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 28, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania, has about 130,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Cambria County 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 or the county. This guide says who keeps each record and where the page for each office is.
This guide covers deeds, assessed values, city permits, evictions and court cases, records requests and common questions.
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Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Cambria County
Deeds, mortgages, liens and easements that affect title to land in Cambria County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds, which indexes them by name and sells copies.
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 Cambria County
What a parcel in Cambria County 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 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 the Cities of Cambria County
Building permits, zoning and code cases inside a city are the city's own records. The cities in Cambria County with a SearchSystems guide to their offices, with the city page SearchSystems verified:
- Johnstown: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at johnstownpa.gov/faq/what-are-town-halls-hours (verified September 25, 2026).
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Cambria County
Court cases about land from Cambria County, evictions among them, are filed in the Magisterial District Courts or the Cambria County Court of Common Pleas.
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 Cambria County?
The Recorder of Deeds.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Cambria County?
The Assessment Office.
Where are evictions from Cambria County 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 Cambria County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.