What Does Your House Number Mean in Numerology Theory?
Home is where the good fortune is.
When it comes to creating a harmonious living space, there is nothing some people won’t do for peace of mind, whether that entails rearranging furniture for a feng shui–approved domain, or bringing in a spirit medium to cast out guests who have overstayed their welcome. But if you ask any numerologist, the numbers attached to your house can reveal more about your domicile’s innate personality than any home decor interventions.
Rooted in ancient Greek culture, specifically the teachings of mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras, numerology suggests that there’s a mystical connection between numbers and coinciding events or, more specifically, places. Housing numerology, then, finds links between certain numbers associated with a house and its personality—or, as numerology expert and Mind, Body, Home author Tisha Morris likes to put it, “all around energy.” “I’ve found numerology to be one of the most powerful indicators of the energy of a home and thus how it will affect its occupants,” says Morris. “When looking for a new home, it’s the first consideration I take into account.”
But in matters of pseudoscience, even its most enthusiastic adherents have their suspicions. “I still am a skeptic myself,” Los Angeles–based numerology expert Josh Siegel tells ELLE DECOR. “I believe it’s simply a matter of synchronicity [rather than choosing an address based on a number], the numbers reflecting where you are in your life at that moment.”
But, he adds, “I have more than enough cases over the years of people experiencing certain number sequences at important junctures in their life, even the most skeptically minded.”
What about you? Whether you’ve fully subscribed to the notion—willing to give up that dream home with an inauspicious two in it—or are merely looking for a fun new way to think about your home, we brought in numeral expert Morris to help identify your house’s numerology number and explore what that might reveal about your home. Let’s dive into the digits!
How to Find Your House’s Number
First things first. We begin by determining your house’s number—a single digit between 1 and 9—by adding up all the digits of your street address and tallying those numbers up separately. For example, if you live at 357 Main Street, you’ll take your address number and add the digits together (it would be 3+5+7=15). If you get a double digit number as a result, add again (1+5=6). Your house number is 6.
But of course, your address might not be that straight-forward. If you live on a street named for a number, ignore it. For example, if your address is 300 West 5th Avenue, ignore the street (5th Avenue) and add up the address number only (the 300 adds up to 3). If you live in an apartment, use your unit number rather than the street address as it’s the most unique number for your space. For example, if you live at 1200 Park Avenue, Apt 30, add up only the unit number (the 30 adds to 3). If you have letters in your address or unit number, add it up! Maybe your street number or apartment unit contains a letter—like 2F—you’ll want to add the letter along with the numbers, using the numeric equivalent of that letter (a=1, b=2, etc.). For example, apartment 2F corresponds to 2+6(for F) for a numerology number of 8.
Now that you have your home’s number, let’s delve into what that means for you.
Rachel Silva, the Assistant Digital Editor at ELLE DECOR, covers design, architecture, trends, and anything to do with haute couture. She has previously written for Time, The Wall Street Journal, and Citywire.


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