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Welcome to Wapello County, Ottumwa, IA 52501
Visit the Wapello County Treasurer's Homepage for more up to date information about the Treasurer's Office (Tax and Motor Vehicle): https://www.wapellocounty.org/treasurer/
NOTICE: A Bill of Sale is required for transferring vehicle titles.
A bill of sale shall include the seller's name, make of vehicle, year of vehicle, vehicle identification number (VIN), buyer's name, date of sale, purchase price, and signature of seller. This information may be handwritten on a piece of paper. For your convenience, a standard bill of sale is linked below.
Bill of Sale
If you're Paying Online:
Payments may be made online using an E-Check, Mastercard, Visa, or Discover. A service delivery fee will apply. You will need a current receipt number (tax) or PIN (vehicle) to pay online. Call one of our offices for assistance.
If your E-Check does not "Clear," whether due to lack of funds, or incorrect entry of your ABA or account numbers, a thirty dollar fee will be charged.
Pay Property Taxes; The statements for the taxes payable in September 2025, and in March 2026 were mailed August 18, 2025. Taxes become due September 1st and March 1st, and delinquent October 1st and April 1st.
Pay Your Vehicle tags; To renew your car license online, you must have a pin number and be free of "Stops," placed on your records by the State of Iowa.
2025 Wapello County Notice to Tax Sale Investors
RE: TAX SALE REDEMPTIONS
In order to redeem a tax sale certificate, you will have to pay in the office or by mail. You may call for the amount due. However, between May 1 and July 31, you must pay with certified funds (cash, cashier check, money order or we will accept a debit or credit card [additional fees apply].) We also require certified funds if a 90-Day Notice of Expiration of Right of Redemption has been served. If you have any questions, please call our office at 641-683-0040.
Office Hours and Locations
- Tax Department, 2nd Floor of the Courthouse, 101 W. Fourth St: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday
- Motor Vehicle Department, 102 East Main St: 8:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Monday through Friday (No Title Transfers after 4:00 p.m.)
Contact Information
- Tax Department Tax Deputies: Sandy Billings and Valerie Mc Elroy
- Motor Vehicle Department Motor Vehicle Deputies: Melody Johns and Alicen Daniels
2025 County Holidays
- January 1, 2025 - New Year's Day
- January 20, 2025 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- February 17, 2025 - President's Day
- May 26, 2025 - Memorial Day
- July 4, 2025 - Independence Day
- September 1, 2025 - Labor Day
- November 11, 2025 - Veteran's Day
- November 27, 2025 - Thanksgiving Day
- November 28, 2025 - Day After Thanksgiving
- December 24, 2025 - Day Before Christmas
- December 25, 2025 - Christmas Day
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Treasurer
Laurie L. Fountain
Took Office 1/01/2019
I started working in the Treasurer's Office
March 1, 2007, promoted to Delinquent
Tax Collector January 1, 2013, and was
appointed as Tax Deputy in January 2015.
ABOUT WAPELLO COUNTY
POPULATION: 35,256
RANKING: 20th
My staff and I welcome you to the Wapello
County Treasurer's website where
you can conduct business with us 24/7.
Our goal is to make your business
transactions with our office as convenient
and pleasant as possible while providing
you with accurate and efficient service.
Please feel free to contact me by phone
at 641-683-0040 or by email at
wapcotreas@wapellocounty.org.
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