Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA Public Records
Carmel-by-the-Sea is an incorporated city in Monterey County with an estimated population of 3,124 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 1.1 square miles of land. That is down about 91 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 10/31/1916, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Carmel-by-the-Sea City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Carmel-by-the-Sea'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.
🏢 Carmel-by-the-Sea City Clerk
| City Clerk | Nova Romero |
| City Hall address | Monte Verde Street between Ocean and 7th Avenues, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921 |
| City Hall phone | (831) 620-2000 |
| Office hours | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday |
| cityclerk@ci.carmel.ca.us | |
| Official website | ci.carmel.ca.us |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Carmel-by-the-Sea
Carmel-by-the-Sea is in Monterey 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.
📍 Monterey County at a Glance
| County | Monterey County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 436,251 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Salinas Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Monterey)
| Address | 240 Church St., Salinas, CA 93901 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (831) 775-5400 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: criminal cases, juvenile, jury, mental health |
| About this listing | Court location page did not list a matching address; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | monterey.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Monterey County Recorder
| Address | 168 West Alisal Street, First Floor, Salinas, CA 93901 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (831) 755-5041 |
| 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 | co.monterey.ca.us |
| Sources | cdph.ca.gov/…/county-registrars-and-recorders.aspx ↗ cdph.ca.gov/…/Obtaining-Vital-Records-From-County-Offi ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
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