Petaluma, CA Public Records
Petaluma is an incorporated city in Sonoma County with an estimated population of 59,393 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 14.4 square miles of land. That is down about 406 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 4/11/1858, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Petaluma City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Petaluma'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.
🏢 Petaluma City Clerk
| City Clerk | Caitlin Corley |
| City Hall address | 11 English St., Petaluma, CA 94952 |
| City Hall phone | (707) 778-4345 |
| Office hours | Monday through Thursday, 9am to 5pm |
| cityclerk@cityofpetaluma.org | |
| Official website | cityofpetaluma.org |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Petaluma
Petaluma is in Sonoma 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.
📍 Sonoma County at a Glance
| County | Sonoma County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 485,375 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Civil and Family Law Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma)
| Address | 3055 Cleveland Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (707) 521-6500 |
| Hours | Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm |
| Records available | Court case files: family law (incl. divorce), civil cases |
| Official website | sonoma.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | sonoma.courts.ca.gov/…/civil-and-family-law-courthouse ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder
| Address | 585 Fiscal Drive, Room 103-F, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (707) 565-3800 |
| 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 | sonoma-county.org |
| 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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