North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Orange County, NC
Orange County (population 148,696) records real-property documents through the Orange 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.
Orange County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Orange County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 (physical: 228 S Churton St, Hillsborough, NC 27278)
- Phone
- 919-245-2675
- Checks payable to
- Orange County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Orange County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 first 15 pages (general instruments); Deeds of Trust/Mortgages $64.00 first 35 pages
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page; Plats $21 per sheet
- Other fees
- Non-standard document fee $25.00 in addition to recording fee; excise tax $1 per $500 of consideration; $35 returned-check fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Orange County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Orange County requires
- Page formatting
- NC statewide standard (GS 161-14): 8.5x11/8.5x14 in paper, 3-in top margin first page, 1/2-in other margins, black type on white paper, min 9-pt font, single-sided; see county 'Document Standards' page for full detail
- Submission & return
- E-recorded documents processed and returned to submitter same business day if received before 4pm; mailed documents returned via mail
- Hours & turnaround
- Same business day for e-recordings submitted before 4:00pm
Can you e-record in Orange County?
Yes. Orange County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Orange County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Orange 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, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Orange County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Orange County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Orange County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Orange County property are searchable at Orange County Tax Administration (Real Property / Spatialest Property Record Portal). 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.