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Deed Recording
$12.00
Base fee (first page) • +$5.00/addl page
Iowa Code § 331.604
Transfer Tax
$1.60 for the first $1,000 + $0.80 per each additional $500 (Iowa Real Estate Transfer Tax)
Real estate conveyance / deed stamp
Marriage License
$35.00
Waiting period: 72 hours • Valid: 365 days
DBA & Business
$10.00
Filing office: County Recorder
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FIPS 19001
Pop. 7389
Adair County
County Seat: Greenfield
Adair County Courthouse / Recording Office, Greenfield, IA 50849
(515) 517-2631
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19003
Pop. 3544
Adams County
County Seat: Corning
Adams County Courthouse / Recording Office, Corning, IA 50841
(515) 551-2693
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19005
Pop. 14.074
Allamakee County
County Seat: Waukon
Allamakee County Courthouse / Recording Office, Waukon, IA 52172
(515) 585-2755
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19007
Pop. 12.119
Appanoose County
County Seat: Centerville
Appanoose County Courthouse / Recording Office, Centerville, IA 52544
(515) 619-2817
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19009
Pop. 5534
Audubon County
County Seat: Audubon
Audubon County Courthouse / Recording Office, Audubon, IA 50025
(515) 653-2879
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19011
Pop. 25.796
Benton County
County Seat: Vinton
Benton County Courthouse / Recording Office, Vinton, IA 52349
(515) 687-2941
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19013
Pop. 130.471
Black Hawk County
County Seat: Waterloo
Black Hawk County Courthouse / Recording Office, Waterloo, IA 50701
(515) 721-3003
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19015
Pop. 26.590
Boone County
County Seat: Boone
Boone County Courthouse / Recording Office, Boone, IA 50036
(515) 755-3065
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19017
Pop. 25.307
Bremer County
County Seat: Waverly
Bremer County Courthouse / Recording Office, Waverly, IA 50622
(515) 789-3127
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19019
Pop. 20.691
Buchanan County
County Seat: Independence
Buchanan County Courthouse / Recording Office, Independence, IA 50644
(515) 823-3189
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19021
Pop. 20.567
Buena Vista County
County Seat: Storm Lake
Buena Vista County Courthouse / Recording Office, Storm Lake, IA 50588
(515) 857-3251
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19023
Pop. 14.172
Butler County
County Seat: Allison
Butler County Courthouse / Recording Office, Allison, IA 50602
(515) 891-3313
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19025
Pop. 9763
Calhoun County
County Seat: Rockwell
Calhoun County Courthouse / Recording Office, Rockwell, IA 50469
(515) 225-3375
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19027
Pop. 20.522
Carroll County
County Seat: Carroll
Carroll County Courthouse / Recording Office, Carroll, IA 51401
(515) 259-3437
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19029
Pop. 13.130
Cass County
County Seat: Atlantic
Cass County Courthouse / Recording Office, Atlantic, IA 50022
(515) 293-3499
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19031
Pop. 18.302
Cedar County
County Seat: Tipton
Cedar County Courthouse / Recording Office, Tipton, IA 52772
(515) 327-3561
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19033
Pop. 42.406
Cerro Gordo County
County Seat: Mason
Cerro Gordo County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mason, IA 50401
(515) 361-3623
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19035
Pop. 11.605
Cherokee County
County Seat: Cherokee
Cherokee County Courthouse / Recording Office, Cherokee, IA 51012
(515) 395-3685
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19037
Pop. 11.658
Chickasaw County
County Seat: New Hampton
Chickasaw County Courthouse / Recording Office, New Hampton, IA 50659
(515) 429-3747
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19039
Pop. 9588
Clarke County
County Seat: Osceola
Clarke County Courthouse / Recording Office, Osceola, IA 50213
(515) 463-3809
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19041
Pop. 16.511
Clay County
County Seat: Spencer
Clay County Courthouse / Recording Office, Spencer, IA 51301
(515) 497-3871
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19043
Pop. 16.969
Clayton County
County Seat: Elkader
Clayton County Courthouse / Recording Office, Elkader, IA 52043
(515) 531-3933
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19045
Pop. 46.158
Clinton County
County Seat: Clinton
Clinton County Courthouse / Recording Office, Clinton, IA 52732
(515) 565-3995
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19047
Pop. 16.013
Crawford County
County Seat: Denison
