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All California Counties Directory (58)
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FIPS 06001
Pop. 1.622.188
Alameda County
County Seat: Oakland
Alameda County Courthouse / Recording Office, Oakland, CA 94601
(213) 717-9031
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06003
Pop. 1141
Alpine County
County Seat: Markleeville
Alpine County Courthouse / Recording Office, Markleeville, CA 95646
(213) 751-9093
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06005
Pop. 41.811
Amador County
County Seat: Jackson
Amador County Courthouse / Recording Office, Jackson, CA 95642
(213) 785-9155
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06007
Pop. 207.172
Butte County
County Seat: Oroville
Butte County Courthouse / Recording Office, Oroville, CA 95966
(213) 819-9217
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06009
Pop. 46.565
Calaveras County
County Seat: San Andreas
Calaveras County Courthouse / Recording Office, San Andreas, CA 95249
(213) 853-9279
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06011
Pop. 22.037
Colusa County
County Seat: Colusa
Colusa County Courthouse / Recording Office, Colusa, CA 95932
(213) 887-9341
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06013
Pop. 1.155.025
Contra Costa County
County Seat: Martinez
Contra Costa County Courthouse / Recording Office, Martinez, CA 94506
(213) 221-9403
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06015
Pop. 26.589
Del Norte County
County Seat: Crescent
Del Norte County Courthouse / Recording Office, Crescent, CA 95531
(213) 255-9465
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06017
Pop. 192.215
El Dorado County
County Seat: Placerville
El Dorado County Courthouse / Recording Office, Placerville, CA 95667
(213) 289-9527
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06019
Pop. 1.017.162
Fresno County
County Seat: Fresno
Fresno County Courthouse / Recording Office, Fresno, CA 93701
(213) 323-9589
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06021
Pop. 28.129
Glenn County
County Seat: Willows
Glenn County Courthouse / Recording Office, Willows, CA 95988
(213) 357-9651
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06023
Pop. 133.985
Humboldt County
County Seat: Eureka
Humboldt County Courthouse / Recording Office, Eureka, CA 95501
(213) 391-9713
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06025
Pop. 179.057
Imperial County
County Seat: El Centro
Imperial County Courthouse / Recording Office, El Centro, CA 92243
(213) 425-9775
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06027
Pop. 18.527
Inyo County
County Seat: Independence
Inyo County Courthouse / Recording Office, Independence, CA 93526
(213) 459-9837
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06029
Pop. 913.820
Kern County
County Seat: Bakersfield
Kern County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bakersfield, CA 93301
(213) 493-9899
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06031
Pop. 152.682
Kings County
County Seat: Hanford
Kings County Courthouse / Recording Office, Hanford, CA 93230
(213) 527-1061
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06033
Pop. 67.878
Lake County
County Seat: Lakeport
Lake County Courthouse / Recording Office, Lakeport, CA 95453
(213) 561-1123
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06035
Pop. 28.861
Lassen County
County Seat: Susanville
Lassen County Courthouse / Recording Office, Susanville, CA 96130
(213) 595-1185
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06037
Pop. 9.663.345
Los Angeles County
County Seat: Los Angeles
12400 Imperial Hwy, Norwalk, CA 90650
(800) 201-4999
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06039
Pop. 162.858
Madera County
County Seat: Madera
Madera County Courthouse / Recording Office, Madera, CA 93637
(213) 663-1309
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06041
Pop. 254.407
Marin County
County Seat: San Rafael
Marin County Courthouse / Recording Office, San Rafael, CA 94901
(213) 697-1371
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06043
Pop. 16.919
Mariposa County
County Seat: Mariposa
Mariposa County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mariposa, CA 95338
(213) 731-1433
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06045
Pop. 89.108
Mendocino County
County Seat: Ukiah
Mendocino County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ukiah, CA 95482
(213) 765-1495
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06047
Pop. 291.920
Merced County
County Seat: Merced
Merced County Courthouse / Recording Office, Merced, CA 95348
(213) 799-1557
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06049
Pop. 8500
Modoc County
County Seat: Alturas
Modoc County Courthouse / Recording Office, Alturas, CA 96101
(213) 833-1619
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06051
Pop. 13.066
Mono County
County Seat: Bridgeport
Mono County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bridgeport, CA 93517
(213) 867-1681
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06053
Pop. 430.723
Monterey County
County Seat: Salinas
Monterey County Courthouse / Recording Office, Salinas, CA 93901
(213) 201-1743
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06055
Pop. 133.216
Napa County
County Seat: Napa
Napa County Courthouse / Recording Office, Napa, CA 94559
(213) 235-1805
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06057
Pop. 102.037
Nevada County
County Seat: Nevada
Nevada County Courthouse / Recording Office, Nevada, CA 95945
(213) 269-1867
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06059
Pop. 3.135.755
Orange County
County Seat: Santa Ana
601 N Ross St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 834-2500
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06061
Pop. 423.561
Placer County
County Seat: Auburn
Placer County Courthouse / Recording Office, Auburn, CA 95602
(213) 337-1991
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06063
Pop. 19.131
Plumas County
