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Old 11-25-2022, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by bsloan1960 View Post
Just curious if there is a system used to number house addresses. Why would a street with 40 homes have addresses like 3245 rather than numbers 1 through 40?
Our numbers jump by 100 every time a side road joins - makes it quicker to find a particular number if it is some way down the street

Or maybe the system is sponsored by the hardware stores :-)