5 counties indexed. ArcGIS FeatureServer and MapServer URLs, with supported search fields per layer.
| County | Endpoints | Searchable fields | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen County | 1 | PAMS Parcel Identifier (MUN_BLOCK_LOT) · County Name (uppercase, e.g. BERGEN) · Municipality Name +1 | LIVE | OPEN |
| Camden County | 1 | County Name (use 'CAMDEN') · Municipality Name · PAMS Property Identification Number +2 | LIVE | OPEN |
| Monmouth County | 1 | Property Account Management System PIN · Owner Name · Property Location / Address +5 | LIVE | OPEN |
| Morris County | 1 | County Name (use 'MORRIS') · Municipality Name · PAMS Property Identification Number +2 | LIVE | OPEN |
| Ocean County | 1 | County Name (use 'OCEAN') · Municipality Name · PAMS Property Identification Number +2 | LIVE | OPEN |
New Jersey's 21 counties run property assessment through a single statewide system: MOD-IV, short for Modernized IV, administered by the NJ Division of Taxation. Every county assessor submits parcel data to MOD-IV quarterly. NJOGIS — the NJ Office of GIS — publishes a statewide cadastral layer derived from those MOD-IV submissions. The result is unusual for the mid-Atlantic: a single queryable REST endpoint that covers all 565 NJ municipalities, with a consistent field schema across all 21 counties. The tradeoff is that owner-name visibility on the public layer is restricted by state policy, with further suppression under Daniel's Law.
NJOGIS operates two primary parcel REST services. The hosted FeatureServer at services2.arcgis.com (Parcels_Composite_NJ_WM) is the most current and is used by Bergen County in our atlas. The state-hosted MapServer at maps.nj.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Framework/Cadastral/MapServer/0 covers all counties and is the canonical endpoint for Ocean, Camden, and Morris. Both carry the same MOD-IV-derived schema. The NJ Geographic Information Network (NJGIN) coordinates statewide spatial data policy. County-level GIS offices — Monmouth maintains an independent county FeatureServer at services9.arcgis.com — may publish supplemental layers with additional attributes, but they still derive their parcel identifiers from MOD-IV. NJOGIS updates the statewide layer quarterly; Monmouth County updates its layer on its own schedule.
NJ parcels do not use APN (Assessor's Parcel Number) in the California or Illinois sense. The statewide identifier is the PAMS_PIN — Property Account Management System PIN — which encodes county code, municipality code, block number, lot number, and a qualifier code in a single string (e.g., '03_0200_34_00001_C0001'). The Block-Lot-Qualifier system predates digital GIS: it is how NJ tax maps have been organized since the mid-20th century. 'Block 34, Lot 1' is a valid legal reference. The qualifier (Q field, sometimes called QCODE) distinguishes individual condominium units within a block-lot — C0001 through C9999 for condos, a single space for undivided lots. Understanding this structure is prerequisite to any MOD-IV query.
The NJOGIS statewide layer (Bergen, Ocean, Camden, Morris in our atlas) intentionally blanks the OWNER_NAME field on the public REST service — this is a deliberate state data-policy decision, not a technical gap. The MOD-IV database itself contains owner names, but bulk public REST access is restricted. County-direct endpoints (Monmouth's services9.arcgis.com layer) may expose OwnersName because individual counties make their own disclosure decisions. Separately, NJ P.L. 2021 c.371 — known as Daniel's Law — allows active and retired law enforcement, judges, and domestic-violence victims to suppress their home address from public records. Queries on any NJ parcel layer may return null address fields for parcels flagged under Daniel's Law.
Bergen County's atlas endpoint uses the hosted NJOGIS FeatureServer (services2.arcgis.com) — no owner name, consistent schema. Monmouth County runs its own FeatureServer (services9.arcgis.com) which exposes OwnersName and richer assessment detail (SaleDate, YrBuilt, Zone_). For Ocean, Camden, and Morris counties, the state MapServer at maps.nj.gov is the practical choice; filter by COUNTY='OCEAN' (uppercase). When owner name is the primary goal, Monmouth's county endpoint is the only option in our atlas. For statewide queries spanning multiple counties — finding all parcels owned by a specific entity across NJ — the NJOGIS statewide layer is the single endpoint, despite the owner-name gap.
