Huntingdon County Recorder Information

Land records in Huntingdon County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds. The office is held by Kelsey Dunn.

Recorded documents date from 1787 to the present. Online, documents from 1982 to the present are under the Recorder of Deeds Inquiry and earlier documents under the Old Book Inquiry. Military discharge records are secure records not open to the public.

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Realty Transfer Tax - PA Department of Revenue · Register & Recorder - Huntingdon County · Register & Recorder - Huntingdon County Court

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Added at recording

Other charges

Fee schedule effective September 27, 2022.

StatewideEach county sets its own recording fees, and the totals counties publish include the state charges collected with every deed, mortgage and similar filing: a $20.00 judicial computer system and access to justice fee and a temporary $21.25 surcharge that runs until December 31, 2027 (204 Pa. Code 29.351). Counties also add their own records improvement, affordable housing and demolition fees.

Fees listed for all documents include four pages and four names. Highway Plan: $15.00 first page, $3.00 each additional page. Subdivision Plan: $30.00 first page, $10.00 each additional page. A Financing Statement filed with the Recorder of Deeds is $100.00 plus the UPI fee, regardless of the number of debtors or pages. Veteran's discharges are recorded at no charge. Where no fee is specified, the fee is determined by the Recorder of Deeds.

Paying the office

All recording fees and applicable realty transfer taxes must be paid at the time of recording. Three checks are required: one for the recording fees, one for the State Realty Transfer tax, and one for the Local (School/Municipality) Realty Transfer tax.

Transfer tax

Realty Transfer Tax. 1 percent on the value of real estate (including contracted-for improvements to property) transferred by deed, instrument, long-term lease or other writing. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, 72 P.S. § 8101-C et seq.)

StatewideCounty Recorders of Deeds collect the state realty transfer tax, often together with an additional local realty transfer tax levied by municipalities and school districts (Tax Reform Code of 1971, Article XI-D, 72 P.S. § 8101-D et seq.). The Department of Revenue describes the rate as one percent for the state and usually one percent for the local portion; local rates vary by place.

Documents presented with property in more than one municipality or school district must clearly state in the document the proportional share (in whole numbers) of the division of the local realty transfer taxes.

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Realty Transfer Tax - PA Department of Revenue · Recorder of Deeds - Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (Answer Center) · Huntingdon County Recorder of Deeds Fee Schedule (Updated 9/27/2022)

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

Blank space for certification and recording stamps: a top margin of 2 inches, or a minimum of at least 4 square inches at the top of the document on one side.

StatewideRecorders refuse a mortgage, assignment, or agreement given to secure payment of money unless a certificate signed by the mortgagee, assignee, or person entitled to interest, or an authorized attorney or agent, setting forth that person's precise residence is attached and recorded with it (21 P.S. § 625).

Documents pertaining to real estate must list the UPI number on the first page and carry the Mapping Department's UPI certification stamp; documents without it are denied. Re-recorded or corrective documents must clearly state the reason and have a new acknowledgement. Multiple documents recorded together must be numbered in order. Foreign language documents must include a written English translation. No blanket assignments, releases, satisfactions or similar documents are accepted.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Realty Transfer Tax Statement of Value (REV-183) Statewide Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, Bureau of Individual Taxes
  Filed in duplicate with the Recorder of Deeds when (1) the full value/consideration is not set forth in the deed, (2) the deed is without consideration or by gift, or (3) a tax exemption is claimed

Submitting documents

Walk-in submissions for UPI certification are received by the Huntingdon County Mapping Department at 233 Penn Street; submissions after 4:15 pm are processed the following business day. The Mapping Department picks up mail-in documents daily and returns them to the Recorder of Deeds within 1 business day.

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: 1979-1980 Regular Session HB 946 PN 3432 Bill Text · REV-183 Realty Transfer Tax Statement of Value and Instructions · Recorder of Deeds - Huntingdon County · Process for Receiving a UPI Number (Revised December 15, 2014) · Pennsylvania Statutes Title 21 P.S. Deeds and Mortgages § 625 · Huntingdon County Recorder of Deeds Fee Schedule (Updated 9/27/2022)