Porterville, CA Public Records
Porterville is an incorporated city in Tulare County with an estimated population of 63,517 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 18.8 square miles of land. That is up about 534 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 5/7/1902, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Porterville City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Porterville'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.
🏢 Porterville City Clerk
| City Clerk | Rich Tree |
| City Hall address | 291 N. Main Street, Porterville, CA 93257 |
| City Hall phone | (559) 782-7499 |
| Office hours | 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| cityclerk@ci.porterville.ca.us | |
| Official website | www.ci.porterville.ca.us |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Porterville
Porterville is in Tulare 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.
📍 Tulare County at a Glance
| County | Tulare County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 483,546 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Visalia County Civic Center (Superior Court of California, County of Tulare)
| Address | 221 S. Mooney Blvd, Visalia, CA 93291 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (559) 730-5000 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, criminal cases, collections, family law (incl. divorce), small claims, traffic, probate (estates, wills) |
| About this listing | Court location page did not list a matching address; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | tulare.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Tulare County Recorder
| Address | County Civic Center, 221 S. Mooney Blvd., Room 103, Visalia, CA 93291-4593 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (559) 636-5050 |
| 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.tulare.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 Tulare County records page →
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