Correct address format to get the most accurate results from google GeoCoding API

Question

Is there any standard format to supply the address string to Google GeoCoding API to get the most accurate results on map.

For Eg. following query not giving correct

Answer 1

No need to avoid apartment units. This works:

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?address=14202+N+42nd+St+Unit+301+33613

"Apt", "Room", and "Suite" work as well

They all return 301 as subpremise and are shown in "formatted_address" as "#301."

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