EV chargers near me
Press one button and see the charging stations closest to you, nearest first, with connectors, power and hours when they are on the map.
Your browser asks first. Your location never leaves your device.
Largest radius: 25 km.
How to find an EV charger near you
To find an EV charger near you, press “Use my location”, allow your browser to share your position, and read the list from the top: the charging stations are sorted by straight-line distance. If you would rather not share your position, type a city, an address or latitude and longitude and press Search.
- Share a position or type oneThe button asks your browser for permission, once per press. Or type a place name or coordinates.
- Read the nearest chargersThe list shows distance, operator, connectors and power, with “not listed” where the map has no data.
- Check, then goOpen Directions in your maps app, and check the operator’s app first: this site cannot see if a charger is free or working.
EV chargers by city
Want the picture of a whole city rather than a list around one spot? A city page counts the stations within 6 miles of the middle of the city, shows which plugs they list and how many list 50 kW or more, and names the fastest ones. The numbers come from the same data files as this finder.
What each line of a result means
Every field below comes from a tag that an OpenStreetMap contributor typed in. When the tag is missing, the result says “not listed”: the page never fills a gap with a guess, and it does not assume a charger without opening hours is open 24 hours.
| Shown as | OpenStreetMap tag | What it tells you | If the tag is missing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance and direction | position of the node, or the center of the way | Straight line from the point you searched. Not a driving distance. | always shown |
| Operator | operator (brand if there is no operator) | Who runs the station, as mapped. | not listed |
| Connectors | socket:<type> (a count) such as socket:type2_combo=4 | The plug types and how many of each. See the list of labels on the connector types page. | not listed |
| Power | socket:<type>:output such as 150 kW | The highest output listed for a plug. A car may charge slower than the charger allows. | not listed |
| Hours | opening_hours | The hours as written by the mapper, shown unchanged. | not listed |
| Fee | fee (yes or no) and charge | Whether the mapper says there is a charge, and the amount if given. | not listed |
| Access | access | Public, customers only, private and so on. The hide switch uses this. | not listed |
| Capacity | capacity | How many vehicles can charge at the same time. | not listed |
What this list cannot tell you
OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers, like a wiki for maps. That makes the data open and free, and it also means a few things this page cannot know:
- Whether a charger is free right now. Nobody reports live availability to OpenStreetMap, so there is no “available” or “in use” badge here.
- Whether it works. A mapped charger can be broken, removed or behind a locked gate. The map does not change when that happens until someone edits it.
- Whether it is open to you. Access and hours are shown only when mapped, and they may be out of date. Private and customers-only chargers are marked when the mapper said so.
- Which chargers are missing. A new station may not be mapped yet. An empty result can mean “none here” or “none mapped”.
- The driving distance. Distances are straight lines. A charger across a river or a rail line can be much farther by road.
Planning a long trip rather than looking for the nearest plug? Our sister site Charge Travel works out how many charging stops a trip needs from your own battery and efficiency numbers. To see how this page treats the data, read how it works.
Connector labels you will see in the list
A line such as “CCS1 (Combo 1) ×4 · 150 kW” means four plugs of that type, and the highest output listed for them is 150 kilowatts. The labels follow the OpenStreetMap socket tags: J1772 and CCS1 are the plugs common in the United States and Canada, Type 2 and CCS2 are the plugs common in Europe, CHAdeMO is a Japanese DC standard, and NACS (J3400) is the North American Charging System plug, standardized as SAE J3400.
The connector types page explains how to read each label in this list. For which plug your car takes and what official sources say, use the full page on Charge Travel: EV connector types.
Where the chargers on this page come from
A script downloads every OpenStreetMap element tagged amenity=charging_station and publishes it as small data files on this site. When you press a button, your browser reads the few files around your point from this site, works out the distances on your device, sorts them and shows up to 50 stations.
The data is © OpenStreetMap contributors under the Open Database License. If a charger is wrong or missing, every result has a “View or fix on OpenStreetMap” link: a free account is all it takes to correct it, and the next person to search benefits too.
Questions people ask
How do I find EV chargers near me?
Press “Use my location” on this page and allow your browser to share your position. The page then lists the charging stations around you, nearest first, with distance, connectors and power when they are mapped. You can also type a city, an address or coordinates.
Does it show whether a charger is free or working?
No. The data comes from OpenStreetMap, which has no live status. A charger that is listed may be in use, broken or closed. Check the operator’s app or the station itself before you drive there.
Why is a charger I know about missing?
OpenStreetMap is edited by volunteers, so a new or unusual station may not be mapped yet, or may be tagged in a way this page does not read. You can add it: every result links to OpenStreetMap, where a free account lets you edit.
Do you store or share my location?
No. Your location never leaves your device. The page downloads the data files for the area around you from this site and works out the distances in your browser. Your position is not sent to this site or anyone else, not saved in your browser and not put in the address bar. It is gone when you close the tab.
How far does it search?
The default is 3 miles (5 km). You can choose 1, 3, 6, 10 or 15 miles, or 2, 5, 10, 15 or 25 km. The ceiling is 25 km, which keeps the downloads small. When a search finds nothing, a button offers the next size up.
Can I use it without sharing my location?
Yes. Type a city, an address or latitude and longitude in the field and press Search. A place name is sent to Nominatim, the OpenStreetMap place search, only when you press the button. Coordinates are never sent.
What does “not listed” mean?
It means nobody has added that detail to OpenStreetMap for that station. It does not mean “none”, “free” or “open 24/7”. Ask the operator.
Why are distances in a straight line?
The page measures the great-circle distance from your point to each station. Road distance needs a routing service, so the Directions button hands the destination to your maps app, which knows the roads and the traffic.
Sources and limits
- OpenStreetMap Wiki: Tag:amenity=charging_station
How a charging station is mapped, and the tags this site reads: operator, brand, access, capacity, opening_hours, fee, charge and socket:*. The page says a station may be a node, a way or a relation.
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- OpenStreetMap Wiki: Key:socket:*
The socket types (type1, type1_combo, type2, type2_combo, chademo, nacs, gb_ac, gb_dc) and how a count and an output such as "50 kW" are written. A bare number is kW.
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- OpenStreetMap Wiki: Overpass API, public instances
The list of public servers and each operator's usage policy. The collection script uses the main server first and, if it fails, instances whose policy accepts any project. Visitors never contact them.
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- OpenStreetMap copyright and license
OpenStreetMap data is under the Open Database License. Users must credit OpenStreetMap and make clear the data is available under the ODbL.
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- Nominatim usage policy
At most 1 request per second, no search-as-you-type, results must be cached, the application must be identified by Referer or User-Agent, attribution is required, and personal data must not be sent.
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- OpenFreeMap
No registration, no API keys, no cookies; commercial use allowed; no limits on map views or requests; attribution required.
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The data is collaborative: it can be incomplete or out of date, and this site cannot tell whether a charger is free, working or open to you right now.