Crawford County Courthouse / Recording Office, Denison, IA 51442
(515) 599-4057
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19049
Pop. 111.092
Dallas County
County Seat: Adel
Dallas County Courthouse / Recording Office, Adel, IA 50003
(515) 633-4119
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19051
Pop. 9169
Davis County
County Seat: Bloomfield
Davis County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bloomfield, IA 52537
(515) 667-4181
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19053
Pop. 7665
Decatur County
County Seat: Leon
Decatur County Courthouse / Recording Office, Leon, IA 50144
(515) 701-4243
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19055
Pop. 17.600
Delaware County
County Seat: Manchester
Delaware County Courthouse / Recording Office, Manchester, IA 52057
(515) 735-4305
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19057
Pop. 38.253
Des Moines County
County Seat: Burlington
Des Moines County Courthouse / Recording Office, Burlington, IA 52601
(515) 769-4367
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19059
Pop. 18.056
Dickinson County
County Seat: Spirit Lake
Dickinson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Spirit Lake, IA 51360
(515) 803-4429
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19061
Pop. 98.887
Dubuque County
County Seat: Dubuque
Dubuque County Courthouse / Recording Office, Dubuque, IA 52001
(515) 837-4491
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19063
Pop. 9229
Emmet County
County Seat: Estherville
Emmet County Courthouse / Recording Office, Estherville, IA 51334
(515) 871-4553
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19065
Pop. 19.210
Fayette County
County Seat: West Union
Fayette County Courthouse / Recording Office, West Union, IA 50606
(515) 205-4615
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19067
Pop. 15.326
Floyd County
County Seat: Charles
Floyd County Courthouse / Recording Office, Charles, IA 50435
(515) 239-4677
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19069
Pop. 9875
Franklin County
County Seat: Hampton
Franklin County Courthouse / Recording Office, Hampton, IA 50441
(515) 273-4739
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19071
Pop. 6458
Fremont County
County Seat: Sidney
Fremont County Courthouse / Recording Office, Sidney, IA 51652
(515) 307-4801
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19073
Pop. 8584
Greene County
County Seat: Jefferson
Greene County Courthouse / Recording Office, Jefferson, IA 50129
(515) 341-4863
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19075
Pop. 12.384
Grundy County
County Seat: Grundy Center
Grundy County Courthouse / Recording Office, Grundy Center, IA 50638
(515) 375-4925
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19077
Pop. 10.722
Guthrie County
County Seat: Guthrie Center
Guthrie County Courthouse / Recording Office, Guthrie Center, IA 50115
(515) 409-4987
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19079
Pop. 14.729
Hamilton County
County Seat: Webster
Hamilton County Courthouse / Recording Office, Webster, IA 52355
(515) 443-5049
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19081
Pop. 10.615
Hancock County
County Seat: Garner
Hancock County Courthouse / Recording Office, Garner, IA 50438
(515) 477-5111
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19083
Pop. 16.463
Hardin County
County Seat: Eldora
Hardin County Courthouse / Recording Office, Eldora, IA 50627
(515) 511-5173
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19085
Pop. 14.670
Harrison County
County Seat: Logan
Harrison County Courthouse / Recording Office, Logan, IA 51546
(515) 545-5235
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19087
Pop. 19.547
Henry County
County Seat: Mount Pleasant
Henry County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641
(515) 579-5297
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19089
Pop. 9376
Howard County
County Seat: Cresco
Howard County Courthouse / Recording Office, Cresco, IA 52136
(515) 613-5359
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19091
Pop. 9500
Humboldt County
County Seat: Dakota
Humboldt County Courthouse / Recording Office, Dakota, IA 50519
(515) 647-5421
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19093
Pop. 6833
Ida County
County Seat: Ida Grove
Ida County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ida Grove, IA 51445
(515) 681-5483
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19095
Pop. 16.381
Iowa County
County Seat: Marengo
Iowa County Courthouse / Recording Office, Marengo, IA 52301
(515) 715-5545
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19097
Pop. 19.342
Jackson County
County Seat: Maquoketa
Jackson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Maquoketa, IA 52060
