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Berks County, Pennsylvania public records

In Berks County, deeds are recorded by the Berks County Recorder of Deeds; property values come from the Berks County Assessment Office; court files are split between the Berks County Clerk of Courts and the Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas.

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On this page
  1. Where to get each record
  2. Deeds and land records
  3. Property values, owners and tax bills
  4. Court records: which clerk keeps which case
  5. Marriage records
  6. Divorce records
  7. Birth certificates
  8. Death certificates
  9. Probate records and wills
  10. Voter records
  11. Historical records
  12. Good to know about Berks County records
  13. Office addresses, phones and hours
  14. Records that are not online: public records requests
  15. Questions people ask
  16. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  17. Sources

Where to get each record

RecordOfficeSearch onlineFee
Deeds and land recordsBerks County Recorder of Deeds4Search deeds2350 cents per page (in office, other than your own home's deed; and from the website)3
Property values and ownersBerks County Assessment Office4Property search5—
Property tax billsBerks County Treasurer4Tax bill search6—
Court casesBerks County Clerk of Courts4
Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas4		Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (23rd Judicial District), criminal7
Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, civil and family8		Prothonotary copies $.25 per page; certifying a copy $7.75 first page, $2.00 each additional page (fee bill, JCP increase effective 11/14/2025)9
Marriage recordsRegister of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court4——
Divorce recordsProthonotary of the Court of Common Pleas4——
Birth certificatesPA Department of Health (county site links health.pa.gov for birth certificates)10——
Death certificatesPA Department of Health10——
Probate and willsRegister of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court4——
Business names (DBA)Statewide: Fictitious names (DBAs) are registered with the PA Department of State, not the county (since early 1980s)11——

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Berks County are recorded by the Berks County Recorder of Deeds.4

Cost
Online register/login; regular copies from the website 50 cents a page, certified copies online $10.00 per document (credit card processor fee extra)3
Years online
Index of deeds since 1752; mortgages since 1/1/1949 (and unsatisfied 1752-1949); miscellaneous since 1900; subdivision/highway plans from 1873; charters back to 1840; images of all deeds, mortgages, plans2
Copy fee
50 cents per page (in office, other than your own home's deed; and from the website)3
Certified copy fee
Certified copies online $10.00 per document3
How to order
In person, by mail with fee and SASE, or online search site3
Recording fee
Base fee $88.00 for documents conveying an interest in real estate (after PA Judicial Fee increase)3
Fraud alerts
Property Alert Fraud Protection (FraudSleuth) offered by the Recorder3
CLR
Common Level Ratio factor 3.12 for July 1, 2026-June 30, 20273
Military discharge
Free DD-214 recording; Veterans ID card issued3

How deeds work in Pennsylvania

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Berks County Assessment Office sets property values4; the Berks County Treasurer bills and collects the tax4.

Property search
Berks County Property Records Search propertyrecords.berkspa.gov (name, address or parcel)5
Tax bill search
Pay Real Estate Taxes Online paytaxonline.countyofberks.com/… (linked by the Treasurer); delinquent taxes via Tax Claim Bureau6
Tax collectors
Assessment Office does not bill or collect taxes; contact local Tax Collector (2026 Tax Collector List PDF)5
Parcel map (GIS)
Berks County mapping applications berks.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html12
Appealing a value
Board of Assessment Appeals; filing fees from January 1, 2026: residential $50.00, commercial/industrial $200.00, exemption $200.00, mobile homes $25.00 (non-refundable)13
Appeal hearings
In-person appeal hearings from April 20265
Open data
Full CAMA extracts on the Berks County Data Hub opendata.countyofberks.com5

How property tax works in Pennsylvania

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

CourtCasesRecords kept byCase search
Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (23rd Judicial District), criminalMisdemeanor, felony and criminal mattersBerks County Clerk of Courtsujsportal.pacourts.us UJS Portal (statewide, linked by Clerk of Courts)7
Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, civil and familyCivil actions, family court, equity, judgments, tax and municipal liensProthonotary of the Court of Common Pleasprothy.countyofberks.com/cms Prothonotary case dockets8
Magisterial District Courts17 magisterial district judges and 2 centralized courts— UJS Portal7
Fees
Prothonotary copies $.25 per page; certifying a copy $7.75 first page, $2.00 each additional page (fee bill, JCP increase effective 11/14/2025)9
Copy per page
Copies per page $.259

How Pennsylvania courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court.4

Marriage license
Applications online only, no in-person applications14
Copies
Certified copy $5.00 per certificate; long form/dual citizenship $15.00; by mail (check or money order to Register of Wills, SASE) or in person15

Pennsylvania marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Kept by the Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas.4

