Clearfield County tax maps are available free online through the county’s GIS viewer and Property Tax Inquiry portal, and paper copies can be ordered from the GIS Department starting at $5. The online tools let you search by parcel number, map number, or owner name and pull up boundaries, acreage, and assessment data for any taxable property in the county.
How to Look Up a Parcel Online
The county runs two separate online tools, and which one you want depends on what you’re trying to do.
For a visual map, use the county’s GIS mapping viewer hosted through ArcGIS. It shows an interactive map of the whole county with layers you can toggle on and off: parcel boundaries, aerial photography, roads, waterways, and municipal lines. The data comes from the county’s own GIS along with ESRI, PASDA, and FEMA. Zoom into a neighborhood and you can see how individual lots sit relative to their surroundings.
For tax and assessment details tied to a specific property, use the Property Tax Inquiry portal at clearfieldpa.devnetwedge.com.1Clearfield County Property Tax Inquiry. Clearfield County Property Tax Inquiry It’s available around the clock and lets you search by Control Number, Map Number, Alternate Map Number, or Owner Name. Results include the assessment, tax amounts, and parcel data on file.
Searching by Control Number, Map Number, or Owner Name
The Control Number, sometimes called the Parcel ID, is the fastest way in. Every parcel in the county has a unique one, so you skip the confusion that comes with similar addresses or common surnames. Your tax bill lists it prominently.
Owner-name searches work too, but with a caveat. When a deed is filed with the Register and Recorder’s Office, it takes time to flow through to the assessment database.2Clearfield County, PA. Register and Recorder A recent sale or inheritance may still show the previous owner. If a current-owner search comes up empty, try the prior owner or the Map Number instead. Pull your parcel number or deed out before you start; it saves time.
What the Map Shows
Each parcel is drawn with legal boundary lines based on surveying or historical deed records. Inside or next to each outline you’ll see the parcel identification number, the owner’s name, and the acreage. Neighboring parcels are labeled the same way, so you can identify adjacent owners without running new searches.
The GIS viewer layers on more than a static tax map can. Aerial photography, municipal lines, and flood zones can all be overlaid on the parcel grid, which gives you a sense of the physical property and not just its legal footprint. The county updates its maps as subdivisions, consolidations, and boundary corrections come through, so the digital version is generally more current than an older paper copy sitting in a drawer.
One point worth being clear on: the acreage shown on a tax map feeds into a property’s assessed value, but the map itself has nothing to do with the millage rate. Rates are set separately by the county, your municipality, and your school district. The map tells you what’s being taxed, not how much.
Ordering a Paper Map or Digital Data
If you want a physical copy, the Clearfield County GIS Department sells maps in several sizes and formats.3Clearfield County, PA. Paper Maps Common options:
- Parcel Map, 8½” × 11″: $5 printed or $5 emailed as PDF
- Parcel Map with aerial photo, 8½” × 11″: $8
- Standard Tax Map, 24″ × 36″: $10
- Standard Tax Map with aerial photo, 24″ × 36″: $25
- Parcel Map, large area, 24″ × 36″: $20
- Parcel Map, large area, 33″ × 44″: $25
- Large format copies, up to 42″ × 54″: $5
Custom parcel mapping is available on-site only through the Assessment Office at 814-765-2641, ext. 5997.3Clearfield County, PA. Paper Maps
If you need raw parcel data rather than a printed map, the GIS Department also sells digital data in shapefile format. Pricing starts at $0.03 per parcel for the polygon and ID number, or $0.06 per parcel with associated tax data, with a $30 minimum order.4Clearfield County, PA. Digital GIS Data
Visiting or Calling the Assessment Office
Some records, especially older ones, aren’t fully digitized, and complex property histories can take a person to untangle. The Assessment Office is at the Courthouse Annex, 230 East Market Street, Clearfield, PA 16830, open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The phone number is 814-765-2641, ext. 5005.5Clearfield County, PA. Assessment and Tax Claim
Using the Map to Check an Assessment
The tax map is a practical tool when you think your assessment is wrong. Compare the acreage and boundary lines on the county’s map against your deed. If the county has you down for more land than you actually own, or the lines don’t match, that could be inflating your assessed value.
Pennsylvania sets an annual appeal deadline of no later than September 1 for counties outside Philadelphia and Allegheny, or an earlier date set by the county commissioners that can be no earlier than August 1.6Pennsylvania General Assembly. Legal and Constitutional Issues Relating to the Assessment Process Appeals go to the county’s Board of Assessment Appeals. If the county changes your assessment mid-year, the notice starts a 40-day clock to file.