Public ArcGIS MapServer endpoint for Franklin County parcel data. URL, supported fields, and a working sample query, copy it, or open it directly in the UrbanKit parcel lookup tool.
This page is the endpoint reference. If you came here to find a specific property, the Franklin County parcel search runs this same layer in your browser, no account and no API key.
Search Franklin County parcels →https://gis.franklincountyohio.gov/hosting/rest/services/ParcelFeatures/Parcel_Features/MapServer/0Field by field, whether any endpoint we index for Franklin County answers it, and the evidence for each. We only call a field restricted when there is a stated reason we can cite. Everything else here is a fact about the services we index, not a claim about the law.
| Field | Status | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| APN | Answered | Documented in a field list on an endpoint we index. Not every row is populated. |
| Owner name | Answered | Documented in a field list on an endpoint we index. Not every row is populated. |
| Owner mailing address | Not published | No endpoint we index for this county documents this field, so a query cannot ask for it. That is a fact about the services we index, not a legal restriction, and not a statement that the county holds no such record. Where to request it. |
| Site address | Answered | Documented in a field list on an endpoint we index. Not every row is populated. |
| Geometry | Answered | Documented in a field list on an endpoint we index. Not every row is populated. |
| Land use | Not published | No endpoint we index for this county documents this field, so a query cannot ask for it. That is a fact about the services we index, not a legal restriction, and not a statement that the county holds no such record. Where to request it. |
| Zoning | Not published | No endpoint we index for this county documents this field, so a query cannot ask for it. That is a fact about the services we index, not a legal restriction, and not a statement that the county holds no such record. Where to request it. |
PARCELIDParcel IDLOWPARCELIDLow Parcel IDOWNERNME1Owner Name (Primary)OWNERNME2Owner Name 2SITEADDRESSSite AddressZIPCDZIP Codecurl -s 'https://gis.franklincountyohio.gov/hosting/rest/services/ParcelFeatures/Parcel_Features/MapServer/0/query?where=UPPER(OWNERNME1)+LIKE+UPPER('%25SMITH%25')&outFields=PARCELID,OWNERNME1,SITEADDRESS,ZIPCD&returnGeometry=false&f=json&resultRecordCount=10'https://gis.franklincountyohio.gov/hosting/rest/services/ParcelFeatures/Parcel_Features/MapServer/0/query?where=UPPER(OWNERNME1)+LIKE+UPPER('%SMITH%')&outFields=PARCELID,OWNERNME1,SITEADDRESS,ZIPCD&returnGeometry=false&f=json&resultRecordCount=10Open this URL in a browser tab to see the raw ArcGIS JSON response.
| Field name | Label | Searchable |
|---|---|---|
| PARCELID | Parcel ID | YES |
| LOWPARCELID | Low Parcel ID | YES |
| OWNERNME1 | Owner Name (Primary) | YES |
| OWNERNME2 | Owner Name 2 | YES |
| SITEADDRESS | Site Address | YES |
| ZIPCD | ZIP Code | YES |
| CLASSCD | Property Class Code | NO |
| TOTVALUEBASE | Total Base Value | NO |
| SALEDATE | Sale Date | NO |
| SALEPRICE | Sale Price | NO |
Franklin County, Ohio (Columbus metro, pop. 1.35M, county seat Columbus) is the most populous Ohio county. In Ohio, the county Auditor, not the Assessor, is the statutory data custodian for parcel records; the Franklin County Auditor's office publishes this GIS layer. 115+ fields confirmed including OWNERNME1/2/3, SITEADDRESS, PSTLADDRES, PSTLCITYSTZIP, CLASSCD/CLASSDSCRP, NBHDCD, CVTTXCD (tax district code), SCHLTXCD (school district), LNDVALUEBASE, BLDVALUEBASE, TOTVALUEBASE, SALEDATE, SALEPRICE, RESFLRAREA, RESYRBLT, RESSTRTYP, FLOORCOUNT, ROOMS, BATHS, HBATHS, BEDRMS, FIREPLC, AIRCOND, WALL, COND, GRADE, FLOOD, WATERSERV, SEWERSERV, OWNEROCCUPIED, RENTAL. Max record count 3000; owner query tested and confirmed returning real Columbus-area results. Parcel ID format: 'XXX-XXXXXX' (3-digit + 6-digit with hyphen). The service follows the ESRI Local Government Information Model (LGIM) parcel schema. Layer is updated Monday through Friday at 7:00 PM Eastern. Open-data downloads available at auditor-fca.opendata.arcgis.com. The Auditor's parcel viewer at property.franklincountyauditor.com is the browser-facing interface over the same data.
Franklin County Auditor GIS / Franklin County IT, https://data-franklincova.opendata.arcgis.com/
Franklin County's Tax Parcel layer exposes parcel identifiers (Parcel ID, Low Parcel ID), owner names (Owner Name (Primary), Owner Name 2), and address fields (Site Address). Use it for owner-name lookups and address-based parcel searches. 6 of 10 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 2026-05-11.
/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 Franklin County actually publishes, not what you might expect from a national standard (there isn't one).
For background, see What is an APN?
gis.franklincountyohio.gov serves Franklin County, Ohio 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 Franklin County's MapServer layer on 2026-05-11. 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.
Franklin County's layer is hosted by the county on gis.franklincountyohio.gov. Public ArcGIS endpoints rarely rate-limit individual reads, but gis.franklincountyohio.gov 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.