Westlawn Civic Association
Our Community in Fairfax County, Virginia

Displaying Your Home Address

Four Numbers That Count
By Dave Conway, January 2000

When you call for the police, fire truck, or ambulance to come to your home, every second counts.  Imagine an emergency vehicle cruising by on a dark night, looking up and down the street trying to find your house number.

This problem can and does happen because homeowners fail to display their address properly.  Painting your address on the curb is fine, but drivers of emergency vehicles look for your address at your front entrance, as required by Fairfax County Code.

What looks find during the day may not work so well at night.  Do any of these describe your home address?

Boring as it may seem, what looks best is high contrast with good visibility in low light: Do yourself and your visitors a favor and make sure your address is located near your front door and can be easily seen at night.