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GovernmentOffice

GovernmentOffice is a direct LocalBusiness subtype for the business/operational side of government offices: a DMV office, a social-security office, a municipal permits office. For the building itself, use GovernmentBuilding (a CivicStructure subtype). For the parent department/agency, use GovernmentOrganization.

Full example of schema.org/GovernmentOffice json-ld markup

The markup is verified as valid with Rich Results Test from Google.

schema.org/GovernmentOffice
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "GovernmentOffice",
  "name": "Dunmore Municipal Permits Office",
  "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "22 Main St, Room 102", "addressLocality": "Dunmore", "addressRegion": "PA", "postalCode": "18512", "addressCountry": "US" },
  "telephone": "+1-570-555-2091",
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 08:30-16:30",
  "isAccessibleForFree": true,
  "parentOrganization": { "@type": "GovernmentOrganization", "name": "Borough of Dunmore" },
  "url": "https://xoocode.com/civic/dunmore-permits-office"
}
</script>

Minimal valid version

The smallest markup that still produces a valid GovernmentOffice entity. Use it as the floor. Reach for the advanced example above when you want search engines and AI agents to understand more about your content.

schema.org/GovernmentOffice (minimal)
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "GovernmentOffice",
  "name": "Dunmore Municipal Permits Office",
  "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "22 Main St", "addressLocality": "Dunmore", "addressRegion": "PA", "postalCode": "18512", "addressCountry": "US" }
}
</script>

Google rich results this unlocks

GovernmentOffice is a structural type. It does not produce a rich result on its own.

Its value comes from combining it with a primary type whose markup earns a rich result (Article, Product, Event, and so on). GovernmentOffice becomes the trunk that the primary type branches off viamainEntityorbreadcrumb. Include it on every page as the backbone of your markup.

Common GovernmentOffice mistakes

Mistakes that pass validation but silently fail to earn rich results or mislead consumers walking the graph. Avoid these and your markup will be ahead of most sites in the wild.

  1. 01

    GovernmentOffice vs GovernmentOrganization

    Wrong
    GovernmentOffice for an entire agency or department
    Right
    GovernmentOrganization for agencies/departments; GovernmentOffice for specific service offices

    The two live in different branches of the vocabulary (Place vs Organization). Pick the right semantic layer.

Schema properties in this example

GovernmentOfficeLocalBusinessnameaddressPostalAddressstreetAddressaddressLocalityaddressRegionpostalCodeaddressCountrytelephoneopeningHoursisAccessibleForFreeparentOrganizationGovernmentOrganizationurlGovernmentBuilding

Also mentioned in 2 other examples

GovernmentOffice also appears in PostOffice, and ServiceChannel. See the full GovernmentOffice schema page for every reference.

About the example data

"Dunmore Municipal Permits Office", a fictional town permitting office.

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