Transaction Coordinator in Northumberland County, PA.

What we handle on a Northumberland County file

Northumberland County has 36 municipalities, and the county runs one recording office in the courthouse at Sunbury. The transfer tax is a clean 2% everywhere, so the variation that matters sits in the rental ordinances of the river towns and the coal region. Shamokin and Northumberland Borough both put a 72-hour notice duty on the buyer of a rental unit and name the buyer's attorney or title company in it, and Sunbury will not let a new owner rent until a fresh compliance inspection is done. Layer on the first countywide reassessment since 1972, now in data collection with new values due to take effect for 2028, and investor files here need the municipal side worked from day one. Once your deal is ratified, PLS builds and manages the file in KW Command, tracks every deadline and contingency, routes documents for signature, and coordinates with lender, title, attorneys, and the co-op agent. See the full transaction coordination service for the complete scope, and the Pennsylvania overview for statewide notes.

• KW Command fileBuilds and manages the file in KW Command.
• Every deadlineTracks every deadline and contingency.
• SignaturesRoutes documents for signature.
• Every partyCoordinates with lender, title, attorneys, and the co-op agent.

Realty transfer tax in Northumberland County: 2.0%

Realty transfer tax is 2% in all 36 municipalities: 1% to the Commonwealth, 0.5% to the municipality, and 0.5% to the school district. The PA DCED Municipal Statistics tax register for 2026 lists a 1% combined local rate for every municipality in the county, with no municipality above it. Two places split the local 1% differently: in Herndon Borough and Little Mahanoy Township the register shows no municipal levy and the full 1% going to Line Mountain School District, so the total is still 2%. A Statement of Value (REV-183) goes with the deed when the full consideration is not stated in the deed, the transfer is a gift or without consideration, or an exemption is claimed, and the Recorder charges $2.00 to file it. The Recorder states that separate checks are not required for a taxable deed, so the 1%, the 1%, and the recording fee can go on one check.

1%Commonwealth

0.5%Municipality

0.5%School district

• Commonwealth1%
• Municipality0.5%
• School district0.5%

Recording a deed in Northumberland County

The Northumberland County Register and Recorder sits at 201 Market Street, 1st Floor, Sunbury, PA 17801, 570-988-4143. The current recording fee is $86.25 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025. The $86.25 deed fee covers four pages, four names, and one tract; each additional page is $2.00, each additional name is $0.50, each additional tract is $0.50, and a marginal notation is $2.00. A mortgage is also $86.25 with no charge for extra tracts, and a Statement of Value is $2.00. The office is open Monday 9:00 to 4:45 and Tuesday through Friday 9:00 to 4:15, closed daily from noon to 1:00. Since November 1, 2019 the office has not accepted personal checks, with checks from law firms, title companies, local abstractors, and corporations still accepted. E-recording is available for deeds, mortgages, assignments, satisfactions, releases, UCC filings, and powers of attorney through CSC E-Recording Solutions and Simplifile. Documents returned by mail need a self-addressed stamped envelope.

• OfficeNorthumberland County Register and Recorder
• Address201 Market Street, 1st Floor, Sunbury, PA 17801
• Phone570-988-4143
• Deed recording fee$86.25 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025

Fees have to be exact. The county states that correct recording fees are required or the document will be rejected, even if the fees are over, so an overpayment bounces the deed just like a shortage. The office records the original document only, accepts no blanket assignments or satisfaction pieces, and requires a self-addressed stamped envelope for anything returned by mail. The published deed recording requirements, the fee schedule, and the Assessment Bureau page list no separate assessment-office parcel certification step before recording. Neighboring Schuylkill County does require one, so do not carry that step over, and call the Recorder at 570-988-4143 if a file raises the question.

Recording fees and transfer tax rates for every county we coordinate in are collected side by side on our recording fee and transfer tax reference.

What actually holds up a closing here

Pricing

Transaction coordination in Pennsylvania is billed per file, not as a monthly retainer. Contract to close is $400 per transaction, and the full rate card including dual agency, transaction licensee, unrepresented party (FSBO or URB), and listing management is published on our pricing page. No fixed overhead, no minimum volume.

Where these figures come from

The county-level figures on this page come from the official sources listed below. Municipal fees and deadlines come from each municipality's own published schedules and ordinances, which are revised more often than they are archived. We publish what we could verify and leave out what we could not. Fees and ordinances change; if you are relying on a figure here for a live file, confirm it with the issuing office, and tell us if you find a discrepancy so we can correct the page.