City Boundaries
API Information
Version:v1.1.0
Region:US
Used for:Supporting jurisdictional analysis, site selection, infrastructure planning, and geospatial applications by integrating incorporated city boundaries into location-based workflows.
Overview
The LightBox City Boundaries API provides geographic boundaries for incorporated cities across the United States. City boundaries provide jurisdictional context for properties and locations and can support applications that depend on understanding whether a location falls within a particular municipality. Through the API, developers and analysts can search for cities, retrieve individual city records and boundary geometry, perform spatial queries, and incorporate city boundaries into site selection, infrastructure planning, jurisdictional analysis, and other geospatial workflows.
Key Capabilities
- ✓Search for cities by name using type-ahead and autocomplete
- ✓Retrieve city records using a unique city ID
- ✓Query city boundaries using spatial geometry (WKT)
- ✓Return city boundary geometry for mapping and spatial analysis
- ✓Retrieve city boundaries within a bounding box
- ✓Add city boundaries to mapping applications using map tile endpoints
Scope
Boundary Types
- Incorporated City Boundaries
Applications
- Jurisdictional Analysis
- Site Selection
- Broadband Planning and Analysis
- Utility and Infrastructure Planning
- Municipal and Urban Analysis
- Mapping and Geospatial Analysis