Borough of Somerset · Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Find the Somerset County or Borough office for a property assessment, tax notice, deed, court record, estate, or permit. Somerset Borough and Somerset Township are separate municipalities; Borough-only offices and rules apply only to properties in the Borough.
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These County and Borough offices keep different records. Contact the office listed for the assessment, tax, deed, court, probate, or permit question you have.
Somerset County · assessments and assessed-value questions
Use the Assessment Office for county assessment records and assessed-value questions. Assessment is separate from delinquent-tax collection, recorded deeds, and court judgments; ask the office about the property address or parcel.
300 North Center Avenue, Suite 440, Somerset, PA 15501
Assessment Office: 814-445-1536
Somerset County · delinquent real-estate taxes and County tax-sale information
The County says the Bureau collects delinquent real-estate taxes turned over by county tax collectors and holds an annual Upset Tax Sale. Contact the Bureau about the balance or status shown on an actual notice; this page cannot establish a particular property’s account or sale status.
300 North Center Avenue, Suite 370, Somerset, PA 15501
Tax Claim Bureau: 814-445-1550
Somerset Borough only · Borough real-estate-tax account questions
For a Somerset Borough property, contact the Borough collector for its current municipal real-estate-tax account information.
P.O. Box 936 / 222 North Rosina Avenue, Somerset, PA 15501
Borough tax collector: 814-445-4556
Somerset County · recorded deeds, mortgages, and real-property documents
Use the Recorder of Deeds for recorded ownership documents and other real-property records, including its Landex record-access information. A deed search is different from an assessment question, a delinquent-tax account, or a civil-court judgment.
300 North Center Avenue, Suite 400, Somerset, PA 15501
Recorder of Deeds: 814-445-1547
Somerset County Court of Common Pleas · civil records and judgments
The Prothonotary is the custodian of civil records for the Court of Common Pleas and files records that include judgments. Use this court-record route for a civil judgment question; it is not the Recorder of Deeds and does not answer a recorded-deed question.
111 East Union Street, Suite 165, Somerset, PA 15501
Prothonotary: 814-445-1428
Somerset County · estate records and Orphans’ Court clerk routing
Use this County office for probate and estate-record questions and Orphans’ Court clerk routing. Start with the actual estate record and ask the office about the record or filing in front of you; this contact alone does not determine who may sell a particular property.
111 East Union Street, Suite 145, Somerset, PA 15501
Register of Wills: 814-445-1548
Somerset Borough · Borough permits, inspections, and sewer-lateral questions
The Borough permit page lists local permits and routes UCC-regulated permits to the Pennsylvania Municipal Code Alliance (PMCA). Use the page to find the appropriate permit contact.
Borough Inspections Department: 347 West Union Street, Somerset, PA 15501. PMCA Somerset Office: 318 Georgian Place, Somerset, PA 15501.
Borough Building Inspections: 814-445-5595
Borough office: 814-443-2661
PMCA Somerset Office: 814-444-6112
Local next steps
For a Borough municipal tax account, contact the Borough collector. For delinquent taxes turned over to the County, contact the Tax Claim Bureau about the notice, balance, or sale status. The Bureau holds an annual Upset Tax Sale.
Somerset County tax collectors directory ↗Somerset Borough has sewer-lateral testing and inspection requirements for certain events. For a transfer or change of ownership, they cover properties listed on or after April 1, 2025. Call the Borough at 814-443-2661, extension 113 to discuss sewer-lateral testing for your property.
Somerset Borough water and sewer information ↗The Borough identifies Uptown Somerset Historical District near the Union Street and North Center Avenue intersection, with the courthouse as its centerpiece. If your property is near that area, ask the Borough to confirm its address-level status before assuming a local permit or historic-district rule applies.
Uptown Somerset Historical District information ↗Seller situations
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Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above to tell us about a Borough of Somerset or Somerset County house.
Read Somerset seller reviews and trust information →Use the Somerset County Assessment Office at 814-445-1536 for County assessment records and assessed-value questions. An assessment is not a deed search or a delinquent-tax account; ask the office about the property address or parcel.
For a Borough municipal real-estate-tax account, contact the Somerset Borough collector at 814-445-4556. For delinquent real-estate taxes turned over to the County, contact the Somerset County Tax Claim Bureau at 814-445-1550 about the actual notice, balance, or sale status.
The Somerset County Recorder of Deeds at 814-445-1547 handles recorded deeds, mortgages, and real-property documents. The Somerset County Prothonotary at 814-445-1428 is the civil-records route for Court of Common Pleas records, including judgments. Those are different record searches.
Start with the Somerset County Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans’ Court at 814-445-1548 for estate-record and Orphans’ Court clerk routing. Use the actual estate papers and ask the office about the record or filing at issue; the office contact by itself does not identify who can sell a particular house.
Somerset Borough has sewer-lateral testing and inspection requirements for certain events. For a transfer or change of ownership, the requirement covers properties listed on or after April 1, 2025. Call 814-443-2661, extension 113, to ask about the next step for a Borough property.