DC Address Parser

Parses and normalizes Washington, DC street addresses according to the DC Master Address Repository (MAR) standard.

Usage

address = DcAddressParser.parse "123 main st n.w."

address.number
=> 123

address.street_name
=> "MAIN"

address.street_type
=> "STREET"

address.quadrant
=> "NW"

address.to_s
"123 MAIN STREET NW"

Address standard

The Gem conforms to the DC Master Address Repository (MAR) address standard. You can learn more about the MAR in the MAR FAQ.

Looking up addresses in the MAR

The Gem integrates with the DC Address Lookup gem. To look up an address in the MAR:

address.lookup
=> #<DcAddressLookup::Location>

Installing

1. Add gem 'dc_address_parser' to your project's Gemfile
2. bundle install