City of Tacoma 311 does not take property tax, record a deed, or schedule Superior Court. Those are Pierce County. Last checked August 29, 2026. Fees and due dates live on the county site.
Property tax
Assessor-Treasurer customer line: (253) 798-6111
Automated tax and value line (have the parcel number): (253) 798-3333
Look up and pay: piercecountywa.gov/atr
Bills and payment options: Tax Bills & Payments
Usual due dates: first half by April 30, second half by October 31 (your statement wins if it prints a different date). If the mortgage escrow pays, do not also pay online.
Card and e-check go through a vendor. County page: credit cards add 2.35%, debit $3.50, e-check $0.50. The county does not keep that fee. Site can take up to three business days to show the payment. Verify with the bank before a deadline.
Pay in person
Assessor-Treasurer, 2401 S. 35th St., Room 142 — Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., drop box after hours.
Finance cashier, 1501 Market St., Suite 120 — Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Phone pay at Finance: (253) 798-8678.
Mail ordinary payments: Pierce County Finance, P.O. Box 11621, Tacoma, WA 98411-6621. Make checks payable to Pierce County. Include the parcel number.
Foreclosure-avoidance payments mail to Assessor-Treasurer, Attn: Foreclosure Avoidance, 2401 S. 35th St., Rm 142, Tacoma, WA 98409-1498.
Value, exemptions, name or address change on the parcel: (253) 798-6111. Senior and disability exemptions renew on a letter cycle; do not ignore the letter.
Auditor — recording, marriage, passports, elections
Main office: 2401 S. 35th St., Room 200, Tacoma, WA 98409
Switchboard: (253) 798-7427 · Recording desk: (253) 798-7440
Hours: Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–noon and 1:00–4:30 p.m. Closed noon–1.
Site: Auditor · Recorded documents: Recorded Documents
Appointments required for passports (bring completed forms or they send you home). Appointments recommended for marriage licenses, recording, excise tax, vehicle tabs, business and pet licenses. Elections: 2501 S. 35th St., Suite C, (253) 798-8683, Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., no appointment.
Courts
Pierce County Superior Court Clerk — County-City Building, 930 Tacoma Ave. S., Room 110
Phone: (253) 798-7455
Counter: Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Phone service until 3:30 p.m.
Clerk of the Superior Court
Pierce County District Court — same building, 2nd floor, Room 239
Phone / chat: (253) 798-7487
Business hours: Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
District Court
Tacoma Municipal Court (city tickets, not county) is Room 841 in the same building. That page is Pay a Tacoma parking ticket.
City numbers: Tacoma Civic Desk.
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