Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, in Lawrence County, has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Ellwood City is in the deed records of the Recorder of Deeds and its taxable value is set by the Assessment Office; what is built on it is a matter for the city. This guide says who keeps each record and where the page for each office is.
This guide covers deeds, assessed values, city permits and records, evictions and court cases, records requests and common questions.
Related guides: Ellwood City public records, Lawrence County property records, Ellwood City arrest records, Ellwood City warrants, Ellwood City inmate search, Ellwood City criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Ellwood City
Who owns a parcel in Ellwood City and what it sold for are in the deed records of the Recorder of Deeds, with every lien or mortgage against the land.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Ellwood City
What a parcel in Ellwood City is taxed on is the business of the Assessment Office, which also keeps the parcel maps. Pennsylvania counties set assessments in a base year and reassess rarely, so assessed values can be decades old; the county publishes a ratio to convert them to market value.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Assessment Office's page at lawrencecountypa.gov/departments/assessment (page title: Lawrence County | Assessment), phone (724) 656-1938, 430 Court Street New Castle, PA 16101, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Permits and City Records in Ellwood City
Building permits, zoning and code cases are the city's own. For Ellwood City, SearchSystems opened and checked the city hall page at ellwoodcityborough.com/our-city/contact (page title: Contact | Ellwood City, PA), phone 724-758-7777, 525 Lawrence Avenue Ellwood City, PA 16117, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Ellwood City
An eviction is a court case in the Magisterial District Courts, and so is a foreclosure, a lien dispute or a quiet title suit, in the Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas; the court file is public unless sealed.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at lawrencecountypa.gov/courts/central-courts, phone (724) 656-2290.
Asking a County Office for a Record
Under the Right-to-Know Law a county office must answer a request within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension, and it may charge copying at 25 cents a page. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at lawrencecountypa.gov/departments/commissioners/right-to-know (page title: Lawrence County | Right to Know).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Ellwood City?
The Recorder of Deeds.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Ellwood City?
The Assessment Office, whose page SearchSystems verified is at lawrencecountypa.gov/departments/assessment.
Where are evictions from Ellwood City filed?
In the Magisterial District Courts. The file is public unless the court seals it.
How is property assessed in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania counties set assessments in a base year and reassess rarely, so assessed values can be decades old; the county publishes a ratio to convert them to market value.
Is this the official Ellwood City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.