You will need your parcel pumber, also called a Permanent Index Number or PIN, to find your township. Your real estate tax bill has a 16-digit parcel number. Other documents displaying your parcel number may have 14 or 16 digits. The 14-digit version of the parcel number omits the first two digits, or computer code.
Breakdown of Sample Parcel Number: 07-01-05-100-005-0000
| Computer Code | Township | Section | Block | Lot | Misc | ||
| 07 | 01 | 05 | 100 | 005 | 0000 |