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Instant Access to Columbia County, Pennsylvania Property Records

Columbia County, Pennsylvania, comprises 33 separate towns, townships, and boroughs. In Columbia County, PA, property records outline real estate plots, stewards, and encumbrances. These files are vital foundation for upholding property transactions and tax assessments.

Scrutinizing recent Columbia County property records uncovers an average home value of $178,160, a median rent of $812, and a median household income of $59,843. Additionally, as per data, the county's property tax collection, based on assessments, operates at a median rate of 1.28%.

Property records in Columbia County, PA, are managed by the County Register and Recorder. This office registers and archives various documents, including deeds, mortgages, liens, UCC filings, leases, affidavits, maps, easements, and other pertinent records.

In Columbia County, these instruments are available through LANDEX – Remote, an online subscription platform granting access to indexes and images of mortgages, deeds, and miscellaneous documents from 1974 to the present. Additionally, it features a UCC index from 1992, with UCC images available from October 1999 onwards.

To access these documents on this database, individuals may search using criteria such as instrument number, name, reference instrument, file number, municipality, book and page number, instrument type, and recorded date. Conversely, those who prefer not to create an account can visit the office at 35 West Main Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, to access these records directly.

The fees to get copies of property records from the County Register and Recorder are $0.50 each page for 8 1⁄2" x 11" and 8 1⁄2" x 14" size pages. For 11" x 17" size pages, the cost is $1 per page.

If the property records lack zoning details, they can be obtained and verified by contacting the Columbia County Planning and Development Commission at 570-389-9146 or the local planning department where the property is situated.

Columbia County Property Statistics

For an easier overview of the difference in tax rates between counties, explore the charts below. You can also get additional insights on median home values, income levels and homeownership rates in your area.

Median Rent

Columbia County
$812
Pennsylvania
$923
National
$991

Median Property Tax Rate

Columbia County
1.28%
Pennsylvania
1.37%
National
0.94%

Median Home Value

Columbia County
$178,160
Pennsylvania
$186,312
National
$250,246

Median Income

Columbia County
$59,843
Pennsylvania
$68,754
National
$69,646

Unemployment Rate (%)

Columbia County
2.92%
Pennsylvania
3.31 %
National
3.44 %

Renter Occupied Housing (%)

Columbia County
17.7%
Pennsylvania
23.26 %
National
25.65 %
Columbia

Tax Assessor

  • Total Parcels: 35,391
  • Commercial Parcels: 2,029
  • Residential Parcels: 25,780
  • Other Parcels: 7,582
  • Tax Amount Population: 98.26%
  • Tax Year: 2022
  • Last Assr Update: 2022-07-05
  • Tape Cutoff Date: 2021-09-01
  • Assessment Year: 2022
  • FIPS Code: 42037

Recorder

  • Deed Min: 1990-09-14
  • Deed Max: 2023-04-04
  • Commercial Deed Docs: 7,215
  • Residential Deed Docs: 16,801
  • Mortgage Min: 2010-10-04
  • Mortgage Max: 2023-04-04
  • Commercial Mortgage Docs: 3,541
  • Residential Mortgage Docs: 17,369
  • FIPS Code: 42037
  • Deed Docs: 24,016
  • Mortgage Docs: 20,910

AVM

  • County Population: 35391
  • Most Current Valuation Date: 2023-03-21
  • Total Parcels: 18,125
  • Residential Parcels: 18,125
  • FIPS Code: 42037

Geocode

  • Total Parcels: 34,817
  • Geocode Unavailable: 0
  • Parcel-Centroid Geocodes: 33,715
  • Street-Level Geocodes: 101
  • Other Geocodes: 1,001
  • FIPS Code: 42037

Foreclosure

  • State FIPs: 42
  • County FIPs: 037
  • Judicial/Non-Judicial: Judicial
  • Min Recording Date: 2005-01-08
  • NOD Document Count: 12
  • NOD Max Recording Date: 2006-04-17
  • NTS Document Count: 6
  • NTS Max Recording Date: 2005-01-08
  • LP Document Count: 73
  • LP MaxRecording Date: 2020-07-14
  • NOS Document Count: 3676
  • NOS Max Recording Date: 2023-02-23

Assignment and Release

  • FIPs: 42037
  • Total Records: 52503
  • Assignment Min Recording Date: 2000-12-27
  • Assignment Max Recording Date: 2023-04-05
  • Assignment Doc Count: 5170
  • Release Min Recording Date: 1999-11-22
  • Release Max Recording Date: 2023-04-05
  • Release Doc Count: 47186
  • Other Min Recording Date: 2006-10-30
  • Other Max Recording Date: 2022-12-30
  • Other Doc Count: 147

Columbia County Registrar of Deeds

Columbia County Register & Recorder's Office

Address: 35 West Main Street
Phone: 570-389-5632
Fax: 570-389-5636
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Email: RegisterRecorder@columbiapa.org
Website: http://columbiapa.org/registerrecorder/index.php
Official Records Search: https://www.landex.com/land-records-access.asp

Instant Access to Columbia County, Pennsylvania Property Records