911 ADDRESSING

911 Addressing

When you request the assistance of emergency personnel, they need to be able to find you. The easiest and best way is to have your address displayed correctly. This enables the 911 Center to get help to you quickly.

911 addresses are assigned by the Department of Technical & Community Services as part of the building permit process. The office also houses and maintains an addressing database. This database contains all assigned addresses in Somerset County, including those assigned by the City of Crisfield and the Town of Princess Anne.

Your Responsibility

All residences and businesses in unincorporated areas of Somerset County are assigned address numbers. Property owners, residents or businesses must post their address numbers immediately. Owners are responsible for purchasing the numbers. Each digit must be:

At least 3-inches tall
Made of durable material
Printed in a contrasting color from the background
Clearly visible from the street
All numbers need to be seen easily from the road and must be placed immediately above or beside the main door of the building or at the entrance to the property. If any building is more than seventy-five (75) feet from the road, place the numbers at the main entrance or driveway. Be sure they are on the same side of the road as the building you are identifying, even if your mailbox is across the road from your house/building.

For additional information and suggestions on properly displaying your address please contact us at 410-651-2633 or by email.