How to Find Your Check Routing Number
Finding your 9-digit check routing number is useful when you’re setting up direct deposits or automatic payments.
At the bottom of every check, you’ll see three groups of numbers: your routing number, your account number, and your check number. (Yep, people still write checks, and even if you don’t pull them out often, those numbers are still important!) Here’s how to tell them apart:
Routing number
The routing number is the first set of numbers in the lower left corner of your check. It’s always 9 digits long and identifies the financial institution connected to your account. (You might also hear it called an ABA number.).
The character symbol around the numbers is not part of the routing number on a check.
Routing numbers are public. Bank Five Nine’s routing number is 075902421. You can also find it any time at the bottom of our website, right-hand corner.
Account number
Right after the routing number comes your account number. It’s usually the longest of the last two groups of numbers. Unlike the routing number, your account number is private and unique to you. You can spot it on your personal checks or by signing in to your account online.
Check number
The last set of numbers is your check number, usually just 3 or 4 digits. You’ll also see it printed up in the top right corner of your check. This little number helps you keep track of which check you’re writing.
*This is a sample check.
