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Dauphin County, Pennsylvania public records

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

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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 Dauphin 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 recordsDauphin County Recorder of Deeds2Search deeds2Photocopies $.50; microfilm copies $.75; mail-requested copies $1.00; plans $2.00; postage & envelope $1.003
Property values and ownersDauphin County Office of Tax Assessment4Property search5—
Property tax billsDauphin County Treasurer6Tax bill search6—
Court casesDauphin County Clerk of Courts7
Dauphin County Prothonotary8
Dauphin County Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court9		Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County (12th Judicial District), criminal division7
Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, civil division10
Orphans' Court Division9		—
Marriage recordsMarriage licenses are issued by the Clerk of the Orphans' Court (Register of Wills office)9——
Divorce recordsDivorce records are filed with the Prothonotary (civil court), which issues divorce certificates8——
Birth certificates1906 to present: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records9——
Death certificates1906 to present: PA Department of Health ($20 per certified copy); 1893-1906: Register of Wills11——
Probate and willsRegister of Wills probates wills and grants letters9——
Business names (DBA)Statewide: Fictitious names (DBAs) are registered with the PA Department of State, not the county (since early 1980s)12——

Deeds and land records

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

Years online
Deeds and miscellaneous documents from 1785; mortgages from 1979; deed indices and mortgage index online ('Alpha Index')2
Copy fee
Photocopies $.50; microfilm copies $.75; mail-requested copies $1.00; plans $2.00; postage & envelope $1.003
Certified copy fee
Certified copies $2.00 plus copy fee3
Recording fee
Deed $87.75; mortgage $87.75; plus $20.00 per UPI where a Unified Parcel Identifier is required; documents over 4 pages $2.00 per page3
Alerts
Record Notification Service (RNS): email alert when a document is recorded against a property, name or parcel number2

How deeds work in Pennsylvania

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Dauphin County Office of Tax Assessment (and Board of Assessment Appeals) sets property values4; the Dauphin County Treasurer bills and collects the tax6.

Property search
dauphinpa.devnetwedge.com (Dauphin Property Info)5
Tax bill search
dauphinpa.devnetwedge.com (via Treasurer 'Dauphin Property Info'); the Treasurer also lists an 'Online Tax Payment Portal'6
Parcel map (GIS)
dauphincounty.gov/… (Interactive Maps); open data data-dauphinco.opendata.arcgis.com13
Appealing a value
Dauphin County Board of Assessment Appeals hears assessment (value) appeals; forms and rules on the Board of Assessment Appeals pages4

How property tax works in Pennsylvania

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

CourtCasesRecords kept byCase search
Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County (12th Judicial District), criminal divisionFelony and misdemeanor criminal case recordsDauphin County Clerk of Courtsujsportal.pacourts.us UJS Portal public web docket sheets7
Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, civil division (Prothonotary)Civil actions, arbitration, landlord/tenant appeals, name changes, divorce (Prothonotary issues divorce certificates)Dauphin County Prothonotarypublicaccess.dauphincounty.gov/… Civil records November 1, 2001 to current; older indexes on searchiqs.com/padau (1785-1991) and dauphinc.org10
Orphans' Court DivisionEstates, adoptions, guardianships, incapacitated personsDauphin County Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Courtcountyfusion3.kofiletech.us/… Public Record Search / online docket; OCR Cloud Search9
Magisterial District JudgesSummary offenses, traffic, small claims, landlord-tenant, preliminary hearings——
Fees
Clerk of Courts written criminal record check: $237

Criminal records and background checks

Summary
Clerk of Courts keeps criminal court records; dockets on the UJS Portal; written record checks $23. Right-to-Know requests for criminal investigative records go to the District Attorney's Right to Know Officer14

How Pennsylvania courts keep their files

Marriage records

Marriage licenses are issued by the Clerk of the Orphans' Court (Register of Wills office); virtual marriage license application available; marriage license records kept from 1885 to the present9

