Why do house numbers in the USA start so high? Mine is 4007 and there's only a few houses on my street.?

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The "40" means you are 40 blocks away from wherever the counting starts in your community. The "07" is assigned according to a standard which says there could be, combined on both sides of the street, 6 other addresses between you and the corner.
maybe because there are other streets in your state with the same name? im just thinking.. im not sure its right but ...

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