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Recording a Deed or Document in Butler County, PA
Butler County (population 200,169) records real-property documents through the Butler County Recorder 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.
Butler County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Butler County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Butler County Recorder of Deeds, 124 W Diamond Street, Government Center, Floor L, Butler, PA 16001 (Mailing: P.O. Box 1208, Butler, PA 16003)
- Phone
- 724-284-5340
- Checks payable to
- Butler County Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Butler County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed/mortgage/re-recording $86.75 (increasing to $87.75 as of 11/19/2025), includes 4 names/4 pages/1 parcel; Mortgage Amendment/Assignment/Modification/Release $60.75 ($61.75 as of 11/19/2025)
- Additional pages
- Additional page/name/parcel/notation fees apply per fee schedule (see official Fee Schedule page)
- Other fees
- Re-recording of mortgage $88.75 ($89.75 as of 11/19/2025)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Butler County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Butler County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person; e-recording returns electronically
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recording generally same/next business day
Can you e-record in Butler County?
Yes. Butler County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Butler County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Butler 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, or by mail to Butler County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Butler County Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Butler County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Butler County property are searchable at Butler County Property Tax / GIS 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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