How to Find a Street Address by Its APN Number
An Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) is assigned to property lots by city or county governments for tracking, identification and tax assessment purposes. APNs convert to a street address. Generally, you'll want to know the APN if you're interested in purchasing a property or want to validate that an APN or associated street address is the correct number on file from dated property information such as an old tax bill.
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Contact a real estate agent who has access to the Multiple-Listing Service (MLS) Service) and ask the agent to provide the address for a specific APN. Real estate agents with access to the MLS can do customizable searches based on APNs and easily extract address information for you. The first digits of an APN are comprised of a map book number, followed by a parcel number and subdivision number. Most APNs contain three to four sets of numbers with dashes as separators.
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Go to the Public Records Netronline website, select your state directly from the map or on the state links listed below.
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Look for the county the APN belongs to. Go to the "Assessor" listing to identify the telephone number of the county assessor's office. Call the assessor's office and provide the APN. The assessor should provide you with an address. Many counties list property tax information online. Some counties allow searches by property address or APN.
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Find an old tax bill for the property you're interested in. The tax bill should include an APN and an address to cross reference.
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Locate the deed to the property you are interested in buying. Most recorded deeds contain an APN and property address.
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