Public ArcGIS MapServer endpoint for Buncombe County parcel data. URL, supported fields, and a working sample query, copy it, or open it directly in the UrbanKit parcel lookup tool.
https://gis.buncombecounty.org/arcgis/rest/services/property_bc_dis/MapServer/1pinnumPIN Number (Parcel ID)pinPINownerOwner Namecurl -s 'https://gis.buncombecounty.org/arcgis/rest/services/property_bc_dis/MapServer/1/query?where=UPPER(owner)+LIKE+UPPER('%25SMITH%25')&outFields=pinnum,owner,HouseNumber,NumberSuffix&returnGeometry=false&f=json&resultRecordCount=10'https://gis.buncombecounty.org/arcgis/rest/services/property_bc_dis/MapServer/1/query?where=UPPER(owner)+LIKE+UPPER('%SMITH%')&outFields=pinnum,owner,HouseNumber,NumberSuffix&returnGeometry=false&f=json&resultRecordCount=10Open this URL in a browser tab to see the raw ArcGIS JSON response.
| Field name | Label | Searchable |
|---|---|---|
| pinnum | PIN Number (Parcel ID) | YES |
| pin | PIN | YES |
| owner | Owner Name | YES |
| HouseNumber | House Number | NO |
| NumberSuffix | Number Suffix | NO |
| TaxYear | Tax Year | NO |
| DeedBook | Deed Book | NO |
| DeedPage | Deed Page | NO |
| SubName | Subdivision Name | NO |
Buncombe County (Asheville, pop. 275,000) hosts its parcel layer on a county-direct ArcGIS service. The service name is property_bc_dis (dis = district); layer 1 of 3 is the parcel polygon layer (layer 0 is County Boundary, layer 2 is Street Centerline). The primary parcel identifier is pinnum, a 15-digit number. The owner field is named owner (lowercase). Building fields include HouseNumber, NumberSuffix, TaxYear, DeedBook, DeedPage, PlatBook, PlatPage, SubName, SubLot, SubBlock, SubSect, CondoUnit, and CondoBuilding. Data is refreshed daily at 6 a.m. on weekdays from CAMA sources. Verified 2026-05-15: SMITH returns Asheville-area addresses. Buncombe County's GIS portal (gis.buncombenc.gov/buncomap) is the primary web interface. For assessment detail, the SpatialEst Property Record Search at prc-buncombe.spatialest.com is the county-linked assessor lookup. Hurricane Helene (September 2024) caused significant disruptions in Asheville; some parcels in flood-affected areas may carry amended ownership or assessment data.
Buncombe County GIS Department, https://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/gis/
Buncombe County's Property layer exposes parcel identifiers (PIN Number (Parcel ID), PIN) and owner names (Owner Name). Use it for owner-name lookups and PIN-keyed record pulls. 3 of 9 listed fields accept queries; the rest are returned on read but not indexed for search. Served as an ArcGIS MapServer layer, which supports query operations but not write operations; last verified 2026-05-15.
/query?where=…&outFields=*&f=jsonto the URL. The sample query above is a working example you can paste into a browser tab to see the raw JSON response.Counties publish parcel data through their own ArcGIS Server installations, each with its own schema. One county uses APN, another uses PIN, a third uses PARCEL_ID. Some expose owner names; others keep them on a separate assessor's portal. The searchable fields list above reflects what Buncombe County actually publishes, not what you might expect from a national standard (there isn't one).
For background, see What is an APN?
gis.buncombecounty.org serves Buncombe County, North Carolina parcels over public ArcGIS REST, but, like most county servers, it may not send the CORS headers a browser needs for a cross-origin fetch. If a direct browser call fails, the layer still works from curl, Postman, or a server-side script; the UrbanKit parcel lookup tool proxies the request, so a search that succeeds there confirms the layer is genuinely public.
We last verified Buncombe County's MapServer layer on 2026-05-15. County GIS teams move services without notice, so if you hit a fresh 404, tell us and we'll re-check. Atlas entries are re-verified on a rolling basis.
Buncombe County's layer is hosted by the county on gis.buncombecounty.org. Public ArcGIS endpoints rarely rate-limit individual reads, but gis.buncombecounty.org can throttle heavy automated traffic at the host level. Page through results with resultOffset / resultRecordCount and request only the fields you need. There's no API key and no charge from the county.