Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Sep 25, 2026 · 6 days ago· 10:00 AM

Tax Deedscheduledvia County site

Parcels

136

136 land-only hidden

Opening bids

—

no parcel list yet

Redemption

None

clear title at sale

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

What survives this sale

Upset sale: property typically remains subject to many liens. Judicial sale is designed free and clear of tax/municipal claims, mortgages, liens, judgments, charges, and estates of whatsoever kind except ground rents. Federal tax liens can survive either path. Identify sale type per parcel.

Northumberland County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption period: None in most counties for upset/judicial sales; limited redemption (90 days) survives in specific home-rule counties (e.g., Philadelphia, in narrow cases)
Investor return: N/A — outright deed transfer in the large majority of counties
Governing statute: Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax Sale Law, 72 P.S. §5860.101 et seq.
Population: 90,027 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: In-person (Upset & Judicial)
Frequency: Upset typically September; Judicial 2026 held June 19, 2026; Repository as inventory remains — confirm calendar
Platform: Northumberland County Tax Claim Bureau — Upset & Judicial Sales570-988-4116
Deposit rules: Pre-register in person at Tax Claim Bureau 3rd floor, 399 Stadium Drive, Sunbury; $50 non-refundable registration fee per sale; registration deadline 4:00/4:30 p.m. ten days before sale (Judicial 2026: June 9). Day-of: cash, cashier’s check, or certified funds payable to Tax Claim Bureau only. Bids include recorder fees, deed prep, and realty transfer taxes. All sales final; no post-Upset redemption under RETSL.

Title risk

Judicial sale judgments often support marketable title; upset-sale purchasers frequently need a later judicial sale or quiet title to clear surviving liens.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Show 136 land-only parcel(s)

Nothing left to show

Every parcel in this sale is hidden: 136 land-only. Land-only means no street address, a house number of zero, or a street with no number; withdrawn parcels are no longer on offer.

Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — Pennsylvania has no statewide assessment ratio. Counties assess against their own base years, some decades old, and the State Tax Equalization Board publishes a Common Level Ratio per county each year. Always use the county ratio. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Auction logistics

Title risk

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Auction logistics

Title risk

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

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