Federal Heights, CO Public Records
Federal Heights is an incorporated city in Adams County, Colorado, with an estimated population of 13,971 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 1.8 square miles of land. That is down about 439 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Federal Heights City Hall
Federal Heights' own city government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the city clerk under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA). Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the city; see the offices below.
📇 Federal Heights Contact on File
| Government | City Of Federal Heights |
| Contact listed | Finance Director |
| Mailing address | 2380 W 90th Ave, Federal Heights, CO 80260 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.fedheights.org |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. The website was reported by the government and was answering when we last checked. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Federal Heights
Federal Heights is in Adams County. In Colorado, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk and Recorder. Divorce cases in Colorado are heard by the District Court in each county. Wills and estates in Colorado are handled by the District Court in each county (the Denver Probate Court in Denver).
📍 Adams County at a Glance
| County | Adams County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 542,973 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Adams County District Court – Clerk of Court (Adams County Justice Center)
| Address | 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton, CO 80601 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (303) 659-1161 |
| Hours | Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Records available | Colorado District Court and County Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, juvenile, small claims) |
| Official website | coloradojudicial.gov |
| Sources | coloradojudicial.gov/…/adams-county ↗ coloradojudicial.gov/…/clerks-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Adams County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Federal Heights
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Federal Heights, CO:
📋 Federal Heights Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment – Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Colorado are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Colorado, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk and Recorder. |
| Court cases & divorce | Adams County courthouse. Divorce cases in Colorado are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Colorado are handled by the District Court in each county (the Denver Probate Court in Denver). |
| State court system | Colorado Judicial Branch |
| Sex offender registry | Colorado Sex Offender Registry (Colorado Bureau of Investigation) |