North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Northampton County, NC
Northampton County (population 17,471) records real-property documents through the Northampton 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.
Northampton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Northampton County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 128, Jackson, NC 27845 (physical: 126 E Jefferson Street, Jackson, NC 27845)
- Phone
- 252-534-2511
- Checks payable to
- Northampton County Register of Deeds (assumed; not explicitly confirmed)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Northampton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Not independently confirmed on county page; PDF fee schedule not fully extractable
- Additional pages
- Not independently confirmed
- Other fees
- Excise tax $1 per $500 of consideration; not independently confirmed on county site
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Northampton County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Northampton County requires
- Page formatting
- Assumed NC statewide standard (GS 161-14): 3-inch top margin, 1/2-inch other margins, 8.5x11/8.5x14 paper, black ink, 9-10pt min font, single-sided - not independently verified from county-specific document
- Submission & return
- Mail (office receives via USPS, FedEx, UPS, and secure mailbox) or in person; return method for recorded originals not explicitly confirmed
Can you e-record in Northampton County?
Yes. Northampton 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 Northampton County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Northampton 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 Northampton County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Northampton County Register of Deeds (assumed; not explicitly confirmed).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Northampton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Northampton County property are searchable at Northampton County Tax Administration (Assessment Rolls / GIS Parcel Viewer). 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.