Colfax, CA Public Records
Colfax is an incorporated city in Placer County with an estimated population of 2,058 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 1.4 square miles of land. That is up about 71 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 2/23/1910, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Colfax City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Colfax'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.
🏢 Colfax City Clerk
| City Clerk | Amanda Ahre |
| City Hall address | 33 S. Main St, Colfax, CA 95713 |
| City Hall phone | (530) 346-2313 |
| Office hours | Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Official website | colfax-ca.gov |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Colfax
Colfax is in Placer 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.
📍 Placer County at a Glance
| County | Placer County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 433,822 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Hon. Howard G. Gibson Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Placer)
| Address | 10820 Justice Center Drive, Roseville, CA 95678 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: all (except juvenile) |
| About this listing | Court page not machine-readable; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | placer.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Placer County Recorder
| Address | 3715 Atherton Road, Rocklin, CA 95765 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (530) 886-5600 |
| 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 | placer.ca.gov |
| 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 Placer County records page →
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