Redding, CA Public Records
Redding is an incorporated city in Shasta County with an estimated population of 93,502 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 59.5 square miles of land. That is down about 417 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 10/3/1887, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Redding City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Redding'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.
🏢 Redding City Clerk
| City Clerk | Sharlene Tipton |
| City Hall address | 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001 |
| City Hall phone | (530) 225-4055 |
| Office hours | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays |
| cityclerk2@cityofredding.gov | |
| Official website | www.cityofredding.gov |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Redding
Redding is in Shasta 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.
📍 Shasta County at a Glance
| County | Shasta County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 181,121 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Redding Main Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Shasta)
| Address | 1515 Court Street, Redding, CA 96001 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (530) 245-6789 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, criminal cases, family law (incl. divorce), unlawful detainer, traffic, small claims, probate (estates, wills), juvenile delinquency |
| Official website | shasta.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | shasta.courts.ca.gov/…/redding-main-courthouse ↗ shasta.courts.ca.gov/…/civil-division ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Shasta County Recorder
| Address | 1450 Court Street, Suite 208, Redding, CA 96001-1679 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (530) 225-5678 |
| 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.shasta.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 Shasta County records page →
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