Pay by Mail: You can send checks, money orders or cashier’s checks payable to: Stanislaus County Tax Collector. Please do not mail cash. Please include the stubs for all the properties being paid. If you do not have the stub(s), list the parcel number(s) and/or address(es) on a piece of paper and send it with your payment to:

Gordon B. Ford,
Stanislaus County Tax Collector,
PO Box 859, Modesto, CA 95353.

Please mail early to avoid penalties. The Tax Collector only accepts the US Postal Service postmark. Private postage meter dates, such as Pitney Bowes, and stamps.com are not considered valid. Payment received after the delinquent date without a US Postal Service postmark will be considered late. If you mail your payment on or shortly before the deadline date, we encourage you to take it to the US Post Office and have it hand postmarked to ensure that it receives a timely postmark.

Pay in Person: Pay in person at Treasurer office is located at 1010 10th Street 2500, Modesto CA 95354, 2nd floor.
Please make sure that you have all of your stub(s) and check(s) read. It is your responsibility to ensure that the receipt is correct before you leave. Credit or debit card payments at our counter; only cash, checks, cashier’s checks or money orders.

Partial payments for Stanislaus County property taxes are not accepted and will be returned for the correct amount due.