Rifle, CO Public Records
Rifle is an incorporated city in Garfield County, Colorado, with an estimated population of 10,663 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 7.0 square miles of land. That is up about 219 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Rifle City Hall
Rifle's 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.
📇 Rifle Contact on File
| Government | City Of Rifle |
| Contact listed | Gov't Affairs Coordinator |
| Mailing address | PO Box 1908, Rifle, CO 81650 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.rifleco.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 Rifle
Rifle is in Garfield 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).
📍 Garfield County at a Glance
| County | Garfield County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 63,167 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Garfield County District Court – Clerk of Court (Garfield County Courthouse)
| Address | 109 8th St., Suite 104, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (970) 928-3085 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Colorado District Court and County Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, juvenile, small claims) |
| Good to know | Other court locations in this county: Garfield County Associate Court - Rifle (Rifle, CO 81650). |
| Official website | coloradojudicial.gov |
| Sources | coloradojudicial.gov/…/garfield-county ↗ coloradojudicial.gov/…/clerks-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Garfield County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Rifle
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Rifle, CO:
📋 Rifle 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 | Garfield 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) |