Santa Barbara, CA Public Records
Santa Barbara is an incorporated city in Santa Barbara County with an estimated population of 87,291 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 19.5 square miles of land. That is down about 1,515 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 4/8/1850, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Santa Barbara City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Santa Barbara'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.
🏢 Santa Barbara City Clerk
| City Clerk | Services Manager Sarah Gorman |
| City Hall address | 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 |
| City Hall phone | (805) 963-0611 |
| Office hours | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday & Alternate Fridays |
| Official website | santabarbaraca.gov |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is in Santa Barbara 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.
📍 Santa Barbara County at a Glance
| County | Santa Barbara County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 444,500 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Anacapa Division (Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara)
| Address | 1100 Anapaca Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (805) 882-4520 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, criminal cases, family law (incl. divorce), juvenile, probate (estates, wills), appeals, small claims |
| About this listing | No matching court location page; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | santabarbara.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Santa Barbara County Recorder
| Address | 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (805) 568-2250 |
| 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 | sbcrecorder.com |
| 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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