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Recording a Deed or Document in Mifflin County, PA
Mifflin County (population 46,127) records real-property documents through the Mifflin 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.
Mifflin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mifflin County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Mifflin County Recorder of Deeds, 20 North Wayne Street, Lewistown, PA 17044
- Phone
- 717-242-1449
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00; documents presented after 3:30 are recorded the next day
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Mifflin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $86.25 for a deed, first 4 pages and 4 names
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per page over 4; $0.50 per name over 4
- Other fees
- Affidavit of value $1.00; realty transfer tax form $1.00; certification $1.50; copies $0.50
- Transfer tax on deeds
- 1% state realty transfer tax plus local tax set by the municipality and school district; collected by the Recorder at recording, with separate checks for state and local tax
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Mifflin County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Mifflin County requires
- Cover sheet
- Certificate of Residence required with deeds, mortgages and mortgage assignments
- Submission & return
- Mailed back; include a self-addressed stamped envelope
Checked against official Mifflin County and Pennsylvania sources on October 6, 2026: mifflincountypa.gov, pa.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Mifflin County?
Yes. Mifflin 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 Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Mifflin 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 Mifflin County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Mifflin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mifflin County property are searchable at Mifflin County 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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