Google Search Localization URL Parameters Explained

Google search has useful URL parameters to find/restrict results based on location. Adding the parameters to end of the URL string might help you get more specific search results.

Ann Smarty posted Google Search URL Parameters – Query String Anatomy however in this post I have only explained the localization URL parameters.

Parameter	Description	Reference	Sample Query
cr	Limits the search results to pages/site from the certain location	Country Codes	Click Here
gl	Displays the results you would find in a search conducted from that geographic location (Inaccurate as you are still querying from another location)	Country Codes	Click Here
gr	Limits the search results to pages/site from the certain region	Province Code	Click Here
gcs	Limits the search results to pages/site from the certain city however to use this gr must be set to the same value	Cities(US) Cities(World)	Click Here
gpc	Limits the search results to pages/site from the postal code only works with US		Click Here
gm	Limits the search results to pages/site from US designated metropolitan areas.	Metro Codes	Click Here