Willits, CA Public Records
Willits is an incorporated city in Mendocino County with an estimated population of 4,844 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 2.8 square miles of land. That is down about 140 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 11/18/1888, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Willits City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Willits'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.
🏢 Willits City Clerk
| City Clerk | Delores Pedersen |
| City Hall address | 111 E Commercial St., Willits, CA 95490 |
| City Hall phone | (707) 459-4601 |
| Office hours | 9:00 am -5:30 pm - Monday - Thursday |
| Official website | cityofwillits.org |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Willits
Willits is in Mendocino 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.
📍 Mendocino County at a Glance
| County | Mendocino County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 89,175 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Mendocino County Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino)
| Address | 100 North State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (707) 463-4664 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, criminal cases, family law (incl. divorce), probate (estates, wills), traffic, juvenile delinquency and dependency, small claims |
| Official website | mendocino.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | mendocino.courts.ca.gov/…/ukiah-mendocino-county-courthouse ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Mendocino County Recorder
| Address | 501 Low Gap Road, No.1020, Ukiah, CA 95482 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (707) 463-4376 |
| 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.mendocino.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 Mendocino County records page →
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