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Northumberland County, Pennsylvania public records

In Northumberland County, deeds are recorded by the Register & Recorder; property values come from the Assessment Bureau; court files are divided among the Prothonotary, the Prothonotary office and the Register & Recorder as 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. Probate records and wills
  8. Historical records
  9. Good to know about Northumberland County records
  10. Office addresses, phones and hours
  11. Records that are not online: public records requests
  12. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  13. Sources

Where to get each record

RecordOfficeSearch onlineFee
Deeds and land recordsRegister & Recorder2——
Property values and ownersAssessment Bureau2——
Property tax billsTreasurer2Tax bill search3—
Court casesProthonotary2
Prothonotary office2
Register & Recorder as Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court2		Court of Common Pleas - civil4
Court of Common Pleas - criminal4
Magisterial District Courts2		—
Marriage recordsRegister & Recorder as Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court2——
Divorce recordsProthonotary2——
Birth certificatesStatewide: PA Department of Health, Division of Vital Records, for births registered in Pennsylvania since 19065——
Death certificatesStatewide: PA Department of Health, Division of Vital Records, for PA deaths since 19066——
Probate and willsRegister & Recorder as Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court2—Copies $0.50 each (Register of Wills/Orphans' Court section of the Register & Recorder fee schedule)7
Business names (DBA)Statewide: Fictitious names (DBAs) are registered with the PA Department of State, not the county (since early 1980s)8——

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Northumberland County are recorded by the Register & Recorder (Recorder of Deeds).2

How to order
Visit or mail the Register & Recorder, 201 Market Street, Sunbury, PA 17801; include a self-addressed stamped envelope for mail returns. Personal checks are not accepted.7
Recording fee
Deed (taxable or non-taxable), quit claim deed, mortgage: $86.25 (effective 12/01/25) for 4 pages or less, 4 names or less and 1 tract; $2.00 each additional page; $0.50 each additional name7
Electronic recording
E-recording through CSC E-Recording Solutions or Simplifile for deeds, mortgages, assignments, satisfactions, releases, UCC, powers of attorney9

How deeds work in Pennsylvania

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Assessment Bureau sets property values2; the Treasurer bills and collects the tax2.

Property search
No online assessment search; property records are requested by e-mail to [email protected]3
Tax bill search
Current-year real estate taxes are billed and collected by the municipal/school tax collectors; delinquent taxes: Tax Claim Bureau, online payment tax.norrycopa.net/taxclaim3
Parcel map (GIS)
gis.norrycopa.net/NorthViewer (Northumberland County Base Map)10
Appealing a value
Real Estate Appeal form filed with the Assessment Bureau no later than September 1 of the current year (processing fee; fee listed on the form)11

How property tax works in Pennsylvania

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

CourtCasesRecords kept byCase search
Court of Common Pleas - civil (Prothonotary)Civil, divorceProthonotaryujsportal.pacourts.us UJS Web Portal, linked by the county for fines/costs4
Court of Common Pleas - criminalCriminal (adult and juvenile fines, costs and restitution handled by the Court Costs office of Probation)Prothonotary officeujsportal.pacourts.us UJS Web Portal4
Orphans' Court Division (Register & Recorder as Clerk of Orphans' Court)Estates, adoptions, guardianships, marriage licensesRegister & Recorder as Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court—
Magisterial District Courts (Milton, Mt. Carmel, Shamokin, Sunbury)Minor criminal, traffic, small civil—northumberlandcountypa.gov/… And the other three district court pages2

Criminal records and background checks

Which court
Court of Common Pleas criminal fines, costs and restitution: Court Costs Office (Probation), 322 N Second Street, Sunbury4

How Pennsylvania courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Register & Recorder as Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court.2

Marriage license
$60.00 cash-only fee; both parties appear together in person by appointment (Mon., Wed., Fri.) after completing the online application; photo ID; both must be over 1812

Pennsylvania marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Kept by the Prothonotary.2

Record
Divorce records are kept by the county Prothonotary (Court of Common Pleas civil records)13

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Register & Recorder as Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court.2

Record
Register & Recorder serves as Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court; in-person probates Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment only, Zoom probates accepted14
Fees
Letters of administration/testamentary from $142.75 (estates under $1,000.00) to $267.75 ($50,001-$100,000), plus $100.00 per additional $100,000; short certificates $10.00; probate inquiry $10.007
Copy fee
Copies $0.50 each (Register of Wills/Orphans' Court section of the Register & Recorder fee schedule)7
Certified copy fee
Certified copies of instruments, with certificate $50.00 (additional pages $5.00); exemplified copies with certificate & judge's affidavit $75.00 (additional pages $5.00)7

Historical records

Genealogy
Register & Recorder genealogy request $25.00 per name7
Naturalization
The Prothonotary no longer performs naturalization searches (effective January 1, 2022)13

Good to know about Northumberland County records

  • Countywide property reassessment with Tyler Technologies is under way - the first since 197215
  • The Register & Recorder offers a free LANDEX "Record Alert" that e-mails you when a document is recorded against your name14
  • Register/Recorder office does not accept personal checks (since November 1, 2019)14
  • Real estate taxes become delinquent if unpaid by December 31; returned to the Tax Claim Bureau in January with a $25.00 per parcel filing fee; 9% annual interest from March16
  • Fifth Class county with 23 townships, 11 boroughs and two cities17
  • Prothonotary stopped naturalization searches on January 1, 202213

Office addresses, phones and hours

Register & Recorder (Recorder of Deeds)

