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Cumberland County, Pennsylvania public records

In Cumberland County, deeds are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds; property values come from Property Assessment; court files are divided among the Prothonotary, the Clerk of Courts and the Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court.

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  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. Historical records
  11. Good to know about Cumberland County records
  12. Office addresses, phones and hours
  13. Records that are not online: public records requests
  14. Questions people ask
  15. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  16. Sources

Where to get each record

RecordOfficeSearch onlineFee
Deeds and land recordsRecorder of Deeds2Search deeds23Fee chargedCopies $0.50 per 8.5x11 sheet, $1.00 per 11x17 page; copies by mail $5.00 up to 4 pages, $0.50 each extra page4
Property values and ownersProperty Assessment5Property search6Fee charged—
Property tax billsTreasurer7——
Court casesProthonotary8
Clerk of Courts9
Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court10		Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County (9th Judicial District), Civil Division11
Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division12		Fees: clerk of courts: Criminal search $24.75 per name; certification/exemplification $13; docket entries $0.50/page; photocopy $0.25/page (fee bill effective January 1, 2026)13
Marriage recordsRegister of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court10——
Divorce recordsProthonotary8—Divorce decree $20.0014
Birth certificatesRegister of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court10—State fee: $20 per certified copy (PA DOH)15
Death certificatesRegister of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court10—State fee: $20 per certified copy (PA DOH)16
Probate and willsRegister of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court10Search probate cases10Certified copy $10.00 up to 10 pages, $0.50 each additional page; photocopies $0.50/page; research $20 initial 15 minutes per name, $20/hour after; short certificate $10.0017
Business names (DBA)Statewide: Fictitious names (DBAs) are registered with the PA Department of State, not the county (since early 1980s)18——

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Cumberland County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds.2

Online search
landex.com/…2Fee charged
Cost
Landex charges a fee (amount not stated on county pages); in-office public computers free, printing $0.50/page ($1 for 11x17)3
Who runs it
Landex3
Years online
All deeds and miscellaneous documents back to 1750 scanned on Landex; mortgage images from 1954; documents before 1955 not indexed by name (index books online for a one-time Landex setup fee)3
Copy fee
Copies $0.50 per 8.5x11 sheet, $1.00 per 11x17 page; copies by mail $5.00 up to 4 pages, $0.50 each extra page4
Certified copy fee
Certification $1.50 per document4
How to order
Email [email protected] for an electronic copy of a deed or mortgage; by mail send request, check and SASE to Recorder of Deeds, 1 Courthouse Square, Carlisle, PA 17013 (deed copies $5; mortgages $5 first four pages + $0.50/page; certified +$1.50)3
Recording fees
Deed $104.75 and mortgage $104.75 (include $20 UPI fee if required; extra pages over 4 $2.00, extra names over 4 $0.50); schedule effective November 17, 20254
Electronic recording
eRecording only through approved vendors (ePN, CSC, Simplifile listed)19
Payment note
Credit cards via Value Payment Systems: 2.25% convenience fee, minimum $2.5020

How deeds work in Pennsylvania

Property values, owners and tax bills

Property Assessment (Tax Assessment Office) sets property values5; the Treasurer bills and collects the tax7.

Property search
DataScout Online (actdatascout.com/…), linked by the county: property record cards by parcel number or address; fee-based professional search for advanced/multi-property data6
Tax bill search
Current real estate taxes are paid to the local tax collector; delinquent taxes to the Tax Claim Bureau (Delinquent Real Estate Tax Database on the county site)21
Parcel map (GIS)
Property Mapper (gis.cumberlandcountypa.gov/propertymapper): parcel lines, basic assessment data, estimated tax bills, basic sales search6
Appealing a value
Written appeal to the Board of Assessment Appeals on or before September 1; file at 1 Courthouse Square, Room 107, Carlisle, PA 17013 (filing fee per county Appeal Filing Fees PDF, payable to Cumberland County General Fund)5
Assessment base
All real estate assessed at 100% of the 2010-year value22
Tax bills
County/municipal bill about March 1; school bill about July 121
Earned income tax
EIT and LST are collected by the Cumberland County Tax Bureau, 21 Waterford Dr., Suite 201, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 (717.590.7997), not the Tax Claim Bureau23

