Los Alamitos, CA Public Records
Los Alamitos is an incorporated city in Orange County with an estimated population of 11,846 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 4.0 square miles of land. That is up about 63 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 3/1/1960, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Los Alamitos City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Los Alamitos'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.
🏢 Los Alamitos City Clerk
| City Clerk | Windmera Quintanar |
| City Hall address | 3191 Katella Ave., Los Alamitos, CA 90720 |
| City Hall phone | (562) 431-3538 |
| Office hours | Monday-Thursday from 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| cityclerk@cityoflosalamitos.org | |
| Official website | www.cityoflosalamitos.org |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Los Alamitos
Los Alamitos is in Orange 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.
📍 Orange County at a Glance
| County | Orange County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 3,170,435 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Central Justice Center (Superior Court of California, County of Orange)
| Address | 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (657) 622-6878 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: traffic, criminal cases, civil cases, small claims, probate (estates, wills) |
| Official website | occourts.org |
| Sources | occourts.org/…/central-justice-center ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Orange County Clerk/Recorder
| Address | County Administration South, 601 N. Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (714) 834-2500 |
| 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 | ocrecorder.com |
| 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 Orange County records page →
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