This code creates another st_line_interpolate_point with a 3rd argument for offset of the point to the left or right side of the line segment. Useful for Geocoding. Example Usage: {{{ --Example: Geocode on a forward range from TIGER line file (Assuming integer range fields) select st_line_interpolate_point(te.the_geom, ((12345 - fromhn::float) / (tohn::float - fromhn::float)), case when side = 'R' then .0001 else -.0001 end ), 'A house' from tl_edges te join tl_addr ta on te.tlid = ta.tlid where fullname = 'Main St' and 12345 between fromhn::int and tohn::int and zip = '92333' and (12345 % 2) = (fromhn::int % 2) and fromhn::int < tohn::int; }}} Function Definition: {{{ create or replace function st_line_interpolate_point(m_geom geometry, m_percent double precision, m_offset double precision) returns geometry as $BODY$ /* Interpolate a point across a line and then offset to the left ( negative ) or right by m_offset distance m_percent 0 to 1 */ declare m_seg geometry; declare p1 geometry; declare p2 geometry; BEGIN m_seg := st_linesubstring(m_geom,0, m_percent); /* Grab the 2 points of the matching line segment */ p1:=st_pointn(m_seg,st_npoints(m_seg)-1); p2:=st_endpoint(m_seg); /* get the delta of the line segment and offset the interpolated point */ /* Rotate deltas by 90 degrees (invert dx/dy ) */ /* spheroid projections will need the offset to vary based on lat/lon */ return st_translate( p2, ((st_y(p2) - st_y(p1)) / st_distance(p1,p2)) * m_offset, ((st_x(p2) - st_x(p1)) / st_distance(p1,p2)) * (-m_offset) ); END; $BODY$ language plpgsql; }}}