North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Edgecombe County, NC
Edgecombe County (population 48,900) records real-property documents through the Edgecombe County Register of Deeds. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Edgecombe County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Edgecombe County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Edgecombe County Register of Deeds, PO Box 386, Tarboro, NC 27801 (physical: 201 St. Andrew St., Tarboro, NC 27886)
- Phone
- 252-641-7924
- Checks payable to
- Edgecombe County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Edgecombe County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 first 15 pages (general instruments); $64 first 35 pages (deeds of trust)
- Additional pages
- $4 per additional page
- Other fees
- Multi-instrument $10; excise tax $1 per $500 of consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Edgecombe County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Edgecombe County requires
- Submission & return
- E-recording returns electronically
Can you e-record in Edgecombe County?
Yes. Edgecombe County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Edgecombe County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Edgecombe County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Edgecombe County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Edgecombe County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Edgecombe County property are searchable at Edgecombe County Tax Assessor - Public Access Parcel Search (PAAS). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in North Carolina
North Carolina requires notarized signatures from both the record owner and the purchaser, plus an expiration date (N.C. Gen. Stat. §47-119.1). See the states we file in.