County Seat: Quincy
Plumas County Courthouse / Recording Office, Quincy, CA 95971
(213) 371-2053
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06065
Pop. 2.492.442
Riverside County
County Seat: Riverside
Riverside County Courthouse / Recording Office, Riverside, CA 92501
(213) 405-2115
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06067
Pop. 1.584.288
Sacramento County
County Seat: Sacramento
Sacramento County Courthouse / Recording Office, Sacramento, CA 95814
(213) 439-2177
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06069
Pop. 68.175
San Benito County
County Seat: Hollister
San Benito County Courthouse / Recording Office, Hollister, CA 95023
(213) 473-2239
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06071
Pop. 2.195.611
San Bernardino County
County Seat: San Bernardino
San Bernardino County Courthouse / Recording Office, San Bernardino, CA 92401
(213) 507-2301
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06073
Pop. 3.269.973
San Diego County
County Seat: San Diego
1600 Pacific Hwy, Suite 260, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 237-0502
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06075
Pop. 808.988
San Francisco County
County Seat: San Francisco
San Francisco County Courthouse / Recording Office, San Francisco, CA 94102
(213) 575-2425
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06077
Pop. 800.965
San Joaquin County
County Seat: Stockton
San Joaquin County Courthouse / Recording Office, Stockton, CA 95202
(213) 609-2487
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06079
Pop. 281.639
San Luis Obispo County
County Seat: San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo County Courthouse / Recording Office, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(213) 643-2549
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06081
Pop. 726.353
San Mateo County
County Seat: Redwood
San Mateo County Courthouse / Recording Office, Redwood, CA 94002
(213) 677-2611
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06083
Pop. 441.257
Santa Barbara County
County Seat: Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County Courthouse / Recording Office, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(213) 711-2673
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06085
Pop. 1.877.592
Santa Clara County
County Seat: San Jose
Santa Clara County Courthouse / Recording Office, San Jose, CA 95110
(213) 745-2735
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06087
Pop. 261.547
Santa Cruz County
County Seat: Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz County Courthouse / Recording Office, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(213) 779-2797
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06089
Pop. 180.366
Shasta County
County Seat: Redding
Shasta County Courthouse / Recording Office, Redding, CA 96001
(213) 813-2859
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06091
Pop. 3200
Sierra County
County Seat: Downieville
Sierra County Courthouse / Recording Office, Downieville, CA 95936
(213) 847-2921
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06093
Pop. 42.905
Siskiyou County
County Seat: Yreka
Siskiyou County Courthouse / Recording Office, Yreka, CA 96097
(213) 881-2983
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06095
Pop. 449.218
Solano County
County Seat: Fairfield
Solano County Courthouse / Recording Office, Fairfield, CA 94533
(213) 215-3045
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06097
Pop. 481.812
Sonoma County
County Seat: Santa Rosa
Sonoma County Courthouse / Recording Office, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(213) 249-3107
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06099
Pop. 551.430
Stanislaus County
County Seat: Modesto
Stanislaus County Courthouse / Recording Office, Modesto, CA 95350
(213) 283-3169
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06101
Pop. 97.948
Sutter County
County Seat: Yuba
Sutter County Courthouse / Recording Office, Yuba, CA 95659
(213) 317-3231
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06103
Pop. 64.896
Tehama County
County Seat: Red Bluff
Tehama County Courthouse / Recording Office, Red Bluff, CA 96080
(213) 351-3293
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06105
Pop. 15.670
Trinity County
County Seat: Weaverville
Trinity County Courthouse / Recording Office, Weaverville, CA 96093
(213) 385-3355
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06107
Pop. 479.468
Tulare County
County Seat: Visalia
Tulare County Courthouse / Recording Office, Visalia, CA 93277
(213) 419-3417
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06109
Pop. 54.204
Tuolumne County
County Seat: Sonora
Tuolumne County Courthouse / Recording Office, Sonora, CA 95370
(213) 453-3479
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06111
Pop. 829.590
Ventura County
County Seat: Ventura
Ventura County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ventura, CA 91320
(213) 487-3541
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06113
Pop. 220.544
Yolo County
County Seat: Woodland
Yolo County Courthouse / Recording Office, Woodland, CA 95695
(213) 521-3603
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
FIPS 06115
Pop. 85.722
Yuba County
County Seat: Marysville
Yuba County Courthouse / Recording Office, Marysville, CA 95901
(213) 555-3665
Deed 1st Page: $14.00 Full Details
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In California, real estate deeds, mortgages, and liens are officially recorded by the County Clerk-Recorder. Standard recording fees are governed by Cal. Gov. Code § 27361 & § 27388.1 with a base fee of $14.00 for the first page and $3.00 for each additional page.
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Transfer tax rules in California: $1.10 per $1,000 (Documentary Transfer Tax plus SB2 $75 building homes fee). Check your specific county requirements as local documentary stamps or municipal fees may also apply.
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