ELi5 – How are street adresses determined / how do they get numbered?
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Everything gets planned out ahead of time. That’s what zoning laws are for. The city keeps track of all of the lots that have been numbered out ahead of time. They also sometimes leave gaps in case a neighborhood becomes more dense than planned. My parents’ neighborhood, for example, only has every 4th number because it’s not very dense, but in case anyone decides to sell off half their lot and build another house there, there’s another number.
If they didn’t plan ahead for the increased density, letters can be added to the house numbers.
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