parse_address
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## Name

parse_address — Takes a 1 line address and breaks into parts

## Synopsis

`record parse_address(`text address`)`;

## Description

Returns takes an address as input, and returns a record output consisting of fields num, street, street2, address1, city, state, zip, zipplus, country.

Availability: 2.2.0

This method needs address_standardizer extension.

## Examples

Single Addresss

    SELECT num, street, city, zip, zipplus
    	FROM parse_address('1 Devonshire Place, Boston, MA 02109-1234') AS a;

     num |      street      |  city  |  zip  | zipplus
    -----+------------------+--------+-------+---------
     1   | Devonshire Place | Boston | 02109 | 1234

Table of addresses

    -- basic table
    CREATE TABLE places(addid serial PRIMARY KEY, address text);

    INSERT INTO places(address)
    VALUES ('529 Main Street, Boston MA, 02129'),
     ('77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139'),
     ('25 Wizard of Oz, Walaford, KS 99912323'),
     ('26 Capen Street, Medford, MA'),
     ('124 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138'),
     ('950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610');

     -- parse the addresses
     -- if you want all fields you can use (a).*
    SELECT addid, (a).num, (a).street, (a).city, (a).state, (a).zip, (a).zipplus
    FROM (SELECT addid, parse_address(address) As a
     FROM places) AS p;

     addid | num |        street        |   city    | state |  zip  | zipplus
    -------+-----+----------------------+-----------+-------+-------+---------
         1 | 529 | Main Street          | Boston    | MA    | 02129 |
         2 | 77  | Massachusetts Avenue | Cambridge | MA    | 02139 |
         3 | 25  | Wizard of Oz         | Walaford  | KS    | 99912 | 323
         4 | 26  | Capen Street         | Medford   | MA    |       |
         5 | 124 | Mount Auburn St      | Cambridge | MA    | 02138 |
         6 | 950 | Main Street          | Worcester | MA    | 01610 |
    (6 rows)

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