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.
New Castle, Pennsylvania, in Lawrence County, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in New Castle 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: New Castle public records, Lawrence County property records, New Castle arrest records, New Castle warrants, New Castle inmate search, New Castle criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in New Castle
Who owns a parcel in New Castle 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 New Castle
The Assessment Office sets the value each parcel in New Castle 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 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 New Castle
Building permits, zoning and code cases are the city's own. For New Castle, SearchSystems opened and checked the city hall page at newcastlepa.org/2021/03/city-hall-now-open (page title: City Hall Now Open | City of New Castle), phone 724-656-3546, 230 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA 16101, Monday through Friday 8:30am - 12:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The city clerk's page SearchSystems verified is at newcastlepa.org/departments/city-clerk (page title: City Clerk Department | City of New Castle), phone (724)656-3515, 230 N. Jefferson St. New Castle, PA 16101, Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in New Castle
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 New Castle?
The Recorder of Deeds.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in New Castle?
The Assessment Office, whose page SearchSystems verified is at lawrencecountypa.gov/departments/assessment.
Where are evictions from New Castle 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 New Castle 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.