Pennsylvania · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Bradford County, PA
Bradford County (population 59,600) records real-property documents through the Bradford County Register & Recorder. 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.
Bradford County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Bradford County Register & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Bradford County Register & Recorder, 301 Main Street, Towanda, PA 18848
- Phone
- (570) 265-1702
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 am–4:30 pm; recording stops at 3:30 pm, later documents processed the next day
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Bradford County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $77.75 per deed, covering 4 pages, 4 names and 1 parcel
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per page over 4
- Other fees
- $0.50 per name over 4; $0.50 per parcel over 1; $2.00 Statement of Value; certified copy $2.00; copies $0.25 per page
- Transfer tax on deeds
- 1% state realty transfer tax plus local realty transfer tax, collected by the Register & Recorder at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Bradford County Register & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Bradford County requires
- Submission & return
- Mailed back in the self-addressed stamped envelope you provide
- Turnaround
- About 3 days
Checked against official Bradford County and Pennsylvania sources on October 6, 2026: bradfordcountypa.gov, pa.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Bradford County?
Bradford County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Bradford 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 by mail to Bradford County Register & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Bradford County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Bradford County property are searchable at Bradford County Assessment Office (Vision Government Solutions property search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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