ELi5 – How are street adresses determined / how do they get numbered?

Question

ELi5 – How are street adresses determined / how do they get numbered?

In: 59

Answer 1

Where ever you are at if you go in descending order. You will find the center of the city. Which is usually the 100 block. After passing it will ascend in the other direction. Opposite of where you were. So North/South and East/West.

So it’s mostly a square grid moving out from the center with 4 quadrants. Blocks are typically in 100’s or 1000’s. Odd addresses on one side. Even on the other.