Your home address can appear on Google Maps in several ways — as a saved label, in Google Search results, or even as a Street View image of your house. Whether you're concerned about stalking, harassment, or simply want more privacy, here's how to remove your address from every part of Google's ecosystem.
1. Remove the Home Label From Google Maps
If you've saved your home address in Google Maps, only you can see the label. But removing it ensures no one who accesses your device can find it.
On Desktop
- Open Google Maps and sign into your Google account
- Click the menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the top-left corner
- Select Your places, then click the Labeled tab
- Find the "Home" entry and click the X icon next to the address
- Confirm the removal
On Android
- Open the Google Maps app and tap your profile picture
- Tap Your places, then the Labeled tab
- Select Remove Home and confirm
On iPhone
- Open the Google Maps app and tap your profile picture
- Tap Your places, then the Labeled tab
- Swipe left on the Home entry and tap Delete
Important: Also Remove It From Your Google Account
Removing the Maps label does NOT delete the address from your Google Account. Go to myaccount.google.com, click Personal info, find Home address, and click Remove.
2. Blur Your House on Google Street View
Google Street View may show a clear photo of your home, including details like your car, yard, or house number. You can request that Google permanently blur your property.
- Open Google Maps and search for your home address
- Enter Street View by clicking the Street View image
- Navigate until your home is clearly visible
- Click "Report a Problem" in the bottom-right corner
- Select "My home" under the request blurring section
- Use the controls to position the red box over the area you want blurred
- Enter your email address, complete the CAPTCHA, and click Submit
Warning: Street View Blurring Is Permanent
Once Google approves and processes the blur, it is permanent and irreversible — it carries over to all future Street View imagery updates. Make sure this is what you want before submitting. Also note that blurring only affects Street View, not Google Earth or satellite imagery.
Processing typically takes a few days. Google will send an email confirmation when complete.
3. Remove Your Address From Google Search Results
If your home address appears in Google search results (from data broker sites, public records, or other websites), you can request removal.
Using Google's Removal Request Tool
- Go to Google's removal request page (search for "Google remove personal information")
- Click "Start removal request"
- Select "Remove information you see in Google Search"
- Follow the prompts, providing URLs where the information appears and screenshots
Using "Results About You"
- On your phone, go to Google.com and tap your account photo
- Find "Results about you" in settings
- Enter personal details (address, phone, email) and Google will scan for matches
- Request removal for any matches found
What Google Will Remove
Google's expanded PII removal policy covers personal contact information including home addresses, phone numbers, and financial information — especially when they could pose a safety risk. Google may remove content from all queries, only from name-based queries, or deny the request with an explanation.
4. Remove Your Address From the Source
Removing your address from Google search results doesn't remove it from the original website. The most effective approach is to remove your data at the source — the data broker sites, public records aggregators, and people-search engines that publish it in the first place.
Common sources of your address online include:
- People search sites: WhitePages, Spokeo, BeenVerified, TruePeopleSearch, and dozens more
- Data brokers: Acxiom, LexisNexis, CoreLogic
- Public records sites: Property records, voter registrations, court filings
- Social media profiles where you've shared your location
The Most Effective Solution
Manually tracking down every site that publishes your address and submitting individual removal requests is a massive undertaking — and the information tends to reappear as sites refresh their databases.
PrivacyOn automates the removal of your personal information from 100+ data broker and people-search sites, and continuously monitors for re-listings. By cutting off the source, you reduce what shows up in Google search results over time, creating lasting privacy protection.