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Lewis County, West Virginia Property Records

Lewis County, West Virginia, has 37 municipalities, with Seaton being the county seat. In Lewis County, WV, property records facilitate informed decisions and strategic planning related to real estate through the crucial information they contain, such as land ownership, boundaries, and values.

Delving into the Lewis County property records brings forth a median home value of $160,733, a median rent pegged at $657, and a median household income of $61,647. Regarding median property taxes, the county collects at a rate of 0.5% based on the property assessment.

Property records in Lewis County, WV, are handled by the County Clerk. As an elected official, the Clerk upholds public service by recording, maintaining, and providing access to realty-related transaction documents like mortgages, plats, deeds, leases, and liens. To perpetuate the recorded instruments, the office indexes them physically and electronically by name, type, date, legal description, and book/page.

All public property records under the Clerk's jurisdiction are conveniently accessible in person at 110 Center Ave., Weston, WV 26452. Committed office personnel can assist in researching and obtaining these documents during office hours. However, one must first set an appointment before coming over.

If record copies are required remotely, individuals can refer to the office at lewiscountyclerk@lewiscountywv.org or (304) 269-8215 for the request procedure and associated fees.

When zoning verification is needed, the local planning/zoning office is the best resource. They typically maintain land use records, maps, and databases. This allows them to confirm and provide updated information about zoning regulations for properties within their jurisdiction. One can also refer to the West Virginia Property Viewer GIS website for additional zoning data.

Lewis County Property Records Search

Lewis County Registrar of Deeds

Lewis County Clerk

Address: 110 Center Avenue
Phone: 304-269-8215
Fax: 304-269-8202
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Email: lewiscountyclerk@lewiscountywv.org
Website: https://www.lewiscountywv.org/county-clerk
Official Records Search: http://inquiry.lewiscountywv.org/

Lewis County Property Statistics

Lewis

Tax Assessor

  • Total Parcels: 17,154
  • Commercial Parcels: 694
  • Residential Parcels: 13,981
  • Other Parcels: 2,479
  • Tax Amount Population: 84.24%
  • Tax Year: 2022
  • Last Assr Update: 2022-11-07
  • Tape Cutoff Date: 2022-07-01
  • Assessment Year: 2022
  • FIPS Code: 54041

Recorder

  • Deed Min: 2006-01-03
  • Deed Max: 2023-03-31
  • Commercial Deed Docs: 10,211
  • Residential Deed Docs: 4,578
  • Mortgage Min: 2006-01-03
  • Mortgage Max: 2023-03-28
  • Commercial Mortgage Docs: 5,990
  • Residential Mortgage Docs: 2,259
  • FIPS Code: 54041
  • Deed Docs: 14,789
  • Mortgage Docs: 8,249

AVM

  • County Population: 17154
  • Most Current Valuation Date: 2023-03-21
  • Total Parcels: 2,577
  • Residential Parcels: 2,577
  • FIPS Code: 54041

Geocode

  • Total Parcels: 17,125
  • Geocode Unavailable: 0
  • Parcel-Centroid Geocodes: 15,588
  • Street-Level Geocodes: 169
  • Other Geocodes: 1,368
  • FIPS Code: 54041

Foreclosure

  • State FIPs: 54
  • County FIPs: 041
  • Judicial/Non-Judicial: Non-Judicial
  • Min Recording Date: 2006-12-20
  • NOD Document Count: 0
  • NOD Max Recording Date: N/A
  • NTS Document Count: 30
  • NTS Max Recording Date: 2016-07-29
  • LP Document Count: 0
  • LP MaxRecording Date: N/A
  • NOS Document Count: 0
  • NOS Max Recording Date: N/A

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