Vertical 911 Address Signs - Design Guidelines
How many sign sizes do you offer for vertical 911 address signs?
8 standard sizes: 6 x 12", 6 x 18", 6 x 24", 6 x 30", 6 x 36", 9 x 18", 9 x 24", and 9 x 30".
Are your signs only available in one orientation?
No, we offer our address signs in either Vertical or Horizontal orientation. Start creating your sign with our tools below:
- Vertical 911 Address Sign (Numbers Only)
- Horizontal 911 Address Sign (Numbers Only)
- Vertical 911 Address Sign with Arrow
- Horizontal 911 Address Sign with Arrow
- Vertical 911 Address Sign with Street Name
- Horizontal 911 Address Sign with Street Name
What sign colors do you offer?
We offer 7 color combinations: Green/Reflective, Blue/Reflective, Brown/Reflective, Reflective/Black, Red/Reflective, Yellow Reflective/Black, and Black/Reflective. (Background as well as characters are all retro-reflective.)
Sign Construction:
Our signs are manufactured on Flat .063" or .080" Rust Free Aluminum over-laminated with either:
- Engineering Grade Prismatic (Type I)
- High Intensity Prismatic (Type IV)
- Diamond Grade (Type IX) Reflective Sheeting
Are these signs double sided?
Yes, our signs are provided with the same copy on both sides. We also offer a single sided configuration (second side is mill finish) for any custom application.
Sign Mounting:
911 address signs are provided with 2 standard mounting holes. 3 additional custom hole configurations are available as well. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see illustrations of hole configurations.
Click to download 911 address signs mounting methods
Address Sign Text Size:
We offer 3", 4", 5", and 6" high characters on our signs. 4" characters are the default on our signs and the most popular size for residential buildings. 5" characters are required by some counties for residential buildings. 6" characters are the typical size for apartment and commercial buildings. Some fire departments or municipalities require 3" as the minimum and 4" as the maximum. See table below to determine which character sizes are available for each sign size.
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Dimensions (W x H) Character Sizes Allowed 3" Max. Characters Allowed 4" Max. Characters Allowed 5" Max. Characters Allowed 6" Max. Characters Allowed Recommended Mounting 6 x 12" 3", 4", 5" 3 2 2 ——— Mailbox, Stake, 4ft. U-channel Post 6 x 18" 3", 4", 5", 6" 5 4 3 2 Mailbox, 4ft. & 6ft. U-channel Post 6 x 24" 3", 4", 5", 6" 6 5 4 3 Mailbox, 4ft. & 6ft. U-channel Post 6 x 30" 3", 4", 5", 6" 8 6 5 4 Mailbox, 4ft. & 6ft. U-channel Post 6 x 36" 3", 4", 5", 6" 10 7 6 5 Mailbox, 4ft. & 6ft. U-channel Post 9 x 18" 5", 6" ——— ——— 3 2 Mailbox, 4ft. & 6ft. U-channel Post 9 x 24" 5", 6" ——— ——— 4 3 Mailbox, 4ft. & 6ft. U-channel Post 9 x 30" 5", 6" ——— ——— 5 4 Mailbox, 4ft. & 6ft. U-channel Post
We have the capability of making our address signs any length using any text size requirements, but online we only offer 8 sizes and four standard text sizes of 3", 4", 5" and 6".
Font Style Options
Safetysign.com will use the font below known as the FHWA Series fonts (also known as Standard Alphabets for Highway Signs) when producing your 911 address signs. This font offers several variations of character compression and character spacing — the correct version will be selected by us when producing your signs. The selection will be based on the length of the street address versus the length of the sign ordered.
VERTICAL ADDRESS SIGNS DETAILS
VERTICAL ADDRESS SIGNS HOLE CONFIGURATIONS
- 2 Side holes (standard option),
- 2 Centered holes (top and bottom)
- 2 Top holes (hanging type)
- No Holes (use when installing on bracket)