Elections Ordinances/Policies Forms LiveWeb County Lookup FAQ a a a OFFICES SOLID WASTE SERVICES COMMITTEES VISITORS ARCHIVES Rural Addressing HOME COUNTY OFFICES RURAL ADDRESSING RURAL ADDRESSING 325 Tiger Drive Capitan, NM 88316 Office phone: (575) 354-2922 Office fax: (575) 354-9412 Rural Property Addressing aims to provide all occupied rural properties with a nationally recognized addresses that will assist Emergency Services and other service providers in locating a property. A rural address will consist of a distance-based road number, road name, locality and postcode. The new addresses will only identify the property location and not who lives there, therefore not impacting the privacy of the residents. Rural Addressing-Planning.Approval to Construct Application New Addresses For a new or existing structure that does not have an official 9-1-1 address one will be provided once appropriate procedures are followed: If the property driveway comes off County maintained road then a County Road Driveway Permit is needed before address is issued. That permit can be obtained from the County Road Department by calling (575) 354-2922. If the property driveway comes off a private road then the driveway needs to be in place in order to obtain a GPS marking of the location. Once the GPS is marked a 9-1-1 address will be issued. Contact the County Road Department by calling (575) 354-2922. Address Signage The cost of County address placards are as follows and include the two-sided reflective placard, post, bracket and hardware: County address placards are available in the County Road Department for the cost of $40.00 for self-pick-up and installation (which is the County’s cost for materials), Monday-Thursday 6:30 am-5:00 pm. We offer delivery & installation of the placard for a total cost of $40.00, which can be obtained by mailing in a check or money order to our office. PO Box 666, Capitan, NM 88345. Road Signage Our County Rural Addressing office also maintains the County Road Name Signage, if a sign is missing, down or destroyed our office will replace it in a timely manner. If the Signage is for a Private Road that has already been approved by the County then the property owners may call in a request for a new sign. Street Signs are available at the County Road Department for the cost of $180.00 (which is the County’s cost for materials), and includes the two-sided reflective sign, post, bracket and hardware. New street sign only (does not include post, bracket, or hardware) is $120.00 Search RURAL ADDRESSING OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Thursday 6:30am-5pm CONTACT INFORMATION Office (575) 354-2922 Fax (575) 354-9412 325 Tiger Drive / PO Box 666 Capitan, NM 88316 BROWSE Elected Officials County Manager Planning Purchasing Human Resources Rural Addressing HOME COUNTY OFFICES SERVICES COMMITTEES NEWS CONTACT US ©2021 County of Lincoln. All Rights Reserved Website Designed and Developed by Noaviv Web Design & Development