house number

unique number to a building in a street or area
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house number

Summary

house number ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • house number is a type of geocode[2].
  • house number is a type of identifier[3].
  • house number is a type of number[4].
  • house number is used for house numbering[5].
  • house number's Commons category is recorded as House numbers[6].
  • house number's said to be the same as is recorded as house number[7].
  • house number's replaces is recorded as gable stone[8].
  • house number's main Wikidata property is recorded as P670[9].
  • house number's main Wikidata property is recorded as P4856[10].
  • house number's main Wikidata property is recorded as P6529[11].
  • house number's next lower rank is recorded as apartment number[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include geocode[2], identifier[3], and number[4].

Use and Application

house number is used for house numbering[5].

Why It Matters

house number ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property P670, P4856, P6529
    Said to be the same as house number
    Replaces
    Openstreetmap key addr:housenumber
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538842205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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