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 on September 23, 2026.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, has about 293,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Dauphin 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, evictions and court cases, records requests, directory links and common questions.
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Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Dauphin County
Deeds, mortgages, liens and easements that affect title to land in Dauphin 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 dauphincounty.gov/government/publicly-elected-officials/recorder-of... (page title: Recorder of Deeds), phone 717-780-6560, 101 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17101, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Dauphin County
What a parcel in Dauphin 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 dauphincounty.gov/government/support-services/property-taxes/tax-as... (page title: Tax Assessment), phone (717) 780-6101, 17108, Monday - Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Dauphin County
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 Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas; the court file is public unless sealed.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at dauphincounty.gov/government/court-departments/adult-division/acces....
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 dauphincounty.gov/about-the-county/open-records (page title: Open Records).
More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Dauphin County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Dauphin County and Pennsylvania. These property pages from its Dauphin County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Electronic Recording (dauphincounty.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Dauphin County?
The Recorder of Deeds, at dauphincounty.gov, phone 717-780-6560. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Dauphin County are filed there, and the Assessment Office (dauphincounty.gov) has the assessment records.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Dauphin County?
The Assessment Office, whose page SearchSystems verified is at dauphincounty.gov.
Where are evictions from Dauphin 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 Dauphin 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.