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Fire Number and Rural Addressing

In order to locate people in emergency situations and to facilitate rural postal delivery, every residence, outbuilding on request and place of business in Pepin County has been assigned a county address. This address is made up of two components - an address number with preceding letter designating direction (W for West addresses, and N for North addresses) and a road name. The assigned address will provide the information necessary for emergency response agencies, delivery companies and rural postal services to locate appropriate structures requiring these services.

The address is a three to five digit number based on a grid of 400 numbers per mile. An east/west road will be numbered using the numbers on the east/west grid of 0 - 12,800. The east/west grid lines start at the eastern border of the county in the Town of Albany at 0. A road that runs predominately east and west will be given a fire number that is preceded by the letter W. A north/south road will be numbered using the numbers along the north/south grid of 400 to 7600. The north/south grid lines start in the southern portion of the county in the Town of Pepin at 400. A road that runs predominately north and south will be given a fire number that is preceded by the letter N. Even numbers are on the north and east sides of a road; odd numbers are on the south and west sides of a road.

East/west roads have fire numbers that get larger as you travel west.
North/south roads have fire numbers that get larger as you travel north. Roads which change direction for less than ½ of a mile retain the original direction and roads that change direction for greater than ½ mile will change to that direction.

It should also be noted that it is possible to have a duplication in the letter and number within the county (N5906), but not when the full address is used (N5906 Rustad Ln).

Obtaining an Address for New Construction

All new business or residence construction within the unicorporated area of the county (Outside the City of Durand and the Villages of Stockholm and Pepin) may obtain an address by completing the Uniform Number Application or contacting the Pepin County Land Management Office at 715/672-8897,  or by email at pepza@co.pepin.wi.us

Please also be informed that before an address can be issued for a new residential structure or other structure requiring a private on-site wastewater disposal system, a sanitary permit and/or land use permit must be issued. For further information regarding a sanitary permit or land use permit please view addition information on this site or contact the Pepin County Land Management Office.