one is right.
What we do: we list every place your old address still shows and update them in your citations work so the details match.
Update your website the same day.
Your website footer, contact page, location pages and any map embed should show the new address when you change business address on Google. If your site has local business schema, the address in the code needs to change too.
What we do: we give you or your web person a short list of every spot on the site that needs the new address, written out exactly.
Expect your map rankings to shift.
Google Maps weighs how close a business is to the person searching. Moving even a few miles can lift you in some towns and drop you in others. That is normal, and it is why you need to see the whole service area, not just the search from your desk.
What we do: we run a 49 point map scan before the move and the same 49 points after, so you can see where your position changed.
Mark the old location as moved if it is still listed.
If a separate listing still sits at your old address, customers may find it and call a dead end, and its reviews are not helping your current profile. You can ask Google to mark the old listing as moved or closed, or merge it if it is a duplicate.
What we do: we find old and duplicate listings, show you which one to keep and help you request that Google mark, merge or remove the rest.
Watch the profile for weeks after the move.
Google and the public can suggest edits, and an old address sometimes reappears from outside data sources. Address changes can also take several days to go live while Google reviews them.
What we do: we run a weekly profile check that catches an old address, phone or hours coming back, and fix it with your approval.

Proof

Address and location problems we have found on real profiles

We sign mutual NDAs with our clients, so we describe the work instead of naming the business.

A chimney company in New Hampshire still ranked around its old address four years after moving when we scanned it, and its listing showed as unclaimed.

An appliance repair and HVAC company in Utah with more than 250 reviews at 5.0 ranked only 10th at its own address. We traced it to a shared coworking address, switched it to a service area business with 20 towns and advised against opening a second profile that could risk a suspension.

A carpet cleaning company in central Mississippi. Our scan found its listing placed by Google in Kentucky, about 400 miles away. It reached the top 3 at none of 49 points.

A moving company in Northern Virginia did not show up at any of 49 search points around its town. Its only listing was placed in Tennessee and filed under a generic category.

A locksmith in Southern California had no Google profile, so it appeared at 0 of 49 points. We coached the owner through Google's video verification, and a rescan on the same grid found it at 30 of 49 points and in the top 3 at 10.

A painting contractor in Florida with hundreds of reviews. We cut 106 service entries down to 37, replaced a description that was cut off at Google's 750 character limit and cleaned up duplicate and ZIP code service areas. The owner gets a dated change log every month.

Every business and market is different. We do not promise rankings. We show you the same map every month so you can see what changed.

Why us

Why owners who are moving hand us their Google Business Profile

One business of each type per service area. We will not work for your direct competitor in the same towns.
Google Business Profiles and Google Maps are what we focus on, not a menu of everything.
You see the proof: a 49 point map of your area before we start, and the same map every month after.
Nothing changes on your profile without your written approval, and you stay the owner of it.
No contract. Stay because it is working.

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What you get every month

A 49 point Google Maps scan of your service area before we start
Profile fixes: categories, services, description, service area, hours, attributes and booking or quote links
One post a week plus up to three photos from your work, approved by you
Suggested replies to new reviews, posted only after you approve
A weekly profile check that catches changes Google or anyone else makes
A monthly rescan on the same 49 points, with a plain update on your map, calls and clicks from Google, what we did and what comes next

Pricing comes with your scan. Request your map scan at no cost and we will send your map, a short video walkthrough and pricing together.

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See where your new address shows up on the map.

Send us your business and the towns you want customers from. We will run your 49 point map scan and send your map, a short video walkthrough and pricing together.

What happens next

1.We run your map scan and look at your profile and search results.
2.You get a short note with what we would fix first.
3.If it makes sense, we set it up on a 15 minute call.

How to change business address on Google: 10 things to get right when you move

10 ways a Google Business Profile address change goes wrong, and what we do about each

Edit the profile you have, do not start a new one.

Decide first if you are a storefront or a service area business.

Expect Google to ask you to verify again.

Never use a virtual office, PO box or shared desk.

Check the pin, not just the street address.

Keep your name, address and phone the same everywhere.

Update your website the same day.

Expect your map rankings to shift.

Mark the old location as moved if it is still listed.

Watch the profile for weeks after the move.