Dover, DE Public Records
Dover is an incorporated city in Kent County, Delaware, with an estimated population of 40,191 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 23.8 square miles of land. That is up about 693 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Dover City Hall
Dover'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 Delaware Freedom of Information Act. 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.
📇 Dover Contact on File
| Government | City Of Dover |
| Contact listed | Director of Planning & Community Dev |
| Mailing address | PO Box 475, Dover, DE 19903 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | Not stated |
| 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. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Dover
Dover is in Kent County. In Delaware, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Recorder of Deeds. Divorce cases in Delaware are heard by the Delaware Family Court. Wills and estates in Delaware are handled by the Register of Wills in each county and the Court of Chancery.
📍 Kent County at a Glance
| County | Kent County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 192,690 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Kent County Superior Court – Prothonotary (Kent County Courthouse)
| Address | 414 Federal Street, Dover, DE 19901 (Room 140 - 1st Floor) |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (302) 735-1900 |
| Hours | Monday-Friday 8:15am - 4:30pm |
| Records available | Superior Court case records (civil cases, felonies, judgments) kept by the Prothonotary |
| Official website | courts.delaware.gov |
| Sources | courts.delaware.gov/…/superior_kt.aspx ↗ courts.delaware.gov/…/contact_superior.aspx ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Kent County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Dover
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Dover, DE:
📋 Dover Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Delaware Office of Vital Statistics (DHSS)Certified birth and death certificates for Delaware are issued by the Delaware Office of Vital Statistics, which has public offices in each county. |
| Deeds & property records | In Delaware, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Recorder of Deeds. |
| Court cases & divorce | Kent County courthouse. Divorce cases in Delaware are heard by the Delaware Family Court. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Delaware are handled by the Register of Wills in each county and the Court of Chancery. |
| State court system | Delaware Courts |
| Sex offender registry | Delaware Sex Offender Registry (State Bureau of Identification) |