Addressing

Parkland County’s Planning and Development Services assigns civic addresses for all properties and dwellings in the County. Using our Civic Addressing Bylaw, which regulates addressing in the County, this system provides the means for police, fire, and ambulance to find every address in Parkland County.

Canada Post had adopted the County’s civic address as a mailing address in many areas of Parkland County. Check out the subdivision maps on Discover Parkland for existing civic addressing within named subdivisions.

For any questions regarding civic addressing, please contact us by phone at 780-968-8888 or by email at subdivision@parklandcounty.com.

Confirm your address or get a new civic address

You can determine if you have an existing civic address by finding your property on Discover Parkland. Our subdivision maps outline existing civic addressing within established/named subdivisions. You can also determine if you have an address by calling us at 780-968-8888.

Please have the following resources ready when confirming a civic address:

• Legal land description (i.e., SW 25-51-27-W4M or Lot, Block, Plan)

• Tax roll number

• Location of access to the property (i.e., driveway) from an existing property line (for rural addresses)

Apply for a civic address

If you find that your existing property does not have a civic address, please complete the appropriate form from the following list and submit using our online planning application tool PLANit Parkland.

• New Civic Address Application Form

• Change of Civic Address Application Form

Please have the following resources ready when applying:

• Legal land description (i.e., SW 25-51-27-W4M or Lot, Block, Plan)

• Tax roll number

• Location of access to the property (i.e., driveway) from an existing property line (for rural addresses)

Get a rural civic address sign

All signage for new subdivisions and new developments is paid for by the landowner or developer. We supply rural signs for a set fee. Sign maintenance and replacement costs are the responsibility of the landowner.

Purchase a green rural civic address sign by contacting us at 780-968-8888.

Getting your postal code

Canada Post assigns all postal codes in Parkland County. Parkland County is unable to provide you with them. To ensure you receive the correct postal code for your property, you are encouraged to contact Canada Post directly. Phone 1-900-565-2633 or visit www.canadapost.ca where you can input your address to find out your current postal code. You will need your current civic address for Canada Post to determine your postal code.

Posting your civic address on your property

It is very important that all civic addresses are posted and are easily visible from the road. As per our Civic Addressing Bylaw, posting addresses helps improve the safety of all residents so that fire, ambulance or police service personnel can find a property in case of emergency.

It is the homeowner’s responsibility to ensure their address remains visible and does not get overgrown by trees or shrubs, etc.

Urban and rural address posting

In urban areas, the proper address shall be posted in a conspicuous place no higher than the first storey of a dwelling/business. Each address letter or number shall be a minimum of 100 mm (or four inches). In rural areas, the proper address shall be posted in a visible place on a sign adjacent to the driveway at the property line. Each address letter or number shall be a minimum of 150 mm (or six inches).

Differences between urban and rural addressing

Urban and rural addressing follow a similar principle – that addresses are based on an access point on a grid pattern. In Parkland County, where possible, even house numbers are located on the north and west side of the road and odd numbers are on the east and south side.