Anchorage, AK Public Records
Anchorage is an incorporated municipality in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, with an estimated population of 289,600 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 1,707.1 square miles of land. That is down about 1,646 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Anchorage Local Government Office
Anchorage's own municipality government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the clerk under the Alaska Public Records Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the municipality; see the offices below.
📇 Anchorage Contact on File
| Government | Municipality Of Anchorage |
| Mailing address | PO Box 196650, Anchorage, AK 99519 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.muni.org |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. The website was reported by the government and was answering when we last checked. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Anchorage
Anchorage is in Anchorage Municipality. In Alaska, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the state Recorder's Office (Alaska Department of Natural Resources) for each recording district. Divorce cases in Alaska are heard by the Superior Court. Wills and estates in Alaska are handled by the Superior Court.
📍 Anchorage Municipality at a Glance
| County | Anchorage Municipality |
| County population (2024 est.) | 289,600 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Anchorage Trial Courts (Superior and District Court) (Nesbett Courthouse)
| Address | 825 W 4th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (907) 264-0514 |
| Hours | Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm |
| Records available | Alaska Superior Court and District Court case records (civil, criminal, family, probate, small claims) |
| Good to know | Alaska trial courts are organized by location rather than by borough; this is the court location serving this area. Anchorage also has the Boney Courthouse at 303 K Street. |
| Official website | courts.alaska.gov |
| Sources | courts.alaska.gov/…/3an.htm ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Anchorage Municipality records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Anchorage
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Anchorage, AK:
📋 Anchorage Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Alaska Department of Health – Health Analytics and Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Alaska are issued by the state Health Analytics and Vital Records section. |
| Deeds & property records | In Alaska, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the state Recorder's Office (Alaska Department of Natural Resources) for each recording district. |
| Court cases & divorce | Anchorage Municipality courthouse. Divorce cases in Alaska are heard by the Superior Court. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Alaska are handled by the Superior Court. |
| State court system | Alaska Court System |
| Sex offender registry | Alaska Sex Offender/Child Kidnapper Registry (Department of Public Safety) |