(515) 749-5607
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19099
Pop. 37.919
Jasper County
County Seat: Newton
Jasper County Courthouse / Recording Office, Newton, IA 50208
(515) 783-5669
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19101
Pop. 15.440
Jefferson County
County Seat: Fairfield
Jefferson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Fairfield, IA 52556
(515) 817-5731
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19103
Pop. 157.528
Johnson County
County Seat: Iowa
Johnson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Iowa, IA 52235
(515) 851-5793
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19105
Pop. 20.900
Jones County
County Seat: Anamosa
Jones County Courthouse / Recording Office, Anamosa, IA 52205
(515) 885-5855
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19107
Pop. 9914
Keokuk County
County Seat: Sigourney
Keokuk County Courthouse / Recording Office, Sigourney, IA 52591
(515) 219-5917
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19109
Pop. 14.396
Kossuth County
County Seat: Algona
Kossuth County Courthouse / Recording Office, Algona, IA 50511
(515) 253-5979
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19111
Pop. 32.565
Lee County
County Seat: Fort MadisonandKeokuk
Lee County Courthouse / Recording Office, Fort MadisonandKeokuk, IA 52619
(515) 287-6041
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19113
Pop. 228.972
Linn County
County Seat: Cedar Rapids
Linn County Courthouse / Recording Office, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
(515) 321-6103
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19115
Pop. 10.513
Louisa County
County Seat: Wapello
Louisa County Courthouse / Recording Office, Wapello, IA 52653
(515) 355-6165
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19117
Pop. 8747
Lucas County
County Seat: Chariton
Lucas County Courthouse / Recording Office, Chariton, IA 50049
(515) 389-6227
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19119
Pop. 12.324
Lyon County
County Seat: Rock Rapids
Lyon County Courthouse / Recording Office, Rock Rapids, IA 51246
(515) 423-6289
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19121
Pop. 16.971
Madison County
County Seat: Winterset
Madison County Courthouse / Recording Office, Winterset, IA 50273
(515) 457-6351
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19123
Pop. 21.874
Mahaska County
County Seat: Oskaloosa
Mahaska County Courthouse / Recording Office, Oskaloosa, IA 52577
(515) 491-6413
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19125
Pop. 33.770
Marion County
County Seat: Knoxville
Marion County Courthouse / Recording Office, Knoxville, IA 50138
(515) 525-6475
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19127
Pop. 40.014
Marshall County
County Seat: Marshalltown
Marshall County Courthouse / Recording Office, Marshalltown, IA 50158
(515) 559-6537
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19129
Pop. 14.633
Mills County
County Seat: Glenwood
Mills County Courthouse / Recording Office, Glenwood, IA 51534
(515) 593-6599
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19131
Pop. 10.518
Mitchell County
County Seat: Osage
Mitchell County Courthouse / Recording Office, Osage, IA 50461
(515) 627-6661
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19133
Pop. 8493
Monona County
County Seat: Onawa
Monona County Courthouse / Recording Office, Onawa, IA 51040
(515) 661-6723
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19135
Pop. 7504
Monroe County
County Seat: Albia
Monroe County Courthouse / Recording Office, Albia, IA 52531
(515) 695-6785
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19137
Pop. 10.139
Montgomery County
County Seat: Red Oak
Montgomery County Courthouse / Recording Office, Red Oak, IA 51566
(515) 729-6847
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19139
Pop. 42.218
Muscatine County
County Seat: Muscatine
Muscatine County Courthouse / Recording Office, Muscatine, IA 52761
(515) 763-6909
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19141
Pop. 14.012
O'Brien County
County Seat: Primghar
O'Brien County Courthouse / Recording Office, Primghar, IA 51245
(515) 797-6971
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19143
Pop. 5978
Osceola County
County Seat: Sibley
Osceola County Courthouse / Recording Office, Sibley, IA 51249
(515) 831-7033
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19145
Pop. 15.014
Page County
County Seat: Clarinda
Page County Courthouse / Recording Office, Clarinda, IA 51632
(515) 865-7095
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19147
Pop. 8810
Palo Alto County
County Seat: Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County Courthouse / Recording Office, Emmetsburg, IA 50536
(515) 899-7157
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19149