Address
201 Market Street, 1st Floor, Sunbury PA 1780114
Mail
201 Market Street, Sunbury, PA 17801 (address on the fee schedule; self-addressed stamped envelope required for mail returns)7
Phone
570.988.4143 (probate appointments 570-988-4985; Right-to-Know officer line 570-988-4310)14
Hours
Mon. 9:00a - 4:45p; Tues. - Fri. 9:00a - 4:15p; closed daily 12:00p - 1:00p14

Assessment Bureau

Address
Administration Center, 399 Stadium Drive, Sunbury PA 178013
Phone
570.988.4112 (fax 570.988.4576)3
Hours
Mon. 9:00a - 4:30p; Tues. - Fri. 9:00a - 4:00p3

Treasurer

County funds

Address
Administration Center, 399 Stadium Drive, Sunbury PA 1780119
Phone
570.988.4161 (fax 570.988.4273)19
Hours
Mon. 9:00a - 4:30p; Tues. - Fri. 9:00a - 4:00p19

Tax Claim Bureau

Delinquent real estate taxes for 8 school districts and 36 townships/boroughs

Address
Administration Center, 399 Stadium Drive, Sunbury PA 1780116
Mail
Northumberland County Tax Claim Bureau, 399 Stadium Drive, Third Floor, Sunbury, PA 1780116
Phone
570.988.4116 (fax 570.988.4268)16
Hours
Mon. 9:00a - 4:30p; Tues. - Fri. 9:00a - 4:00p16

Prothonotary

Civil records of the Court of Common Pleas

Address
201 Market Street, Sunbury PA 1780113
Phone
Civil: 570.988.4151; Criminal: 570.988.4148; Fax: 570.988.458113
Hours
Mon. 9:00a - 5:00p; Tues. - Fri. 9:00a - 4:30p13

Prothonotary office

Criminal line (the county site does not use the title "Clerk of Courts")

Address
201 Market Street, Sunbury PA 1780113
Phone
Civil: 570.988.4151; Criminal: 570.988.4148; Fax: 570.988.458113
Hours
Mon. 9:00a - 5:00p; Tues. - Fri. 9:00a - 4:30p13

Register & Recorder as Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court

Address
201 Market Street, 1st Floor, Sunbury PA 1780114
Mail
201 Market Street, Sunbury, PA 17801 (address on the fee schedule; self-addressed stamped envelope required for mail returns)7
Phone
570.988.4143 (probate appointments 570-988-4985; Right-to-Know officer line 570-988-4310)14
Hours
Mon. 9:00a - 4:45p; Tues. - Fri. 9:00a - 4:15p; closed daily 12:00p - 1:00p14

Prothonotary (divorce and civil family records)

Address
201 Market Street, Sunbury PA 1780113
Phone
Civil: 570.988.4151; Criminal: 570.988.4148; Fax: 570.988.458113
Hours
Mon. 9:00a - 5:00p; Tues. - Fri. 9:00a - 4:30p13

Sheriff

Address
201 Market Street, Sunbury PA 1780120
Phone
570.988.4155 (fax 570.988.4496)20
Hours
Mon. 9:00a - 5:00p; Tues. - Fri. 9:00a - 4:30p; gun permits Mon. - Fri. 9:00a - 3:00p20

Board of Elections

Address
320 N Second Street, Sunbury PA 1780121
Mail
320 North Second Street, Suite 1, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, 1780122
Phone
570.988.4208 (Elections director line (570) 988-4209 per PA Department of State)21
Hours
Mon. 9:00a - 5:00p; Tues. - Fri. 9:00a - 4:30p21

Geographic Information Systems / Addressing

Address
Administration Center, 399 Stadium Drive, Sunbury PA 1780110
Phone
570.988.4294 (fax 570.988.4975)10
Hours
Mon. 9:00a - 4:30p; Tues. - Fri. 9:00a - 4:00p10

Records that are not online: public records requests

Where to send it
Each office has its own Right-to-Know officer (list on the Open Records page); e.g. Commissioners: [email protected], 570-988-456418

How to write a public records request

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 Northumberland 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. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Government Units List 2026US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026
  2. County of Northumberland (home)Northumberland County, PAchecked November 7, 2026
  3. AssessmentNorthumberland County Assessment Bureauchecked November 7, 2026
  4. Court CostsNorthumberland County Court Costs Officechecked November 7, 2026
  5. GenealogyPennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  6. Ordering a Death CertificatePennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  7. Northumberland County Recorder of Deeds Fees (PDF)Northumberland County Register & Recorderchecked November 7, 2026
  8. Fictitious NamesPennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizationschecked November 4, 2026
  9. E-RecordingNorthumberland County Register & Recorderchecked November 7, 2026
  10. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)Northumberland County GISchecked November 7, 2026
  11. Assessment FormsNorthumberland County Assessment Bureauchecked November 7, 2026
  12. Marriage License RequirementsNorthumberland County Register & Recorderchecked November 7, 2026
  13. ProthonotaryNorthumberland County Prothonotarychecked November 7, 2026
  14. Register & RecorderNorthumberland County Register & Recorderchecked November 7, 2026
  15. Countywide Reassessment Update (press release PDF)Northumberland Countychecked November 7, 2026
  16. Tax ClaimsNorthumberland County Tax Claim Bureauchecked November 7, 2026
  17. About County GovernmentNorthumberland Countychecked November 7, 2026
  18. Open RecordsNorthumberland Countychecked November 7, 2026
  19. TreasurerNorthumberland County Treasurerchecked November 7, 2026
  20. SheriffNorthumberland County Sheriffchecked November 7, 2026
  21. Board of ElectionsNorthumberland County Board of Electionschecked November 7, 2026
  22. Contact Your Election OfficialsPennsylvania Department of Statechecked November 7, 2026
  23. County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026