Helpful Hints for Searching by Street Address

Use these tips on the “Search by Street Address” search option to get the desired results.

*To get the most results use only a street number and name.

*A street number cannot be used alone; it MUST be accompanied by a street name.  Street names, however, can be used without a street number.

*The searches are not case sensitive; therefore, capital and lower case letters can be interchanged.

*Do not use any form of punctuation when using the “Search by Street Address” function.

Example:

Example:

*For addresses like “402 5 ^th Street” type “402” in the “Number” field, type “5” in the “Name” field, and click the “search” button. 

*For addresses with more than one direction, such as “NW West Torino Parkway”, type “NW” in the “Direction” field, “West Torino” in the “Name” field, and click the “search” button.

Example:

Example:

*For street names such as “Avenue M” type “Avenue M” in the “Name” field, and click the “search” button.

*Use “US Highway 1” in the “Name” field when searching for addresses:

US 1

US Highway 1

4^th Street

Federal Highway

*Use “A1A” when searching for addresses on A.1.A.

Popular Abbreviations:

Avenue = AVE	Court = CT	Lane = LN	Road = RD
Boulevard = BLVD	Cove = CV	Parkway = PKWY	Terrace = TER
Circle = CIR	Drive = DR	Place = PL	Way = WAY