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 25, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Johnstown 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.
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Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Johnstown
Who owns a parcel in Johnstown and what it sold for are in the deed records of the Recorder of Deeds, with every lien or mortgage against the land.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Recorder of Deeds' page at cambriacountypa.gov/recorder-of-deeds-office (page title: Recorder of Deeds Office | Cambria County, PA), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Johnstown
The Assessment Office sets the value each parcel in Johnstown is taxed on and 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 cambriacountypa.gov/tax-assessment (page title: Tax Assessment | Cambria County, PA), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Permits and City Records in Johnstown
Building permits, zoning and code cases are the city's own. For Johnstown, SearchSystems opened and checked the city hall page at johnstownpa.gov/faq/what-are-town-halls-hours (page title: What are Town Hall’s hours? | City of Johnstown, Pennsylvania), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Johnstown
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 Cambria County Court of Common Pleas; the court file is public unless sealed.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/individual-county-courts/..., phone 814-472-5440. That page belongs to a lower court, the Magisterial District Courts, not to the Cambria County Court of Common Pleas.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Johnstown?
The Recorder of Deeds.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Johnstown?
The Assessment Office.
Where are evictions from Johnstown 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 Johnstown 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.