Arcata, CA Public Records
Arcata is an incorporated city in Humboldt County with an estimated population of 18,748 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 9.4 square miles of land. That is down about 101 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 2/5/1858, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Arcata City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Arcata's own official records: city council agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, contracts, campaign and conflict-of-interest (Form 700) filings, and responses to California Public Records Act requests. In California, the city clerk does not issue birth, death or marriage certificates or record deeds; those come from the county offices below. The address and phone shown are those the city reported to the Secretary of State; ask for the clerk's office when you call.
🏢 Arcata City Clerk
| City Clerk | Rhea Varley |
| City Hall address | 736 F Street, Arcata, CA 95521 |
| City Hall phone | (707) 825-2103 |
| Office hours | Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
| Official website | www.cityofarcata.org |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Arcata
Arcata is in Humboldt County. Court cases are handled by the county's Superior Court, and birth, death and public marriage records and recorded property documents (deeds) are kept by the County Recorder.
📍 Humboldt County at a Glance
| County | Humboldt County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 132,380 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Humboldt County Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt)
| Address | 825 5th St., Eureka, CA 95501 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (707) 445-7256 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: all case types (civil, criminal, family, probate, small claims, traffic, juvenile) |
| About this listing | No matching court location page; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | humboldt.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Humboldt County Recorder
| Address | 825 Fifth Street, Fifth Floor, Eureka, CA 95501 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (707) 445-7382 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Certified copies of birth and death records (all years) and public marriage records; recorded property documents (deeds) |
| Good to know | Confidential marriage records are kept by the County Clerk. Birth and death records from the current and prior year are also available from the county health department (local registrar). |
| Official website | humboldtgov.org |
| Sources | cdph.ca.gov/…/county-registrars-and-recorders.aspx ↗ cdph.ca.gov/…/Obtaining-Vital-Records-From-County-Offi ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Humboldt County records page →
↑ Back to record types