Welcome to the Jackson County Addresses Page
Common Questions
What is the difference between a LOCATION Address and a MAILING Address on my tax bill?
LOCATION refers to the address for your individual parcel, which is created by your local city.
This is different from your MAILING address, which is where the county sends all assessment/tax correspondence.
The MAILING address is the address you provide us on your deed or personal property tax declaration.
For the majority of homeowners these are the same. For a list of address terms go here: Address Terms
What if my LOCATION Address is incorrect on the county's website or my tax bill?
An incorrect LOCATION address has no impact on your property assessment, property taxes or property transfers.
The county identifies properties by the legal description on your recorded document. When you buy or sell property you are actually
transfering the legal description, not the address. Taxes are based on the legal description, not your address.
How do I change my LOCATION Address?
An incorrect LOCATION address can only be changed once the city has notified the county.
You can contact the city in which your property is located and ask them to confirm and notify the county as to the correct
LOCATION address of the parcel. You can find your city contact in the table below.
You may also fill out a form and mail it to the appropriate county department.
How do I change my MAILING Address?
An incorrect MAILING address can be changed by visiting either the downtown Kansas City or
Independence courthouses.
You may also fill out a form and mail it to the appropriate county department.
My LOCATION Address says I live in Independence, but my MAILING
address says Blue Springs.
This is because your property is within the city limits of Independence, but your mail goes through a Blue Springs zip code.
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Address Information
The Assessor is responsible for maintaining two addresses associated with each parcel of property in Jackson County. The first address associated with a property
is the mailing address of the owner to whom all notices and tax bills for the property are sent. We obtain most of our mailing addresses from recorded documents
that transfer ownership of property. Property buyers need to work with their title company to insure the correct mailing address for the property appears on the
document. Other significant sources of mailing address changes come from the tax collector when tax bills are paid and post office notices of mail forwarding.
We also receive mailing address changes directly from property owners. It is the responsibility of the property owner, not the county, to keep mailing addresses
current and correct. The law presumes that a property owner knows there is a tax due whether or not they receive a bill.
The second address associated with each parcel of property is the situs or physical address of the property. In Jackson County, situs addresses are assigned to
all parcels that are taxable by their city or county planning departments.
For most homeowners the mailing address and the situs address are the same. For many business and rental properties, the mailing address
and the situs address are different. One parcel can have multiple situs addresses such as an apartment complex with separate addresses for each unit or block of
units. In manufactured home parks there can be a single street address with different space numbers for each home as the situs address.
While the assessor maintains mailing and situs addresses, the situs address is assigned by the local agency which has jurisdiction. In the unincorporated areas
of Jackson County the Planning Department assigns situs addresses. In the cities, the agency responsible for address assignment is usually Planning
and Development. Most new street names are suggested by the project developer, approved by the local agency and then filed with the final plat of
the subdivision. Addresses on existing streets or roads such as Broadway are assigned when a new home is built according to a system developed by the
agency with jurisdiction for that section of the road. The United States Postal Service works in cooperation with local agencies to update USPS address databases
and provide Zip Code lookup on the internet.
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City Contact List
| City |
Department |
Contact |
Phone |
Email |
| Blue Springs |
Planning and Development |
Gail Porter |
(816) 228-0119 |
 |
| Buckner |
Deputy City Clerk |
Yvonna Stapleton |
(816) 650-3191 |
 |
| Grain Valley |
Planning and Development |
John Paa |
(816) 847-6297 |
 |
| Grandview |
Planning and Development |
Doug Wyatt |
(816) 316-4822 |
 |
| Greenwood |
Building Permits |
Ryan Hunt |
(816) 537-6969
ext. 31 |
|
| Independence |
Community Devopment/Planning |
Kathy Robertson |
(816) 325-7412 |
 |
| Kansas City |
Planning and Development |
Melissa Brill |
(816) 513-1454 |
 |
| Lake Lotawana |
City Hall |
Jack Kirse |
(816) 578-4215 |
 |
| Lake Tapawingo |
City Hall |
|
(816) 228-1912 |
|
| Lee's Summit |
Planning and Development |
Lee's Summit Planning Dept |
(816) 969-1600 |
 |
| Levasy |
|
Levasy Post Office |
(816) 650-5097 |
|
| Lone Jack |
Director Public Works |
James Nauser |
(816) 697-2503 |
 |
| Oak Grove |
Director Emergency Management Agency |
Mark Sherwood |
(816) 690-6990 |
 |
| Raytown |
Community Development |
Jason Hanson |
(816) 737-6186 |
 |
| River Bend |
City Hall |
|
(816) 796-3883 |
|
| Sibley |
City Hall |
Shellie Mier |
(816) 650-9515 |
 |
| Sugar Creek |
Planning and Building |
Elizabeth Arasmith |
(816) 252-4400
ext. 137 |
 |
Unincorporated
County |
Public Works -
Planning and Delevopment |
Randy Diehl |
(816) 881-4577 |
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