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PIN Numbers
Bayfield County uses a 23-digit PIN. Those who use these PINs may initially find them unwieldy, but there are sound reasons for all of these numbers. This PIN system:
- Adopts components of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue parcel numbering system
- Has geographic significance and is tied to the Public Land Survey System
- Supports Data Exchange Standards that require the use of unique PINs in data sharing arrangements
- Complies with the Wisconsin Land Information Program’s recommended PIN standard
PIN Example
The PIN may look like this: 04012243072210027819000. Confusing? Here is what that same number looks like if we clarify it by inserting some hyphens: 04-012-2-43-07-22-1-00-278-19000.
Breakdown
And here is a breakdown and explanation of what this all means. From left to right, the PIN numbers (04-012-2-43-07-22-1-00-278-19000) signify the following:
- First two digits = County Code (Bayfield County is 04 as defined by Department of Revenue)
- Next three digits = Municipal Code (Each Town, City, Village is assigned a code number)
- Next one digit = Direction from 4th Meridian (Bayfield County is 2 [west])
- Next two digits = Township (43 to 52)
- Next two digits = Range (03 to 09)
- Next two digits = Section (01 to 36)
- Next one digit = Quarter Section (1 to 4, 0 for Government Lot)
- Next two digits = Quarter-Quarter Section (Also includes Government Lots, Subdivisions, and Condominiums)
- Next three digits = Entity Code (Each Subdivision or Condominium is assigned a unique number)
- Next five digits = Parcel ID (Subdivision Lot, Block, and/or Splits)
- Please note: The first 18 digits of the PIN are intelligent numbers that have a protocol that is consistent and fixed; the last five digits are variable.
Explanation by Number
Let us now apply our newfound knowledge by looking at the following example: PIN# 04012243072210027819000 (with hyphens, 04-012-2-43-07-22-1-00-278-19000).
Number | Identification |
---|---|
04 | Bayfield County |
012 | Town of Cable |
2 | West of Fourth Meridian |
43 | Township 43 North |
07 | Range 7 West |
22 | Section 22 |
1 | Northeast Quarter of Section 22 |
00 | It Is a Subdivision |
278 | Subdivision of the Silver Birch Addition to Wilde River |
19000 | Lot 19 of the Silver Beach Subdivision |
Contact Us
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Scott M. Galetka
Land Records Administrator
Email
Land Records Department
117 E 5th Street
P.O. Box 878
Washburn, WI 54891
Phone: 715-373-6156
Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.