Pop. 25.722
Plymouth County
County Seat: Le Mars
Plymouth County Courthouse / Recording Office, Le Mars, IA 51031
(515) 233-7219
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19151
Pop. 6976
Pocahontas County
County Seat: Pocahontas
Pocahontas County Courthouse / Recording Office, Pocahontas, IA 50574
(515) 267-7281
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19153
Pop. 505.255
Polk County
County Seat: Des Moines
111 Court Ave, Suite 250, Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 286-3160
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19155
Pop. 93.179
Pottawattamie County
County Seat: Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie County Courthouse / Recording Office, Council Bluffs, IA 51502
(515) 335-7405
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19157
Pop. 18.453
Poweshiek County
County Seat: Montezuma
Poweshiek County Courthouse / Recording Office, Montezuma, IA 50171
(515) 369-7467
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19159
Pop. 4642
Ringgold County
County Seat: Mount Ayr
Ringgold County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mount Ayr, IA 50854
(515) 403-7529
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19161
Pop. 9686
Sac County
County Seat: Sac
Sac County Courthouse / Recording Office, Sac, IA 50535
(515) 437-7591
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19163
Pop. 174.270
Scott County
County Seat: Davenport
Scott County Courthouse / Recording Office, Davenport, IA 52801
(515) 471-7653
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19165
Pop. 11.806
Shelby County
County Seat: Harlan
Shelby County Courthouse / Recording Office, Harlan, IA 51537
(515) 505-7715
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19167
Pop. 36.246
Sioux County
County Seat: Orange
Sioux County Courthouse / Recording Office, Orange, IA 51003
(515) 539-7777
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19169
Pop. 98.566
Story County
County Seat: Nevada
Story County Courthouse / Recording Office, Nevada, IA 50201
(515) 573-7839
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19171
Pop. 16.833
Tama County
County Seat: Toledo
Tama County Courthouse / Recording Office, Toledo, IA 52342
(515) 607-7901
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19173
Pop. 5924
Taylor County
County Seat: Bedford
Taylor County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bedford, IA 50833
(515) 641-7963
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19175
Pop. 11.906
Union County
County Seat: Creston
Union County Courthouse / Recording Office, Creston, IA 50149
(515) 675-8025
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19177
Pop. 7266
Van Buren County
County Seat: Keosauqua
Van Buren County Courthouse / Recording Office, Keosauqua, IA 52565
(515) 709-8087
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19179
Pop. 35.166
Wapello County
County Seat: Ottumwa
Wapello County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ottumwa, IA 52501
(515) 743-8149
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19181
Pop. 55.205
Warren County
County Seat: Indianola
Warren County Courthouse / Recording Office, Indianola, IA 50001
(515) 777-8211
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19183
Pop. 22.560
Washington County
County Seat: Washington
Washington County Courthouse / Recording Office, Washington, IA 52353
(515) 811-8273
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19185
Pop. 6557
Wayne County
County Seat: Corydon
Wayne County Courthouse / Recording Office, Corydon, IA 50008
(515) 845-8335
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19187
Pop. 36.485
Webster County
County Seat: Fort Dodge
Webster County Courthouse / Recording Office, Fort Dodge, IA 50501
(515) 879-8397
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19189
Pop. 10.571
Winnebago County
County Seat: Forest
Winnebago County Courthouse / Recording Office, Forest, IA 50424
(515) 213-8459
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19191
Pop. 19.815
Winneshiek County
County Seat: Decorah
Winneshiek County Courthouse / Recording Office, Decorah, IA 52101
(515) 247-8521
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19193
Pop. 105.951
Woodbury County
County Seat: Sioux
Woodbury County Courthouse / Recording Office, Sioux, IA 51004
(515) 281-8583
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19195
Pop. 7297
Worth County
County Seat: Northwood
Worth County Courthouse / Recording Office, Northwood, IA 50459
(515) 315-8645
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
FIPS 19197
Pop. 12.656
Wright County
County Seat: Clarion
Wright County Courthouse / Recording Office, Clarion, IA 50525
(515) 349-8707
Deed 1st Page: $12.00 Full Details
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