# @turf/point-to-polygon-distance

> Calculates the distance from a point to the edges of a polygon or multi-polygon.

Latest version **7.4.0** (published 2026-08-03) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @turf/point-to-polygon-distance
pnpm add @turf/point-to-polygon-distance
yarn add @turf/point-to-polygon-distance
bun add @turf/point-to-polygon-distance
```

## Health

**Score 80/100 (A)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score; popular repo.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.4.0 |
| Published | 2026-08-03 |
| First published | 2024-12-29 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 8 |
| Unpacked size | 22.1 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) |
| GitHub stars | 10491 |
| Author | Turf Authors |
| Maintainers | rowanwins, tmcw, morganherlocker, tcql, mdfedderly, twelch, jamesmilneruk, morgan.herlocker |
| Keywords | turf, gis, point, polygon, distance |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@turf/point-to-polygon-distance
- Repository: https://github.com/Turfjs/turf
- Issues: https://github.com/Turfjs/turf/issues
- Funding: https://opencollective.com/turf
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@turf/point-to-polygon-distance

## Dependencies (8)

- [tslib](https://npm.io/package/tslib.md) ^2.8.1
- [@turf/meta](https://npm.io/package/@turf/meta.md) 7.4.0
- [@turf/helpers](https://npm.io/package/@turf/helpers.md) 7.4.0
- [@types/geojson](https://npm.io/package/@types/geojson.md) ^7946.0.10
- [@turf/invariant](https://npm.io/package/@turf/invariant.md) 7.4.0
- [@turf/polygon-to-line](https://npm.io/package/@turf/polygon-to-line.md) 7.4.0
- [@turf/point-to-line-distance](https://npm.io/package/@turf/point-to-line-distance.md) 7.4.0
- [@turf/boolean-point-in-polygon](https://npm.io/package/@turf/boolean-point-in-polygon.md) 7.4.0

## Recent versions

- 7.4.0 (latest) — 2026-08-03
- 7.3.5 — 2026-04-19
- 7.3.4 — 2026-02-08
- 7.3.3 — 2026-01-28
- 7.3.2 — 2026-01-14
- 7.3.1 — 2025-11-27
- 7.3.0 — 2025-11-17
- 7.2.0 — 2024-12-29

## README

# @turf/point-to-polygon-distance

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## pointToPolygonDistance

Calculates the distance from a point to the edges of a polygon or multi-polygon.
Returns negative values for points inside the polygon.
Handles polygons with holes and multi-polygons.
A hole is treated as the exterior of the polygon.

### Parameters

*   `point` **([Feature][1]<[Point][2]> | [Point][2] | [Position][3])** Input point
*   `polygonOrMultiPolygon` **([Feature][1]<([Polygon][4] | [MultiPolygon][5])> | [Polygon][4] | [MultiPolygon][5])** Input polygon or multipolygon
*   `options` **[Object][6]** Optional parameters (optional, default `{}`)

    *   `options.units` **Units** Units of the result e.g. "kilometers", "miles", "meters"
    *   `options.method` **(`"geodesic"` | `"planar"`)** Method of the result

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*   Throws **[Error][7]** If input geometries are invalid

Returns **[number][8]** Distance in meters (negative values for points inside the polygon)

[1]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.2

[2]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.2

[3]: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Position

[4]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.6

[5]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.7

[6]: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object

[7]: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error

[8]: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number

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This module is part of the [Turfjs project](https://turfjs.org/), an open source module collection dedicated to geographic algorithms. It is maintained in the [Turfjs/turf](https://github.com/Turfjs/turf) repository, where you can create PRs and issues.

### Installation

Install this single module individually:

```sh
$ npm install @turf/point-to-polygon-distance
```

Or install the all-encompassing @turf/turf module that includes all modules as functions:

```sh
$ npm install @turf/turf
```

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