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Recording a Deed or Document in Dauphin County, PA
Dauphin County (population 293,351) records real-property documents through the Dauphin 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.
Dauphin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Dauphin County Courthouse, Room 102, 101 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101
- Phone
- 717-780-6560
- Checks payable to
- Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Dauphin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed $86.75; Mortgage $86.75; Easement $58.75 (includes 4 pages, 4 names)
- Additional pages
- $2.00/page over 4
- Other fees
- $0.50/name over 9; UPI fee $20.00/parcel; acknowledgment $2; certified copy $2 + $0.50/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Dauphin County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail with SASE, or e-recording
Can you e-record in Dauphin County?
Yes. Dauphin 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 Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Dauphin 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 Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Dauphin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Dauphin County property are searchable at Dauphin County Office of Tax Assessment (Property Info 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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