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Recording a Deed or Document in Carbon County, PA
Carbon County (population 65,868) records real-property documents through the Carbon 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.
Carbon County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Carbon County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Carbon County Recorder of Deeds, P.O. Box 89, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229 (Administration Building, 2 Hazard Square, 1st Floor, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229)
- Phone
- (570) 325-2651
- Checks payable to
- Carbon County Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Carbon County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed $74.75; Mortgage $74.75; Assignment of Mortgage $68.75; Release of Mortgage $68.75 (4-page/4-name base)
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per page over 4 (standard PA schedule)
- Other fees
- Extra names/pages billed per standard PA fee schedule
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Carbon County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Carbon County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard PA formatting (8.5x11 white paper, 1-inch margins) generally required; not explicitly detailed on Carbon's page
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope must accompany mailed recordings for document return
Can you e-record in Carbon County?
Yes. Carbon 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 Carbon County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Carbon 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 Carbon County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Carbon County Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Carbon County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Carbon County property are searchable at Carbon County Tax Assessment Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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