It’s never been easier to obtain birth records for yourself, family members, or even your ancestors. This is possible because of a range of highly organized local and state databases. They are extremely easy to use, and finding the information you are looking for online is a relatively simple process.
What do you get In a Birth Record?
Each birth record provides you with information such as a person’s full name, their date of birth, where they were born, mother and fathers name (including an individuals mother’s maiden name), and the physician at the birth.
These accounts of when someone was born are often available from the early 1900′s, and normally provided by the state and local government where the person in question was born. They were not compiled prior to this time.
Alameda
1108 Madison Street, Room 214, Oakland, CA 94607, (510) 272-6363
Alpine
P.O. Box 217, Markleeville, CA 96120-0217, (530) 694-2286
Amador
810 Court Street, Jackson, CA 95642 Attn: Tico, (209) 223-6468
Butte
25 County Center Drive, Administration Building., Oroville, CA 95965, (530) 538-7691
Calaveras
Government Center, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA 95249, (209) 754-6372
Colusa
546 Jay Street, Colusa, CA 95932-2491, (530) 458-0500
Contra Costa
555 Escobar Street, Martinez, CA 94553, (925) 646-2365
Del Norte
981 H Street, Suite 160, Crescent City, CA 95531, (707) 464-7216 or 7205
El Dorado
360 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667, (530) 621-5490
Fresno
2281 Tulare Street, Room 303, or P.O. Box 766, Fresno, CA 93712, (559) 488-3476
Glenn
526 West Sycamore Street, Courthouse, Willows, CA 95988, (530) 934-6412
Humboldt
825 5th Street, Fifth Floor, Eureka, CA 95501, (707) 445-7382
Imperial
940 Main Street, Room 206, El Centro, CA 92243, (760) 482-4272
Inyo
Courthouse, 168 N. Edwards Street, Independence, CA 93526, (760) 878-0222
Kern
1655 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301, (661) 868-6400
Kings County
Government Center, 1400 W. Lacey Blvd., Hanford, CA 93230, (559) 582-3211, X 2470
Lake
Courthouse, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport, CA 95453, (707) 263-2293
Lassen
Courthouse, 220 S. Lassen Street, Suite 5, Susanville, CA 96130, (530) 251-8234
Los Angeles
12400 Imperial Highway, Room 1002, Norwalk, CA 90650, (562) 462-2137 or 2103
Madera
200 West 4th Street, Madera, CA 93637, (559) 675-7724
Marin
3501 Civic Center Drive, Courthouse, Room 234, San Rafael, CA 94903, (415) 499-6094
Mariposa
4982 10th Street, P.O. Box 35, Mariposa, CA 95338, (209) 966-5719
Mendocino
501 Low Gap Road, #1020, Ukiah, CA 95482, (707) 463-4376
Merced
2222 M Street, Merced, CA 95340, (209) 385-7627
Modoc
204 S. Court Street, Room 107, Alturas, CA 96101-4020, (530) 233-6205
Mono
74 School Street, First Floor, P.O. Box 237, Bridgeport, CA 93517-0237, (760) 932-5530
Monterey
168 West Alisal Street, First Floor, P.O. Box 29, Salinas, CA 93902-0029, (831) 755-5041
Napa
900 Coombs Street, Room 116, P.O. Box 298, Napa, CA 94559-2936, (707) 253-4246 or 4105
Nevada
950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959, (530) 265-1221
Orange County
12 Civic Center Plaza, P.O. Box 238, Santa Ana, CA 92702-0238, (714) 834-2500
Placer
2954 Richardson Drive, Auburn, CA 95603, (530) 886-5600
Plumas
520 Main Street, Room 102, Quincy, CA 95971, (530) 283-6218
Riverside
2724 Gateway Drive or P.O. Box 751, Riverside, CA 92502-0751, (951) 486-7000
Sacramento
600 8th Street or P.O. Box 839, Sacramento, CA 95812-0839, (916) 874-6334
San Benito
440 5th Street, Room 206, Hollister, CA 95023-3896, (831) 636-4029
San Bernardino
222 W. Hospitality Lane, First Floor, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0022, (909) 387-8314
San Diego
1600 Pacific Highway, Room 260 or P.O. Box 1750, San Diego, CA 92112-4147, (619) 237-0502 ext. 20
San Francisco
San Francisco Health Dept. 101 Grove Street, Room 105, San Francisco, CA 94102, (415) 554-2700
San Joaquin
6 South El Dorado, Second Floor or P.O. Box 1968, Stockton, CA 95201-1968, (209) 468-3939
San Luis Obispo
1055 Monterey Street, D120, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408, (805) 781-5080
San Mateo
Vital Records, 1st Floor, 555 County Center Dr., Redwood City, CA 94063-1665, (650) 363-4713
Santa Barbara
1101 Anacampa Street, P.O. Box 159, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-0159, (805) 568-2250
Santa Clara
County Government Center, East Wing, 70 W. Hedding St., San Jose, CA 95110, (408) 299-2481
Santa Cruz
701 Ocean Street, Room 230, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, (831) 454-2800
Shasta County
1450 Court Street, Suite 208, Redding, CA 96001, (530) 225-5678
Sierra
P.O. Drawer D., Downieville, CA 95936, (530) 289-3295
Siskiyou
311 4th Street, P.O. Box 8, Yreka, CA 96097, (530) 842-8065
Solano
675 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA 94533, (707) 784-6290
Sonoma
585 Fiscal Drive, Room 103F or P.O. Box 1709, Santa Rosa, CA 95402, (707) 565-2651
Stanislaus
1021 I Street, Suite 101 or P.O. Box 1670, Modesto, CA 95353, (209) 525-5251
Sutter
433 Second Street or P.O. Box 1555, Yuba City, 95992-1555, (530) 822-7134
Tehama
633 Washington Street, P.O. Box 250, Red Bluff, CA 96080, (530) 527-3350
Trinity
11 Court Street, P.O. Box 1215, Weaverville, CA 96093, (530) 623-1215
Tulare
County Civic Center, 221 S. Mooney Blvd., Room 105, Visalia, CA 93291-4593, (559) 733-6419
Tuolumne
2 South Green Street, Sonora, CA 95370, (209) 533-5531
Ventura
800 South Victoria Avenue, LN 1260, Ventura, CA 93009, (805) 654-2295
Yolo
625 Court Street, Room B01, Woodland, CA 95695, (530) 666-8130
Yuba
915 8th Street, Suite 107, Marysville, CA 95901, (530) 749-7851
