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Originally Posted by bsloan1960
Where I live in Mass house numbers correspond to the number of houses on a street. If Elm street have 45 houses they will be numbered 1 through 45. If there happens to be empty lots the numbers would jump by one for each lot. So the above Elm street if it had 45 houses and 2 empty lots the numbers would be 1 through 47 to allow for houses to be built on the 2 lots. Every other street in all the towns surrounding us use this same system. Every town I've ever lived in- and we've moved a lot also use this same system, so The Villages system seems strange to me. "It is for emergency services"- Why? If a First Responder needs to find 22 Elm street- they simply drive to 22 Elm St.
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No offense, but that's not how it works. Each Town in Massachusetts chooses how to number homes on a street .... usually the Town Clerk.
They all vary. Some assign a street number to every 50' of frontage.
Much of the USA uses a completely different system, based on a "zero" line, either North-South or East-West. In most cases, the 1st two numbers are essentially an "area code" and the next 2 or 3 numbers are a sequential numbering.
In Florida, I believe the County is responsible for creating their own numbering system and it's usually based a North/South or East/West grid, with the first 2 numbers indicating the distance from the "zero point".
Sumter County has an "Address Office":
Addressing | Sumter County, FL - Official Website
Marion County uses a different system.