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 September 28, 2026.
Snyder County, Pennsylvania, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Snyder 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, directory links, city permits, evictions and court cases, records requests and common questions.
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Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Snyder County
Who owns a parcel in Snyder County 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 snydercounty.org/departments/register-recorder (page title: Register & Recorder | Snyder County, PA Government), phone (570) 837-4224, Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 4 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Snyder County
What a parcel in Snyder 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 snydercounty.org/departments/tax-assessments-claims (page title: Assessment | Snyder County, PA Government), phone (570) 837-4216, Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Snyder County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Snyder County and Pennsylvania. These property pages from its Snyder County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Geographic Info System (GIS) (snydercounty.org)
Permits and City Records in the Cities of Snyder County
Building permits, zoning and code cases inside a city are the city's own records. The cities in Snyder County with a SearchSystems guide to their offices, with the city page SearchSystems verified:
- Selinsgrove: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at selinsgrove.org, phone 570-374-2311 (verified September 26, 2026).
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Snyder 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 Snyder 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 570-837-4207. That page belongs to a lower court, the Magisterial District Courts, not to the Snyder 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. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at snydercounty.org/departments/sheriff/sheriff-right-to-know (page title: Right-to-Know | Snyder County, PA Government).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Snyder County?
The Recorder of Deeds, at snydercounty.org, phone (570) 837-4224. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Snyder County are filed there, and the Assessment Office (snydercounty.org) has the assessment records.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Snyder County?
The Assessment Office, whose page SearchSystems verified is at snydercounty.org.
Where are evictions from Snyder 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 Snyder 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.
