Needles, CA Public Records
Needles is an incorporated city in San Bernardino County with an estimated population of 4,839 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 30.6 square miles of land. That is down about 92 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 10/30/1913, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Needles City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Needles'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.
🏢 Needles City Clerk
| City Clerk | Candace Clark |
| City Hall address | 817 Third Street |
| City Hall phone | (760) 326-2113 |
| Office hours | 8:30am-4:30pm |
| Official website | www.cityofneedles.com |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Needles
Needles is in San Bernardino 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.
📍 San Bernardino County at a Glance
| County | San Bernardino County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 2,214,281 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Civil Division of the San Bernardino District (Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino)
| Address | 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (909) 708-8678 |
| Hours | Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:00pm |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, criminal cases, probate (estates, wills) |
| Official website | sb-court.org |
| Sources | sb-court.org/…/civil-division-san-bernardino-district ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 San Bernardino County Recorder
| Address | 222 West Hospitality Lane, First Floor, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0022 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (855) 732-2575 |
| 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 | main.sbcounty.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 San Bernardino County records page →
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