diff --git a/resq/frontend/src/components/Request/RequestAddress.js b/resq/frontend/src/components/Request/RequestAddress.js
index 43a481e7..d6df2681 100644
--- a/resq/frontend/src/components/Request/RequestAddress.js
+++ b/resq/frontend/src/components/Request/RequestAddress.js
@@ -20,30 +20,49 @@ const customTheme = createTheme({
     },
 });
 
-export default function CreateRequestForm() {
-    const [request, setRequest] = useState({
-        type: '',
-        status: '',
-        urgency: '',
-        location: '',
-        quantity: '',
-        description: '',
-    });
+export default function CreateRequestForm({requestData, setRequestData}) {
+    const [address1, setAddress1] = useState("")
+    const [address2, setAddress2] = useState("")
+    const [city, setCity] = useState("")
+    const [state, setState] = useState("")
+    const [country, setCountry] = useState("")
+    const [zip, setZip] = useState("")
+    const [fname, setFname] = useState("")
+    const [lname, setLname] = useState("")
 
-    const handleChange = (event) => {
-        const { name, value } = event.target;
-        setRequest(prevState => ({
-            ...prevState,
-            [name]: value
-        }));
-    };
+    const handleGeocode = async () => {
+        const address = `${address1}, ${address2}, ${city}, ${state}, ${country}`;
+        const apiKey = 'AIzaSyCehlfJwJ-V_xOWZ9JK3s0rcjkV2ga0DVg';
+
+        try {
+            const response = await fetch(
+                `https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=${encodeURIComponent(
+                    address
+                )}&key=${apiKey}`
+            );
 
