No, a service area is not considered a "location" in our billing system. You can add as many service areas as you would like.
We charge based on the number of physical locations (offices, store fronts, auto shops, etc) you have.
The reason for this is that each location is generally associated with its own Google Business Profile and social media pages so there's a unique value for managing that additional work. We also find each location is often unique and nuanced compared to its parent company, especially in a larger organization, so our platform is built to recognize and manage all those differences.
Lastly, more often than not the vendors we use also charge us for volume increases and we find locations to be the most representative in our COGS.