All places in the Places API are categorized into one out of 9 feature classes (represented by letters) and further subcategorized into one out of 684 feature codes.
Feature Codes
| P: City, village,... | ||
| Code | Short Description | Full Description |
|---|---|---|
| PPLG | Seat of government of a political entity | |
| PPLH | Historical populated place | A populated place that no longer exists |
| PPLL | Populated locality | An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings |
| PPLQ | Abandoned populated place | |
| PPLR | Religious populated place | A populated place whose population is largely engaged in religious occupations |
| PPLS | Populated places | Cities, towns, villages, or other agglomerations of buildings where people live and work |
| PPLW | Destroyed populated place | A village, town or city destroyed by a natural disaster, or by war |
| PPLX | Section of populated place | |
| STLMT | Israeli settlement | |