-    const handleSubmit = (event) => {
-        event.preventDefault();
-        console.log(request);
-        //send this data to a backend server
+            if (response.ok) {
+                const data = await response.json();
+                if (data.results && data.results.length > 0) {
+                    const location = data.results[0].geometry.location;
+                    setRequestData(
+                        {...requestData, latitude: location.lat, longitude: location.lng}
+                    )
+                } else {
+                    console.error('Geocoding failed: No results found');
+                }
+            } else {
+                console.error('Geocoding request failed');
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Geocoding error:', error);
+        }
     };
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        handleGeocode();
+    }, [address1, address2, city, state, country, nop]);
+
     return (
         <ThemeProvider theme={customTheme}>
             <Container component="main" maxWidth="xs">
@@ -61,99 +80,117 @@ export default function CreateRequestForm() {
                         Create Request
                     </Typography>
                     <React.Fragment>
-                        <Grid container spacing={3}>
-                            <Grid item xs={12} sm={6}>
-                                <TextField
-                                    required
-                                    id="firstName"
-                                    name="firstName"
-                                    label="First name"
-                                    fullWidth
-                                    autoComplete="given-name"
-                                    variant="standard"
-                                />
-                            </Grid>
-                            <Grid item xs={12} sm={6}>
-                                <TextField
-                                    required
-                                    id="lastName"
-                                    name="lastName"
-                                    label="Last name"
-                                    fullWidth
-                                    autoComplete="family-name"
-                                    variant="standard"
-                                />
-                            </Grid>
-                            <Grid item xs={12}>
-                                <TextField
-                                    required
-                                    id="address1"
-                                    name="address1"
-                                    label="Address line 1"
-                                    fullWidth
-                                    autoComplete="address1"
-                                    variant="standard"
-                                />
-                            </Grid>
-                            <Grid item xs={12}>
-                                <TextField
-                                    id="address2"
-                                    name="address2"
-                                    label="Address line 2"
-                                    fullWidth
-                                    autoComplete="address2"
-                                    variant="standard"
-                                />
-                            </Grid>
-                            <Grid item xs={12} sm={6}>
-                                <TextField
-                                    required
-                                    id="city"
-                                    name="city"
-                                    label="City"
-                                    fullWidth
-                                    autoComplete="city"
-                                    variant="standard"
-                                />
-                            </Grid>
-                            <Grid item xs={12} sm={6}>
-                                <TextField
-                                    id="state"
-                                    name="state"
-                                    label="State/Province/Region"
-                                    fullWidth
-                                    variant="standard"
-                                />
-                            </Grid>
-                            <Grid item xs={12} sm={6}>
-                                <TextField
-                                    required
-                                    id="zip"
-                                    name="zip"
-                                    label="Zip / Postal code"
-                                    fullWidth
-                                    autoComplete="shipping postal-code"
-                                    variant="standard"
-                                />
-                            </Grid>
-                            <Grid item xs={12} sm={6}>
-                                <TextField
-                                    required
-                                    id="country"
-                                    name="country"
-                                    label="Country"
-                                    fullWidth
-                                    autoComplete="shipping country"
-                                    variant="standard"
-                                />
-                            </Grid>
-                            <Grid item xs={12}>
-                                <FormControlLabel
-                                    control={<Checkbox color="error" name="saveAddress" value="yes" />}
-                                    label="Use this address for my request"
-                                />
+                        <form>
+                            <Grid container spacing={3}>
+                                <Grid item xs={12} sm={6}>
+                                    <TextField
+                                        required
+                                        id="firstName"
+                                        name="firstName"
+                                        label="First name"
+                                        fullWidth
+                                        autoComplete="given-name"
+                                        variant="standard"
+                                        value={fname}
+                                        onChange={(e) => setFname(e.target.value)}
+                                    />
+                                </Grid>
+                                <Grid item xs={12} sm={6}>
+                                    <TextField
+                                        required
+                                        id="lastName"
+                                        name="lastName"
+                                        label="Last name"
+                                        fullWidth
+                                        autoComplete="family-name"
+                                        variant="standard"
+                                        value={lname}
+                                        onChange={(e) => setLname(e.target.value)}
+                                    />
+                                </Grid>
+                                <Grid item xs={12}>
+                                    <TextField
+                                        required
+                                        id="address1"
+                                        name="address1"
+                                        label="Address line 1"
+                                        fullWidth
+                                        autoComplete="address1"
+                                        variant="standard"
+                                        value={address1}
+                                        onChange={(e) => setAddress1(e.target.value)}
+                                    />
+                                </Grid>
+                                <Grid item xs={12}>
+                                    <TextField
+                                        id="address2"
+                                        name="address2"
+                                        label="Address line 2"
+                                        fullWidth
+                                        autoComplete="address2"
+                                        variant="standard"
+                                        value={address2}
+                                        onChange={(e) => setAddress2(e.target.value)}
+                                    />
+                                </Grid>
+                                <Grid item xs={12} sm={6}>
+                                    <TextField
+                                        required
+                                        id="city"
+                                        name="city"
+                                        label="City"
+                                        fullWidth
+                                        autoComplete="city"
+                                        variant="standard"
+                                        value={city}
+                                        onChange={(e) => setCity(e.target.value)}
+                                    />
+                                </Grid>
+                                <Grid item xs={12} sm={6}>
+                                    <TextField
+                                        id="state"
+                                        name="state"
+                                        label="State/Province/Region"
+                                        fullWidth
+                                        variant="standard"
+                                        value={state}
+                                        onChange={(e) => setState(e.target.value)}
+                                    />
+                                </Grid>
+                                <Grid item xs={12} sm={6}>
+                                    <TextField
+                                        required
+                                        id="zip"
+                                        name="zip"
+                                        label="Zip / Postal code"
+                                        fullWidth
+                                        autoComplete="shipping postal-code"
+                                        variant="standard"
+                                        value={zip}
+                                        onChange={(e) => setZip(e.target.value)}
+                                    />
+                                </Grid>
+                                <Grid item xs={12} sm={6}>
+                                    <TextField
+                                        required
+                                        id="country"
+                                        name="country"
+                                        label="Country"
+                                        fullWidth
+                                        autoComplete="shipping country"
+                                        variant="standard"
+                                        value={country}
+                                        onChange={(e) => setCountry(e.target.value)}
+                                    />
+                                </Grid>
+                                <Grid item xs={12}>
+                                    <FormControlLabel
+                                        control={<Checkbox color="error" name="saveAddress" value="yes" />}
+                                        label="Use this address for my request"
+                                    />
+                                </Grid>
                             </Grid>
-                        </Grid>
+                        </form>
                     </React.Fragment>
                 </Box>
             </Container>