SearchSystems Editorial

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 4, 2026.

About this guide

Delaware County, Pennsylvania, has about 585,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Delaware 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.

Related guides: Delaware County public records, Delaware County arrest records, Delaware County warrants, Delaware County inmate search, Delaware County police reports, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.

Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Delaware County

Deeds, mortgages, liens and easements that affect title to land in Delaware 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 delcopa.gov/recorder-deeds/public-access-sites (page title: Public Access Sites | Delaware County, Pennsylvania), phone 610-891-4152, 201 W. Front Street Media, PA 19063, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.

Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Delaware County

What a parcel in Delaware 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 delcorealestate.co.delaware.pa.us/pt/Main/PageNotRegistered.htm (page title: Page not registered), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.

Permits and City Records in the Cities of Delaware County

Building permits, zoning and code cases inside a city are the city's own records. The cities in Delaware County with a SearchSystems guide to their offices, with the city page SearchSystems verified:

Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Delaware 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 Delaware County Court of Common Pleas; the court file is public unless sealed.

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 delcopa.gov/open-records (page title: Government Open Records | Delaware County, Pennsylvania).

Frequently Asked Questions

Who records deeds in Delaware County?

The Recorder of Deeds, at delcopa.gov, phone 610-891-4152. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Delaware County are filed there, and the Assessment Office (delcorealestate.co.delaware.pa.us) has the assessment records.

Who sets the assessed value of a property in Delaware County?

The Assessment Office, whose page SearchSystems verified is at delcorealestate.co.delaware.pa.us.

Where are evictions from Delaware 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 Delaware 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.