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Copyright 2004: Bayfield County

 Rural Addressing

In order to locate people in emergency situations and to facilitate rural postal delivery, every residence and place of business in Bayfield County (except the City of Wasburn and City of Bayfield) has been assigned a county street address.  This address is made up of two components - an address number and a road name.  The assigned address will provide the information necessary to pinpoint a location on a map.

The address number is a four or five digit number based on a grid of 1,000 numbers per mile.  The grid starts at the southwest corner of the county.  A predominately east/west road will be numbered using the numbers on the East/West grid of 1,000 - 38,000.  A predominately north/south road will be numbered using the numbers along the North/South grid of 40,000 to 96,000.  Even numbers are on the north and east sides of a road; odd numbers are on the south and west sides of a road.

Remember: East/west roads use numbers 1,000 to 38,000; north/south roads use numbers 40,000 to 96,000, and address numbers get larger going north and east.


Obtaining an Address for New Construction

All new business or residence construction must obtain an address by contacting Jan Victorson, Bayfield County Emergency Government Coordinator at 715-373-6113, or by email jvictorson@bayfieldcounty.org

 

Bayfield County Road/Address Grid Maps Available for Download

Visit the Map Gallery where you may view and/or download assorted maps.

 

Order 2006 Bayfield County Emergency Response Map Booklet

The latest Bayfield County Emergency Response Map Booklet, (available since February 1, 2006), is sold at a cost of $23.00.  Download the Order Form.   (Preview by visiting the Map Gallery)
 

Countywide Address System Ordinance

Click here to download a copy of the countywide address ordinance adopted in 1998 (PDF, 6 pages, 62k).