How property tax works in Pennsylvania

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

CourtCasesRecords kept byCase search
Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County (9th Judicial District), Civil DivisionCivil cases, custody and divorce, judgments; passportsProthonotary (Clerk of the Civil Division of the Court of Common Pleas)onbaseweb.ccpa.net/psi OnBase Web Viewer : civil records filed after 1994; docket entries free, documents $0.08 per page to view; PFA records and family law cases filed after June 21, 2010 not online11Free search, fee for copies
Court of Common Pleas, Criminal DivisionCriminal records (juvenile records excluded)Clerk of Courts (Criminal Division of the Court of Common Pleas)ujsportal.pacourts.us Public computer at the Clerk of Courts (docket entries from 1993; docket books before 1993); statewide UJS Portal12
Orphans' Court DivisionEstates, adoptions, guardianships, marriage licensesRegister of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court Online Services (rwoc.ccpa.net): public records 1994 to present; subscriptions $10 daily, $20 weekly, $50 monthly, $200 yearly for extra case information and printing24Fee charged
Magisterial District Courts (district 09-1-xx)Minor criminal, traffic, small civil claims, landlord-tenant— Office list on the county's Magisterial District Judges page (e.g. District Court 09-1-01, 920 Linda Lane, Camp Hill)25
Fees: prothonotary
Copies $0.50/page; certify 1st page $6.00, each other page $1.00; divorce decree $20.00 (schedule effective 2.26.26)14
Fees: clerk of courts
Criminal search $24.75 per name; certification/exemplification $13; docket entries $0.50/page; photocopy $0.25/page (fee bill effective January 1, 2026)13

Criminal records and background checks

Which court
All criminal records open to the public at the Clerk of Courts; staff research only for government agencies; criminal search fee $24.75 per name12
Sealed and confidential records
Juvenile records and records of crimes against juvenile victims of sexual or physical abuse are sealed12

How Pennsylvania courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court.10

Marriage license
Marriage license $70.00; judicial 3-day waiver petition $50.00 (Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule amended November 18, 2025); application online via the county's SeamlessDocs form26
Copies
Certified marriage record $10.00; request online (Certified Copy of Marriage License form)26
Years held
Marriage licenses 1885 to present10

Pennsylvania marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Divorce records are Prothonotary (civil) records; emailed divorce decree requests can be paid online; family law cases filed after June 21, 2010 are not viewable online8

Fee
Divorce decree $20.0014

Birth certificates

Birth and death records 1894-1906 at the Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court; from 1906 forward, PA Department of Health10

State fee
$20 per certified copy (PA DOH)15

Ordering a Pennsylvania birth certificate

Death certificates

Death records 1894-1906 held locally; after 1906 PA Department of Health10

State fee
$20 per certified copy (PA DOH)16

Ordering a Pennsylvania death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court.10

Online search
rwoc.ccpa.net/…10
About this search
Search Records; estates filed 1750 to present held in office10
Copy fee
Certified copy $10.00 up to 10 pages, $0.50 each additional page; photocopies $0.50/page; research $20 initial 15 minutes per name, $20/hour after; short certificate $10.0017
E filing
Virtual Probate (SeamlessDocs form linked by the county)10

Historical records

Archives
County Archives holds non-active, permanent, generally pre-1950 records; Archives Local Listings web application ccweb.ccpa.net/archives with many documents viewable online27
Naturalization
Naturalization Inventory 1798-1942 on the Archives web application28
Estates
Estates and Orphans' Court records from 1750; inheritance tax dockets 1915-191910

Good to know about Cumberland County records

  • Recorder's registry starts in 1750 and all physical deed books have been digitized; no physical books remain in the Recorder's Office.3
  • County birth and death records exist only for 1894-1906 and are kept by the Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court.10
  • The 1846 Historic Courthouse bears the mark of the July 1, 1863 Confederate artillery shelling of Carlisle.29
  • By local court order, family law cases filed after June 21, 2010 are not viewable online.11
  • The Treasurer does not collect delinquent property taxes; current real estate taxes go to local tax collectors and delinquent ones to the Tax Claim Bureau.7

Office addresses, phones and hours

Recorder of Deeds

Address
1 Courthouse Square, 1st Floor, Carlisle, PA 17013 (Suite 101)2
Mail
Cumberland County Recorder of Deeds, 1 Courthouse Square, Carlisle, PA 17013 (copy requests by mail)3
Phone
717.240.6370; toll free 888.697.0371 x 63702
Hours
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m., occasional remote days; appointments requested for in-person visitors2

Property Assessment (Tax Assessment Office)

Address
2 Courthouse Square, Carlisle, PA 17013 (assessment roll inspection at One Courthouse Square, Room 104)5
Mail
1 Courthouse Square, Room 107, Carlisle, PA 170135
Phone
717.240.6350; fax 717.240.63545
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm5

Treasurer

Address
1 Courthouse Square, 2nd Floor, Room 201 (Suite 103), Carlisle, PA 170137
Phone
717.240.6380; fax 717.240.78517
Hours
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.7

Tax Claim Bureau (delinquent real estate taxes)

