Ripon, CA Public Records
Ripon is an incorporated city in San Joaquin County with an estimated population of 16,252 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 5.3 square miles of land. That is up about 228 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 11/27/1945, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Ripon City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Ripon'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.
🏢 Ripon City Clerk
| City Clerk | Lisa Roos |
| City Hall address | 259 N. Wilma Ave. |
| City Hall phone | (209) 599-2108 |
| Office hours | Monday - Thursday 7:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| information@cityofripon.org | |
| Official website | www.cityofripon.com |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Ripon
Ripon is in San Joaquin 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 Joaquin County at a Glance
| County | San Joaquin County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 816,108 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Stockton Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin)
| Address | 180 E Weber Ave, Stockton, CA 95202 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (209) 992-5555 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: criminal cases, traffic, civil cases, family law (incl. divorce), probate (estates, wills), small claims, unlawful detainer, juvenile dependency, jury services, appeals |
| About this listing | Court page not machine-readable; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | sjcourts.org |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 San Joaquin County Recorder
| Address | 44 N. San Joaquin Street, Suite 260, Stockton, CA 95202 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (209) 468-3939 |
| 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 | sjgov.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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