Merced, CA Public Records
Merced is an incorporated city in Merced County with an estimated population of 96,073 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 23.2 square miles of land. That is up about 9,699 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 3/31/1889, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Merced City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Merced'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.
🏢 Merced City Clerk
| City Clerk | Scott McBride |
| City Hall address | 678 W. 18th St, Merced, Ca 95340 |
| City Hall phone | (209) 388-7000 |
| Office hours | 8am to 5pm closed from 12-1pm |
| Official website | www.cityofmerced.gov/home |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Merced
Merced is in Merced 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.
📍 Merced County at a Glance
| County | Merced County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 296,774 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Old Merced Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Merced)
| Address | 627 W 21st Street, Merced, CA 95340 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (209) 725-4100 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, small claims, probate (estates, wills) |
| About this listing | Court page not machine-readable; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | mercedcourt.org |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Merced County Recorder
| Address | 2222 M Street, Merced, CA 95340 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (209) 385-7627 |
| 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.merced.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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