9-1-1 Addressing
The East Texas Council of Governments, ETCOG, contracts with six counties and sixteen cities to provide 9-1-1 addressing in our 14 county area.
What is a 9-1-1 address?
Simply put, it is an address with a “street number” that makes it easy to locate you and/or your property in case of an emergency. Of course there are other perks like, mail, package, and pizza delivery.
Who will receive a 9-1-1 address?
Generally, every one living within our counties that we address. If you live in a city, most likely you already have a 9-1-1 address or may need one if you are building a new home of business on your lot. All structures on a single lot will need a separate address or you may just need to verify your address
Can you assign your own address or have another entity assign your address i.e. USPS?
No, our organization is the authority over address creation and assignment.
We create GIS (Geographical Information Systems) maps for our county dispatchers with our customer’s 9-1-1 addresses. The safety of our addressed customer is our highest priority.
For a list of our counties and cities we address, click here.
If you are the public and need a 9-1-1 Address, click here.