Crescent City, CA Public Records
Crescent City is an incorporated city in Del Norte County with an estimated population of 6,209 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 2.0 square miles of land. That is down about 466 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 4/12/1854, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Crescent City City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Crescent City'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.
🏢 Crescent City City Clerk
| City Clerk | Robin Altman |
| City Hall address | 377 J St, Crescent City, CA 95531 |
| City Hall phone | (707) 464-7483 |
| Office hours | Monday through Thursday 7:30 am - 5:30 pm, closed Fridays |
| Official website | www.crescentcity.org |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Crescent City
Crescent City is in Del Norte 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.
📍 Del Norte County at a Glance
| County | Del Norte County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 27,009 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Del Norte Superior Court (Superior Court of California, County of Del Norte)
| Address | 450 H St #209, Crescent City, CA 95531 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | 707-464-8115 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: all case types (civil, criminal, family, probate, small claims, traffic, juvenile) |
| Official website | delnorte.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | delnorte.courts.ca.gov/…/del-norte-superior-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Del Norte County Recorder
| Address | 981 H Street, Suite 160, Crescent City, CA 95531 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (707) 464-7216 |
| 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.del-norte.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 |
See the full Del Norte County records page →
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