Pacifica, CA Public Records
Pacifica is an incorporated city in San Mateo County with an estimated population of 37,056 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 12.6 square miles of land. That is down about 1,605 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 11/22/1957, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Pacifica City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Pacifica'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.
🏢 Pacifica City Clerk
| City Clerk | Sarah Coffey |
| City Hall address | 170 Santa Maria Avenue, Pacifica, CA 94044 |
| City Hall phone | (650) 738-7300 |
| Office hours | M-Tu-Th 8:30am-5:00pm; W 8:30am-7:30pm; F 8:30am - 1:30pm (M-Th closed 12:30-1:30 lunch) |
| Official website | www.cityofpacifica.org |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Pacifica
Pacifica is in San Mateo 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 Mateo County at a Glance
| County | San Mateo County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 742,893 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Southern Branch: Hall of Justice and Records (Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo)
| Address | 400 County Cntr, Redwood City, CA 94063 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (650) 261-5100 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: criminal cases, civil cases, family law (incl. divorce), jury, probate (estates, wills), records, small claims |
| Official website | sanmateo.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | sanmateo.courts.ca.gov/…/southern-branch-hall-justice-and-records ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 San Mateo County Recorder
| Address | 555 County Center, 1st Floor, Redwood City, CA 94063-1665 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (650) 363-4500 |
| 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.sanmateo.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 San Mateo County records page →
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