Paradise, CA Public Records
Paradise is an incorporated town in Butte County with an estimated population of 9,114 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 18.3 square miles of land. That is up about 4,353 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 11/27/1979, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Paradise City Clerk
The town clerk keeps Paradise'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 town 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.
🏢 Paradise Town Clerk
| Town Clerk | Melanie Elvis |
| City Hall address | 5555 Skyway, Paradise, CA 95969 |
| City Hall phone | (530) 872-6291 |
| Office hours | Monday - Thursday 8:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Official website | townofparadise.com |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Paradise
Paradise is in Butte 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.
📍 Butte County at a Glance
| County | Butte County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 208,334 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ North Butte County Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Butte)
| Address | 1775 Concord Avenue, Chico, CA 95928 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (530) 532-7002 |
| Hours | Monday - Friday: 8:30 am-4:00 pm |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, family law (incl. divorce), probate (estates, wills), adult traffic |
| Official website | buttecourt.ca.gov |
| Sources | buttecourt.ca.gov/…/north-butte-county-courthouse ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Butte County Recorder
| Address | 155 Nelson Avenue, Oroville, CA 95965 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (530) 552-3400 |
| 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 | clerk-recorder.buttecounty.net |
| 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 Butte County records page →
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