diff --git a/api/prisma/seed-helpers/map-layer-factory.ts b/api/prisma/seed-helpers/map-layer-factory.ts
index e571c4625a..afa4ba20db 100644
--- a/api/prisma/seed-helpers/map-layer-factory.ts
+++ b/api/prisma/seed-helpers/map-layer-factory.ts
@@ -22,20 +22,18 @@ export const simplifiedDCMap = {
       geometry: {
         coordinates: [
           [
-            [
-              [-77.0392589333301, 38.79186072967565],
-              [-76.90981025809415, 38.89293952026222],
-              [-77.04122027689426, 38.996161202682146],
-              [-77.12000091005532, 38.93465307055658],
-              [-77.10561772391833, 38.91990351952725],
-              [-77.09123453778136, 38.90565966392609],
-              [-77.06802530560486, 38.9015894658674],
-              [-77.06181438431805, 38.889377471720564],
-              [-77.03697069917165, 38.870801038935525],
-              [-77.03043288729134, 38.850437727576235],
-              [-77.03435557441966, 38.80816525459605],
-              [-77.0392589333301, 38.79186072967565],
-            ],
+            [-77.0392589333301, 38.79186072967565],
+            [-76.90981025809415, 38.89293952026222],
+            [-77.04122027689426, 38.996161202682146],
+            [-77.12000091005532, 38.93465307055658],
+            [-77.10561772391833, 38.91990351952725],
+            [-77.09123453778136, 38.90565966392609],
+            [-77.06802530560486, 38.9015894658674],
+            [-77.06181438431805, 38.889377471720564],
+            [-77.03697069917165, 38.870801038935525],
+            [-77.03043288729134, 38.850437727576235],
+            [-77.03435557441966, 38.80816525459605],
+            [-77.0392589333301, 38.79186072967565],
           ],
         ],
         type: 'Polygon',
diff --git a/api/src/services/geocoding.service.ts b/api/src/services/geocoding.service.ts
index 540f363349..1e285b8a6e 100644
--- a/api/src/services/geocoding.service.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/geocoding.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FeatureCollection, point, polygons } from '@turf/helpers';
+import { FeatureCollection, Polygon, point } from '@turf/helpers';
 import buffer from '@turf/buffer';
 import booleanPointInPolygon from '@turf/boolean-point-in-polygon';
 import { MapLayers, Prisma } from '@prisma/client';
@@ -72,21 +72,10 @@ export class GeocodingService {
           Number.parseFloat(preferenceAddress.latitude.toString()),
         ]);
 
-        // Convert the features to the format that turfjs wants
-        const polygonsFromFeature = [];
-        featureCollectionLayers.features.forEach((feature) => {
-          if (
-            feature.geometry.type === 'MultiPolygon' ||
-            feature.geometry.type === 'Polygon'
-          ) {
-            feature.geometry.coordinates.forEach((coordinate) => {
-              polygonsFromFeature.push(coordinate);
-            });
-          }
-        });
-        const layer = polygons(polygonsFromFeature);
-
-        const points = pointsWithinPolygon(preferencePoint, layer);
+        const points = pointsWithinPolygon(
+          preferencePoint,
+          featureCollectionLayers as FeatureCollection<Polygon>,
+        );
         if (points && points.features?.length) {
           return true;
         }
diff --git a/api/test/unit/services/geocoding.service.spec.ts b/api/test/unit/services/geocoding.service.spec.ts
index 1fb1c59924..7c0506547d 100644
--- a/api/test/unit/services/geocoding.service.spec.ts
+++ b/api/test/unit/services/geocoding.service.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import { Address } from '../../../src/dtos/addresses/address.dto';
 import { ValidationMethod } from '../../../src/enums/multiselect-questions/validation-method-enum';
 import { InputType } from '../../../src/enums/shared/input-type-enum';
 import Listing from '../../../src/dtos/listings/listing.dto';
-import { simplifiedDCMap } from '../../../prisma/seed-helpers/map-layer-factory';
+import {
+  redlinedMap,
+  simplifiedDCMap,
+} from '../../../prisma/seed-helpers/map-layer-factory';
 import { FeatureCollection } from '@turf/helpers';
 import { ApplicationMultiselectQuestion } from '../../../src/dtos/applications/application-multiselect-question.dto';
 import { Application } from '../../../src/dtos/applications/application.dto';
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ describe('GeocodingService', () => {
     longitude: -77.0365,
   };
   const featureCollection = simplifiedDCMap as unknown as FeatureCollection;
+  const featureCollection2 = redlinedMap as unknown as FeatureCollection;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     const module: TestingModule = await Test.createTestingModule({
@@ -107,14 +111,25 @@ describe('GeocodingService', () => {
     });
     it("should return 'true' if address is within layer", () => {
       expect(service.verifyLayers(address, featureCollection)).toBe(true);
+      expect(
+        service.verifyLayers(
+          {
+            ...address,
+            latitude: 37.870318963458324,
+            longitude: -122.30141799736678,
+          },
+          featureCollection2,
+        ),
+      ).toBe(true);
     });
-    it("should return 'false' if address is within layer", () => {
+    it("should return 'false' if address is not within layer", () => {
       expect(
         service.verifyLayers(
           { ...address, latitude: 39.284205, longitude: -76.621698 },
           featureCollection,
         ),
       ).toBe(false);
+      expect(service.verifyLayers(address, featureCollection2)).toBe(false);
     });
   });