American House Numbers

[Big Jeff]

Yes, been on yonge many times, your right wiki put it at 1000+ miles, seen it. I have seen it quoted as 34 miles long, and many distances in between.

Does one paper lad do the whole street?

I hope he has got a Raleigh Grifter.

 

[PTR]

As I understand it, every 10ft is 1, so if your house is central in a plot 30 ft wide, your number would be 2…..but then you add the nearest intersection number, which could be 23, then your house number becomes 232. Until the next intersection which may be 45, then you start again with 452. And so on.
On long roads, which there are many, and in cities especially, the numbers are by block, so if you live in the 10th block, you would generally start with 10, then the numbers as above, so could be 10432.
And so on.
Simples………
The post office issues house numbers, street numbers and block numbers, so blame them.

kin hell, a simple and well written answer on the SMB

This will not do!