Addressing is now a function of the Geographic Information Systems Department.
Benton County has a uniform addressing system across the County. This is the result of a state law mandating that all addressing jurisdictions enact addressing systems that conform to state Emergency 911 standards.
Addresses are not determined or issued until a building permit for a residence is issued. Vacant property is not addressed.
Some documents, such as Short Plats or Subdivisions, may show a temporary address (indicated with a T before the numbers). These addresses are not official and are subject to change when you apply for a building permit. We recommend using the parcel number or legal description (Subdivison name and lot number or Short Plat and lot number) rather than using these Temporary addresses.
Your address is determined/created with the following factors in mind:
- Conformity with the state E911 mandate.
- Addresses are uniform, sequential, and logical.
- Addresses meet post office addressing guidelines.
- Emergency response vehicles can find your structure in case of an emergency
Each address consists of uniform address fields:
EXAMPLE: 123456 E 421 PR SE
| 123456 | Building number |
| E | Directional (east, north south, west) |
| 421 | Private Road number (this can a number or a name, like Grover PR) |
| PR | "Private Road" |
| SE | An additional quadrant directional (NW, SW, NE, SE) assigned to private road addresses. The quadrant directional appears after the road type "Private Road" (PR). |