Address
2 Courthouse Square, Room 104, Carlisle, PA 1701323
Mail
1 Courthouse Square, Rm 107, Carlisle, PA 1701323
Phone
717.240.6367; fax 717.240.7835; toll free 1.888.697.0371 x 636723
Hours
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.23

Prothonotary (Clerk of the Civil Division of the Court of Common Pleas)

Address
1 Courthouse Square, Suite 100, Carlisle, PA 17013 (first floor of the New Courthouse)30
Phone
717.240.6195; fax 717.240.65738
Hours
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; passports by appointment Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.8

Clerk of Courts (Criminal Division of the Court of Common Pleas)

Address
1 Courthouse Square, Suite/Room 205, Carlisle, PA 1701330
Phone
717.240.6250; fax 717.240.6571; toll free 888.697.0371 ext. 62509
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.9

Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court

Address
1 Courthouse Square, 1st Floor, Suite 102, Carlisle, PA 1701324
Phone
717-240-6345; 888-697-0371 x6345; fax 717-240-779724
Hours
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.10

Prothonotary (custody and divorce cases are filed with the Prothonotary)

Sheriff's Office (real estate sales, licenses to carry firearms, civil process)

Address
1 Courthouse Square, Room 303, Carlisle, PA 1701333
Phone
717.240.6390; fax 717.240.6397; after hours 717.243.412133
Hours
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.33

Bureau of Elections (voter registration)

Address
1601 Ritner Highway, Suite 201, Carlisle, PA 1701334
Hours
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. business days34

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Department

Address
1 Courthouse Square, East Wing, Room 109, Carlisle, PA 1701335
Phone
717.240.6419; fax 717.240.784335
Hours
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.35

Cumberland County Archives

Address
310 Allen Road Annex, Carlisle, PA 1701336
Phone
717.240.7886; fax 717.240.784336
Hours
Public hours Monday 10 AM-4 PM or by appointment36

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page
cumberlandcountypa.gov/4621 (How to submit a Right-to-Know Request; form at /DocumentCenter/View/5075)30
Where to send it
Requests go to the department's RTK contact, e.g. Solicitor's Office ([email protected], 717.240.5444) for Commissioners' offices and the Sheriff; row offices take their own30
Fees
County RTK policy fees are on page six of the Right-to-Know Policy PDF37

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

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

The Recorder of Deeds keeps deed records. To order copies: Email [email protected] for an electronic copy of a deed or mortgage; by mail send request, check and SASE to Recorder of Deeds, 1 Courthouse Square, Carlisle, PA 17013 (deed copies $5; mortgages $5 first four pages + $0.50/page; certified +$1.50). Plain copies: Copies $0.50 per 8.5x11 sheet, $1.00 per 11x17 page; copies by mail $5.00 up to 4 pages, $0.50 each extra page. Certified copies: Certification $1.50 per document.234

Can I search Cumberland County land records online for free?

No, the official online search charges a fee. Landex charges a fee (amount not stated on county pages); in-office public computers free, printing $0.50/page ($1 for 11x17). The official search: landex.com/…32

Where do I get a divorce decree in Cumberland County?

Divorce records are Prothonotary (civil) records; emailed divorce decree requests can be paid online; family law cases filed after June 21, 2010 are not viewable online.8

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

Use the property search of Property Assessment (Tax Assessment Office): actdatascout.com/…6

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 Cumberland 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 38 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. Recorder of Deeds | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  3. FAQs - CivicPlus.CMS.FAQCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  4. [page 1]Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
  5. Property Assessment | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  6. Property Assessment Tools & Services | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  7. Kaytee Isley, Treasurer | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  8. Prothonotary's Office | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  9. Clerk of Courts | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  10. Register of Wills | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  11. Searchable Civil Records | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  12. Services | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  13. Current Fee Schedule | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  14. [page 1]Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
  15. Birth CertificatesPennsylvania Department of Health
  16. Death CertificatesPennsylvania Department of Health
  17. [page 1]Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
  18. Fictitious NamesPennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
  19. eRecording | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  20. Fee Schedule | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  21. When Are My Taxes Due | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  22. What Taxes Do I Pay in Cumberland County | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  23. Tax Claim Bureau | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  24. CumberlandPACumberland County, Pennsylvania
  25. Magisterial District Judges | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  26. [page 1]Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
  27. Public Records Access | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  28. Naturalization Inventory 1798…1942 | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  29. History of the Cumberland County Historic Courthouse | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  30. How to Submit a Right-to-Know Request | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  31. Property Appeal Information | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  32. Family Law (Custody & Divorce) | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  33. Sheriff's Office | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  34. Voter Registration | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  35. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  36. Archives | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  37. Open Records Office | Cumberland County, PA - Official WebsiteCumberland County, Pennsylvania
  38. County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau