Be sure to exclude any preceding MICR characters when determining your routing number. Following your routing number, the next set of numbers, up until the next MICR character, is your account number. The number following the MICR character at the end of the account number should match your check number.

Visit your bank’s website and look for a link that will provide information about routing numbers. Often, banks have routing number information published online. Google your bank’s name plus the words “routing number. " If you can’t find it by looking directly at your bank’s website, try Google. You might be surprised at how often you can find something with Google that you can’t find easily at a company site.