Location ID List Finder for Google Ads

How to use the location ID list finder for Google Ads

This finder searches the Google Ads location ID list — Google's own geotargets CSV (version 2026-10-06) — for every line you paste. It returns the Criteria ID, the exact name, the canonical name with its state and country, and the target type, so you know you are targeting the right Springfield.

1. Paste or upload your list. ZIP codes, cities, counties, states, or IDs you found in a report. Write Austin, TX or Kansas City, Missouri to tell same-name places apart, or add a State column.
2. Pick the country. Only that country's slice of Google's list is downloaded; your own list never leaves your browser. A Country column lets one file cover several countries.
3. Check the matches. Green rows are found. Rows with more than one match list every candidate with its ID. Not-found rows tell you why.
4. Choose target or exclude. Exclusions get Negative in the Editor file's Criterion Type column.
5. Download or copy. Take the Editor CSV, the name list for the bulk box, or the bare IDs for the API.

Fixes it makes for you

• Lost zeros: Excel turns 02134 into 2134. The finder adds the zero back, using the usual length of that country's postal codes.
• Long codes: ZIP+4 (94103-1234), full UK postcodes and full Canadian codes are matched at the level Google lists.
• Accents and punctuation: Montréal finds Montreal, St. Louis and St Louis are the same search, and Saint Louis falls back to the city St. Louis.
• City versus district: when one city shares its name with a smaller area such as a post town, the city is used and the other ID is noted.

What to do next: add the locations to your campaigns

1. Google Ads website: open Locations in the Campaigns menu, click the blue pencil, select a campaign and tick Add locations in bulk. Paste one batch of names, click Search, then Target All and Save.
2. Google Ads Editor: go to Keywords and targeting › Locations › Make multiple changes, choose “My data includes columns for campaigns”, paste the Editor rows, then Process and Finish and review changes. Or import the CSV from the Account menu.
3. Post your changes from Editor so they go live in your account.

Common Google Ads location targeting errors

Why does Google Ads say a location was not found?

The bulk box keeps every line it can't find. Look up those lines here: the finder shows whether the name is spelled differently in Google's list, whether the postal code exists at a shorter level, or whether the place simply isn't targetable.

The wrong Springfield, Portland or Paris

Many place names repeat. A list of bare city names can quietly target a town in the wrong state. Add the state after the name, or use the Location ID, which points to exactly one place.

Google Ads ZIP code format and lost leading zeros

US ZIP codes are five digits, and the ones in New England start with 0. Format the column as text before you save from Excel, or let the finder put the zeros back.

Locations marked Removal Planned

Google marks obsolete locations before deleting them in the next version of its list. Replace them now with the city, county or postal codes around them, so the targeting doesn't silently shrink.

Too many locations for one campaign

A campaign can hold 10,500 location targets: up to 10,000 individual places plus 500 radius targets, and exclusions count too. The finder warns before a list goes over.

A location both targeted and excluded

Google Ads Editor flags a location that is targeted and excluded in the same campaign as a conflict. Keep target and exclusion lists in separate files.