Quick Answer
To remove your home address from Google: (1) Submit a removal request through Google's Results About You tool, and (2) remove your data from the people-search sites that Google is indexing. Both steps are required for lasting results.
How to Remove Your Home Address from Google
Your home address showing up in Google search results is a real safety risk. This guide covers every method available — from Google's own removal tools to removing the source data that Google is pulling from.
30–60 min (DIY)
2–8 weeks
No — ongoing effort
Step-by-Step: Remove Your Address from Google
Follow these steps in order. Step 1 and Step 2 are both required — Google removal alone won't last if the source data is still live.
Use Google's "Results About You" Tool
Google has a dedicated tool for requesting removal of personal information from search results. Go to myaccount.google.com/results-about-you. Sign in with your Google account, then search for your name. Google will show you results that contain your personal information and let you request removal.
Instructions
- 1.Go to myaccount.google.com/results-about-you
- 2.Sign in to your Google account
- 3.Search for your name to find results with your address
- 4.Click "Request removal" on any result showing your home address
- 5.Select "It shows my personal contact info" as the reason
- 6.Submit the request — Google reviews within a few days
Google can remove the search result, but the underlying page still exists. If the source site re-publishes your data, it will reappear in Google.
Remove Your Data from People-Search Sites
Google is indexing your address from people-search sites like Spokeo, WhitePages, BeenVerified, and Radaris. Removing from Google alone is not enough — you need to remove the source data. Each site has its own opt-out process.
Instructions
- 1.Search your name + city on Spokeo, WhitePages, BeenVerified, Radaris
- 2.Find your listing on each site
- 3.Use each site's opt-out form (usually under Privacy or Do Not Sell)
- 4.Verify your email when prompted
- 5.Wait 24–72 hours for removal to process
- 6.Repeat for each site where your address appears
There are 200+ people-search sites. Doing this manually takes 30–50 hours per year because data reappears. A paid service like Optery automates this.
Request Removal from Google Maps
If your home address appears on Google Maps (for example, if it was ever listed as a business), you can request removal directly through Google Maps.
Instructions
- 1.Open Google Maps and search your address
- 2.Click on the location pin
- 3.Click "Suggest an edit"
- 4.Select "Remove this place" or "This place doesn't exist"
- 5.Submit — Google reviews within a few weeks
This only applies if your address appears as a named location or business on Maps. Most residential addresses are not listed this way.
Remove from Google Search Cache
Even after a page is removed, Google may still show a cached version. You can request cache removal through Google Search Console or the Removals tool.
Instructions
- 1.Go to search.google.com/search-console/remove-outdated-content
- 2.Enter the URL of the page that showed your address
- 3.Select "Remove cached version of page"
- 4.Submit the request
Cache removal is temporary — it clears the cached version but doesn't prevent the page from being re-indexed if it still exists.
Top Sites Showing Your Address — and How to Opt Out
These are the most common sources Google indexes for home addresses. Each has its own opt-out process. The total manual time is 2–4 hours for these 12 sites alone — and there are 200+ more.
The honest math on DIY removal
These 12 sites take 2–4 hours to opt out of manually. There are 200+ total data broker sites. Data reappears every 3–6 months, so you'd need to repeat this process 2–4 times per year. That's 30–50 hours annually.
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