San Francisco, CA Public Records
San Francisco is an incorporated city in San Francisco County with an estimated population of 827,526 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 46.7 square miles of land. That is down about 50,866 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 4/14/1850, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 San Francisco City Clerk
The city clerk keeps San Francisco'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.
🏢 San Francisco City Clerk
| City Clerk | Angela Calvillo |
| City Hall address | 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA |
| City Hall phone | (415) 554-5184 |
| Office hours | M-F 8-5PM |
| Official website | www.sf.gov |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for San Francisco
San Francisco is in San Francisco 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 Francisco County at a Glance
| County | San Francisco County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 827,526 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Civic Center Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco)
| Address | 400 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | 415-551-4000 |
| Hours | Monday - Friday: 8:15am - 5:00pm |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, probate (estates, wills), small claims, family law (incl. divorce) |
| Official website | sf.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | sf.courts.ca.gov/…/civic-center-courthouse ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 San Francisco County Recorder
| Address | Office of Vital Records, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 190, San Francisco, CA 94102 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (415) 554-5596 |
| 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 | Not stated |
| 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 San Francisco County records page →
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