Northampton County, Pennsylvania Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Northampton County costs about $85 and a mortgage about $111 (a 2-page deed (within the base fee's included 4 pages, so no page surcharge, plus the $10 Parcel Certification Fee) and a 16-page mortgage (base fee covers 4 pages, then $2 x 12 additional pages = $24, plus the $10 Parcel Certification Fee)), per the Northampton County Recorder of Deeds's fee schedule. Northampton County's own fee schedule (norcopa.gov) sets the fee to record a Deed or Mortgage at $75.25 (covering up to four pages), with a $10.00 Parcel Certification Fee added per document and $2.00 for each page beyond four. Northampton County's PDF fee-schedule document could not be reliably parsed by automated fetch on 2026-09-22 (it 404'd/returned an HTML shell rather than the PDF), so these figures rest on the county's own page content as indexed and quoted in search results rather than a direct document read; recommend spot-checking against the current PDF before publishing.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $75 |
| Deed, each additional page | $2 |
| Mortgage, first page | $75 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $2 |
| Parcel Certification Fee per document | $10 |
County transfer tax
Easton municipal + school district realty transfer tax (Northampton County seat): 1% of the price, paid by the split. Pennsylvania transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Northampton County?
$75 for the first page and $2 for each additional page, about $85 for a typical deed, per the Northampton County Recorder of Deeds's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$75 for the first page and $2 per additional page, about $111 for a typical mortgage or deed of trust. The buyer pays this at closing.
Sources
- Northampton County Recorder of Deeds fee schedule
- Northampton County Recorder of Deeds (assumed standard 1% local rate for the county seat, Easton)
Figures are computed from the documents above and rounded to the dollar. All sources.
Northampton County closing costs → Northampton County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Northampton County overview