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Lawrence County property data
Where Lawrence County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, from New Castle to every town around it.
- 27Municipalities
- 56,000Parcels
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Lawrence County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Lawrence County Register and Recorder. Land records can be searched at lawrence.pa.publicsearch.us, and documents from 1970 on can be viewed and printed through CountyFusion; copy fees are on the county fee schedule.
Owners and values
Lawrence County Assessment Office. A free property search for assessments is offered through Act Data Scout, linked from this page.
Tax sales
Lawrence County Tax Claim Bureau. Sale notices and a link to pay delinquent taxes online are posted here; the full sale lists are published in local papers and sold by the office.
Foreclosure sales
Lawrence County Sheriff's Office. The current sheriff sale list and yearly sale dates are posted as PDFs, and the page links an online sale site at lawrence.pa.realforeclose.com.
Parcel maps
Lawrence County Assessment Office GIS. An online ArcGIS parcel viewer, linked from the Assessment Office page, shows tax map parcels.
How property is sold here
Lawrence County follows Pennsylvania's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Pennsylvania guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
The Lawrence County Tax Claim Bureau holds two sales a year: a judicial (free and clear) sale in April and an upset sale in September, held in person at the Lawrence County Government Center in New Castle. The 2026 upset sale was Thursday, September 24. Properties are published 30 days before each sale in the New Castle News and Ellwood City Ledger, and lists can be bought from the office.
Foreclosure sales
Sheriff sales are held about every two months (January, March, May, July, September and November in 2026) at 10:00 AM in the Commissioners' Meeting Room of the Government Center, 430 Court Street, New Castle. Dates and the current sale list are posted on the Sheriff's page and advertised in the New Castle News and the Lawrence County Law Journal.
Assessed values
Values come from a countywide reassessment reported as 2003, and the Assessment Office says assessed value does not represent market value.
Transfer tax
Pennsylvania charges 1% state realty transfer tax, and Lawrence County towns and school districts usually add a 1% local share, for about 2% total.
Land bank
The Redevelopment Authority of Lawrence County transfers residential, commercial and vacant properties to buyers who submit an application and fee, and it coordinates land bank work in the county.
Worth knowing
The City of New Castle and the Ellwood, Laurel, Mohawk, Shenango and Wilmington school districts send delinquent taxes to Portnoff Law Associates, not the Tax Claim Bureau, so check both sources for back taxes.
Worth knowing
Ellwood City Borough's 2nd ward lies partly in Beaver County.
Worth knowing
The Tax Claim Bureau accepts only cash, cashier's checks, money orders or cards with a 2.45% fee; personal and business checks are not accepted.
Every town in Lawrence County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Bessemer borough
- Ellport borough
- Ellwood City borough
- Enon Valley borough
- Hickory township
- Little Beaver township
- Mahoning township
- Neshannock township
- New Beaver borough
- New Castle city
- New Wilmington borough
- North Beaver township
- Perry township
- Plain Grove township
- Pulaski township
- S.N.P.J. borough
- Scott township
- Shenango township
- Slippery Rock township
- Taylor township
- Union township
- Volant borough
- Wampum borough
- Washington township
- Wayne township
- Wilmington township
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Lawrence County?
Deeds are recorded by the Register and Recorder at the Lawrence County Government Center, 430 Court Street, New Castle. Records can be searched online at lawrence.pa.publicsearch.us and through CountyFusion.
When is the Lawrence County tax sale?
The judicial sale is held in April and the upset sale in September, in person at the Government Center in New Castle. The 2026 upset sale was September 24.
How do I find who owns a property in Lawrence County?
Use the free assessment search on Act Data Scout or the county GIS parcel viewer, both linked from the Assessment Office page.
Are Lawrence County property records online?
Yes. Deeds, assessment records, parcel maps and sheriff sale lists are all online. Tax sale lists are published in the newspaper and sold by the Tax Claim Bureau.
Sources for this guide
Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.
- lawrencecountypa.gov/departments/register-recorder
- lawrencecountypa.gov/departments/assessment
- lawrencecountypa.gov/departments/tax-services
- lawrencecountypa.gov/Calendar/Tax-Claim/09-26-2025-09-26-2025-Upset-Tax-Sale
- lawrencecountypa.gov/departments/sheriff
- lawrencecountypa.gov/getmedia/a84e5d47-5416-4df8-8e26-60d4b95c6da8/2026-Sheriff-Sale-Dates
- lawrencecountypa.gov/getmedia/b914f77f-0ef7-4cac-a4bc-9e45ac94fe0e/RALC-Residential-Struct
- lawrencecountypa.gov/getmedia/7d2dcc6c-9ce3-4a2c-ac84-4ba077e604e5/MINUTES-02-27-2025-RALC
- alleghenyinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/components/com_reports/uploads/07_07.pdf
Every parcel in Lawrence County, on one map
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