New Jersey's most populous county (~960,000 residents), covering 70 municipalities in the New York metro's New Jersey side. Served by the NJOGIS hosted FeatureServer (Parcels_Composite_NJ_WM). OWNER_NAME intentionally blank on this endpoint; use PAMS_PIN and PROP_LOC for lookup.
Jersey Shore and inland suburbs (~643,000 residents, 53 municipalities). County-direct FeatureServer at services9.arcgis.com exposes OwnersName publicly, making it the most query-friendly NJ county in our atlas. Assessment fields include TotalAssmnt, SaleDate, YrBuilt, and Zone_.
Pine Barrens and barrier-island shore communities (~637,000 residents, 33 municipalities from Toms River to Long Beach Township). Routes through the NJOGIS state MapServer at maps.nj.gov; OWNER_NAME is present and queryable on this endpoint. Updated quarterly from MOD-IV.
Philadelphia metro's New Jersey side (~521,000 residents, 37 municipalities including Camden City and Cherry Hill). Routes through the NJOGIS state MapServer. OWNER_NAME queryable; high parcel-change velocity in Camden City due to active redevelopment.
Northern NJ exurbs (~510,000 residents, 39 municipalities including Morristown and Parsippany). NJOGIS state MapServer is the practical endpoint; the county's own morrisgisapps.co.morris.nj.us layer returns only PAMS_PIN and geometry — insufficient for owner or address queries.
Statewide NJOGIS MapServer, filter by county and owner: maps.nj.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Framework/Cadastral/MapServer/0/query?where=COUNTY='OCEAN'+AND+UPPER(OWNER_NAME)+LIKE+UPPER('%25SMITH%25')&outFields=COUNTY,MUN_NAME,PAMS_PIN,PROP_LOC,OWNER_NAME,NET_VALUE&returnGeometry=false&f=json&resultRecordCount=10. Monmouth county-direct with owner: services9.arcgis.com/GCI7uwdn5grdMNX1/arcgis/rest/services/GEO_MC_Parcels/FeatureServer/9/query?where=UPPER(OwnersName)+LIKE+UPPER('%25SMITH%25')&outFields=PAMS_PIN,OwnersName,PropertyLocation,MUN_NAME,TotalAssmnt&returnGeometry=false&f=json&resultRecordCount=10. For block-lot lookup: add AND BLOCK='34' AND LOT='1' to any where clause.
Last updated 2026-05-24.
5 New Jersey counties are indexed in the UrbanKit atlas with verified public REST endpoints: Bergen, Monmouth, Ocean, Camden, and Morris. Monmouth, Ocean, Camden, and Morris expose owner-name search; Bergen index by parcel ID and address only.
Monmouth, Ocean, Camden, and Morris expose an owner-name field on the public REST layer. Monmouth, for example, uses the OwnersName field — a case-insensitive search is ?where=UPPER(OwnersName)%20LIKE%20UPPER('%25SMITH%25')&outFields=*&f=json. Bergen index by parcel ID and address only, so owner lookups there go through the county assessor or appraiser. Open a county's page here for its full field list and a ready-to-run sample query.
Bergen publishes parcels at https://services2.arcgis.com/XVOqAjTOJ5P6ngMu/arcgis/rest/services/Parcels_Composite_NJ_WM/FeatureServer/0 — a FeatureServer (layer 0). It indexes by PAMS Parcel Identifier (MUN_BLOCK_LOT), County Name (uppercase, e.g. BERGEN), Municipality Name, and Property Location / Address.
Both. New Jersey uses a mix: Bergen and Monmouth publish ArcGIS FeatureServer layers, while Ocean, Camden, and Morris use MapServer. Both support /query, so the same owner, parcel-ID, and address lookups work against either.
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