Macoupin County Emergency Telephone Systems Board

215 S. East Street
PO Box 446
Carlinville, IL 62626
Phone 217-854-5459
217-854-6103
Fax 217-854-4764

E.T.S.B Members

REGULAR E.T.S.B. MEETING

The Fourth Tuesday of each Month
7:00pm County Board Room
215 S. East Street Carlinville, Illinois

NEED AN ADDRESS

Call us with:
name of road, what side of the road, land marks, even driveway or possible neighbor’s address

DISPLAYING YOUR ADDRESS

All residences outside of city and village limits are numbered at the driveway juncture with the road or lane.

Private lanes with three (3) or more residences shall be named and each residence shall be numbered.
In approved subdivisions, the numbers shall be placed on the residence.
Must be within 65 feet of the road surface.
Must be readily visible from the road.
Must be four (4) to five (5) feet above grade level.

Mail box may be used if at the driveway location.
Numbers shall be placed on both sides of the mail box to be visible from either direction.
If more than one (1) mail box at that location, then each residence shall be identified.

Numbers should be at least three (3) inches tall and preferably reflective.
If not reflective, shall be in sharp contrast to background.

If numbers placed on surface other than mailbox, shall be mounted at right angles to the road or lane,
shall be visible from both directions,
shall be at a four (4) to five (5) foot height.