Pennsylvania marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Divorce records are filed with the Prothonotary (civil court), which issues divorce certificates8

Birth certificates

1906 to present: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records; Dauphin County birth records 1893-1906 are held by the Register of Wills9

Ordering a Pennsylvania birth certificate

Death certificates

1906 to present: PA Department of Health ($20 per certified copy); 1893-1906: Register of Wills11

Ordering a Pennsylvania death certificate

Probate records and wills

Register of Wills probates wills and grants letters; estates from the late 1700s to present; virtual probate and e-filing; online search via Kofile CountyFusion and OCR Cloud Search9

Voter records

Registration & Elections office; individual status through the Pennsylvania Department of State Find Voter Registration Status form15

Historical records

Register of Wills holds marriage licenses from 1885, estates and Orphans' Court records from the late 1700s, inheritance tax dockets from 1917, and birth and death records 1893-1906, digitally preserved and searchable online9

Good to know about Dauphin County records

  • Deeds are online back to 1785, the year the county was created from Lancaster County2
  • Dauphin's Register of Wills was the first in Pennsylvania to offer virtual marriage licenses and probates (March 2020)9
  • Early county birth and death records (1893-1906) are at the Register of Wills, not the state9
  • Prothonotary misc. and ejectment indexes go back to 178510

Office addresses, phones and hours

Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds

Address
Dauphin County Courthouse, 101 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, Room 1022
Hours
8am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday2

Dauphin County Office of Tax Assessment (and Board of Assessment Appeals)

Dauphin County Treasurer

Address
Dauphin County Courthouse, 101 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, Room 1056

Dauphin County Clerk of Courts

Address
112 Market Street, 3rd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 171017

Dauphin County Prothonotary

Address
Dauphin County Courthouse, 101 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, Room 1018

Dauphin County Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court

Address
Dauphin County Courthouse, 101 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, Room 103; satellite: Northern Dauphin Human Services Center, 295 State Drive, Elizabethville, PA 17023 (first and third Wednesdays 9 am-4:30 pm)9
Phone
(717) 780-6500; fax (717) 780-64749
Hours
Courthouse office 8am-4:30pm; payment transactions by 4:00 pm; no cash accepted9

Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court (historical records)

Dauphin County Registration & Elections

Address
1251 South 28th Street, Harrisburg, PA 1711115
Phone
(717) 780-6360; toll free 1-800-328-0058; fax (717) 780-647815
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM15

Records that are not online: public records requests

Where to send it
Dauphin County Open Records Officer, PO Box 1295, Harrisburg, PA 17108; [email protected]; (717) 780-630014

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

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

The Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds keeps deed records. Plain copies: Photocopies $.50; microfilm copies $.75; mail-requested copies $1.00; plans $2.00; postage & envelope $1.00. Certified copies: Certified copies $2.00 plus copy fee.23

Where do I get a divorce decree in Dauphin County?

Divorce records are filed with the Prothonotary (civil court), which issues divorce certificates.8

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

Use the property search of the Dauphin County Office of Tax Assessment (and Board of Assessment Appeals): dauphinpa.devnetwedge.com5

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 Dauphin 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 16 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 DeedsDauphin County Recorder of Deeds
  3. Recorder of Deeds Schedule of FeesDauphin County Recorder of Deeds
  4. Property Taxes: AboutDauphin County Office of Tax Assessment
  5. Dauphin Property Info redirect noticeDauphin County Treasurer
  6. TreasurerDauphin County Treasurer
  7. Clerk of Courts ContactsDauphin County Clerk of Courts
  8. ProthonotaryDauphin County Prothonotary
  9. Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' CourtDauphin County Register of Wills
  10. Searchable Civil RecordsDauphin County Prothonotary
  11. Death CertificatesPennsylvania Department of Health
  12. Fictitious NamesPennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
  13. Geographic Information SystemsDauphin County
  14. Open RecordsDauphin County
  15. Registration & ElectionsDauphin County
  16. County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau