Pennsylvania · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Columbia County, PA
Columbia County (population 66,193) records real-property documents through the Columbia 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.
Columbia County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Columbia County Register & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Recorder of Deeds - County Courthouse, 35 West Main Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
- Phone
- 570-389-5632
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Columbia County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed $71.75; Mortgage $71.75; Assignment of Mortgage $58.75; Release of Mortgage $58.75; Power of Attorney to Satisfy Mortgage $58.75 (4-page/4-name base)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per page over 4 (deeds/mortgages only)
- Other fees
- $1.00 per name over 4; $1.00 per tract of land over 1; each fee includes $3.00 Recorder Improvement Fund + $2.00 County Improvement Fund
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Columbia County Register & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Columbia County requires
- Page formatting
- Max page size 8.5x14 in, min 8.5x11 in; margins minimum 1-inch, free of markings
- Submission & return
- Not explicitly stated (SASE standard practice)
Can you e-record in Columbia County?
Yes. Columbia 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 Columbia County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Columbia County property are searchable at Columbia County Assessment Office and Tax Claim Bureau (Property Record Online System - PROS). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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