Warren County, New Jersey

Where to obtain records

Warren County municipal routing; example: Phillipsburg Tax Collector

Office website →

How to find the information

Start with the municipality where the parcel lies. New Jersey municipal collectors hold the local collection account, even when the bill includes county or school charges. The example below covers Phillipsburg only. For another place in Warren County, use the Office website link to the state’s County and Municipal Web Sites directory, then confirm the municipality’s official collector and public-records custodian. That directory cautions that some listed sites may not be official.

For Town of Phillipsburg property, use Taxes / Tax-Sewer Collector. Its duties include taxes, sewer rents and liens; the page provides separate Tax Lookup/Payment, Sewer Lookup/Payment and Tax Sale/Redemption Request information.

For records beyond the published page, ask the responsible collector for an existing delinquent real-estate report, account/payment ledger or current lien-redemption calculation. Identify the municipality, block/lot/qualifier or tax-account ID, years, desired as-of date and preferred inspection/electronic-copy format. Ask whether tax, sewer, water and other municipal charges are separate. For a formal existing-records request, use that municipality’s records custodian/OPRA route; confirm any copying, extract or certification charges before ordering.

What to ask for

“I am looking for publicly available delinquent real-property tax records for Warren County for [tax year]. Which office maintains these records? Is there an online search or downloadable list? If not, how can I request a copy, and what fees apply?”

Have the property address, parcel number, owner name, and tax year ready when searching for a particular property.

County-specific notes

The page states delinquent payments must still be made inside the Municipal Building. The Municipal Tax Map Search concerns parcels rather than current payment status. Request the collector’s dated tax ledger or redemption figure for the correct account. Phillipsburg is a town in Warren County; similarly named places in other states use different collectors. Reviewed status concerns source/access guidance, not certified taxpayer liability. Tax-sale notices, recorded liens, assessed values and current collector balances have different coverage. No taxpayer rows, sale-list attachments or account results are reproduced.