Certified decree
Certified copy of divorce decree $7.759
Filing fee
Divorce/annulment complaint $228.259

Birth certificates

PA Department of Health (county site links health.pa.gov for birth certificates)10

Ordering a Pennsylvania birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by: PA Department of Health10

Ordering a Pennsylvania death certificate

Probate records and wills

Register of Wills probates wills; as Clerk of Orphans' Court keeps adoptions, guardianships and issues marriage licenses; records kept forever14

Inheritance tax
Collects PA inheritance tax as agent for the Commonwealth14

Voter records

Kept by the Berks County Office of Election Services.4

Check your registration
PA voter services (register, polling place) linked by Election Services16

Historical records

Deed books
Original record books 1752-1953 preserved; every document since 1752 imaged3
Prothonotary genealogy
Prothonotary 'Search Historic Records' genealogical database (Quickbase)8

Good to know about Berks County records

  • Every document recorded since the county's founding in 1752 is indexed and imaged online; original record books 1752-1953 are preserved.3
  • The Recorder lets users find 'Curious Historic Documents' by searching that name in the online records.3
  • The Recorder posts a consumer notice about certified deed copy offers.3
  • Assessment Office warns there is no senior form that freezes or eliminates property taxes.5
  • Prothonotary passport services were permanently discontinued.8

Office addresses, phones and hours

Berks County Recorder of Deeds

Address
Berks County Services Center, 3rd Floor, 633 Court Street, Reading, PA 196013
Mail
Berks County Recorder of Deeds, Berks County Services Center, Third Floor, 633 Court St., Reading PA 196013
Hours
Monday through Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm3

Berks County Assessment Office

Address
County of Berks South Campus, 400 E. Wyomissing Avenue, Mohnton, PA 195405
Phone
610-478-6262; fax 610-478-62615

Berks County Treasurer

Address
Berks County Services Center, 2nd Floor, 633 Court Street, Reading, PA 196016
Phone
610-478-6640; fax 610-478-66446
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm6

Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas

Address
Berks County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, 633 Court Street, Reading, PA 196018
Hours
Monday through Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm; closed federal holidays, Good Friday, General Election Day and the day after Thanksgiving8

Berks County Clerk of Courts

Address
Berks County Courthouse, 633 Court Street - 4th Floor, Reading, PA 196017
Hours
Monday through Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm7

Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court

Address
Berks County Services Center, 2nd Floor, 633 Court Street, Reading, PA 1960114
Phone
610-478-6600; fax 610-478-625114
Hours
Monday through Friday 8:30 am-4:00 pm14

Berks County Office of Election Services

Address
Berks County Services Center, 1st Floor, 633 Court Street, Reading, PA 1960116
Phone
610-478-6490; fax 610-478-621816
Hours
Monday through Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm16

Berks County Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page
berkspa.gov/… (OOR universal request form accepted)17
Where to send it
County Open Records Officer, 14th Floor Services Center, 633 Court Street, Reading, PA 19601; [email protected]; fax (610) 478-6139. Separate officers for Clerk of Courts, courts ([email protected]), DA, Prothonotary and Sheriff17

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Berks County?

The Berks County Recorder of Deeds keeps deed records. To order copies: In person, by mail with fee and SASE, or online search site. Plain copies: 50 cents per page (in office, other than your own home's deed; and from the website). Certified copies: Certified copies online $10.00 per document.43

How do I look up who owns a property in Berks County?

Use the property search of the Berks County Assessment Office: propertyrecords.berkspa.gov5

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Berks County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 18 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Government Units List 2026US Census Bureau
  2. Online Records Search InstructionsBerks County Recorder of Deedsarchived copy
  3. Recorder of DeedsBerks County Recorder of Deedsarchived copy
  4. Department DirectoryCounty of Berksarchived copy
  5. AssessmentBerks County Assessment Officearchived copy
  6. TreasurerBerks County Treasurerarchived copy
  7. Clerk of CourtsBerks County Clerk of Courtsarchived copy
  8. ProthonotaryBerks County Prothonotaryarchived copy
  9. Prothonotary Fee Bill (JCP increase 11/14/2025) PDFBerks County Prothonotaryarchived copy
  10. Recorder of Deeds Fee ScheduleBerks County Recorder of Deedsarchived copy
  11. Fictitious NamesPennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
  12. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)County of Berksarchived copy
  13. Assessment Appeal FeesBerks County Assessment Officearchived copy
  14. Register of WillsBerks County Register of Willsarchived copy
  15. Certified Copy of Marriage License Request (PDF)Berks County Register of Willsarchived copy
  16. Election ServicesCounty of Berksarchived copy
  17. County Open Records Office InformationCounty of Berksarchived copy
  18. County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau