Clearlake, CA Public Records
Clearlake is an incorporated city in Lake County with an estimated population of 16,636 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 10.1 square miles of land. That is down about 51 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 11/6/1980, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Clearlake City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Clearlake'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.
🏢 Clearlake City Clerk
| City Clerk | Melissa Swanson |
| City Hall address | 14050 Olympic Drive, Clearlake, CA 95422 |
| City Hall phone | (707) 994-8201 |
| Office hours | Monday-Thursday 8 AM-5 PM |
| info@clearlake.ca.us | |
| Official website | www.clearlake.ca.us |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Clearlake
Clearlake is in Lake 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.
📍 Lake County at a Glance
| County | Lake County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 67,764 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Lakeport Division (Superior Court of California, County of Lake)
| Address | 255 N. Forbes Street, 4th Floor, Lakeport, CA 95453 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (707) 263-2374 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: criminal cases, civil cases, family (except dcss), probate (estates, wills), juvenile, adoptions |
| About this listing | No matching court location page; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | lake.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Lake County Recorder
| Address | Courthouse, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport, CA 95453 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (707) 263-2293 |
| 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.lake.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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