Benicia, CA Public Records
Benicia is an incorporated city in Solano County with an estimated population of 26,477 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 12.8 square miles of land. That is down about 658 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 4/23/1851, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Benicia City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Benicia'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.
🏢 Benicia City Clerk
| City Clerk | Lisa Wolfe |
| City Hall address | 250 East L Street, Benicia, CA 94510 |
| City Hall phone | (707) 746-4200 |
| Office hours | 9-4 |
| Official website | www.ci.benicia.ca.us |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Benicia
Benicia is in Solano 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.
📍 Solano County at a Glance
| County | Solano County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 455,101 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Fairfield - Old Solano Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Solano)
| Address | 580 Texas St., Fairfield, CA 94533 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (707) 207-7300 |
| Hours | Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, small claims |
| Official website | solano.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | solano.courts.ca.gov/…/fairfield-old-solano-courthouse ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Solano County Recorder
| Address | 675 Texas Street, Suite 2700, Fairfield, CA 94533 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (707) 784-6294 |
| 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 | solanocounty.com |
| 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 Solano County records page →
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