Berkeley, CA Public Records
Berkeley is an incorporated city in Alameda County with an estimated population of 121,749 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 10.4 square miles of land. That is down about 2,571 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 4/3/1878, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Berkeley City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Berkeley'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.
🏢 Berkeley City Clerk
| City Clerk | Mark Numainville |
| City Hall address | 2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 |
| City Hall phone | (510) 981-2489 |
| Office hours | Varies by Department |
| clerk@berkeleyca.gov | |
| Official website | www.berkeleyca.gov |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Berkeley
Berkeley is in Alameda 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.
📍 Alameda County at a Glance
| County | Alameda County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 1,649,060 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Oakland - René C. Davidson Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Alameda)
| Address | 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | 510-891-6000 |
| Hours | Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, criminal cases, restraining orders |
| Official website | alameda.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | alameda.courts.ca.gov/…/oakland-rene-c-davidson-courthouse ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Alameda County Recorder
| Address | 1106 Madison Street, 1st Floor, Oakland, CA 94607 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (510) 272-6362 |
| 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 | acgov.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 Alameda County records page →
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