North Plainfield, NJ Public Records
North Plainfield is an incorporated borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, with an estimated population of 23,072 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 2.8 square miles of land. That is up about 266 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 North Plainfield Borough Office
North Plainfield's own borough 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 borough clerk under New Jersey's Open Public Records Act (OPRA). In New Jersey, every municipality has a local registrar who issues certified copies of birth, marriage and death records for events in that municipality, and marriage licenses are applied for there, so the municipal office is the first stop for vital records.
📇 North Plainfield Contact on File
| Government | Borough Of North Plainfield |
| Contact listed | Business Administrator |
| Mailing address | 263 Somerset St, North Plainfield, NJ 07060 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.northplainfield.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 North Plainfield
North Plainfield is in Somerset County. In New Jersey, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk or county Register of Deeds. Divorce cases in New Jersey are heard by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Family Part, in each county. Wills and estates in New Jersey are handled by the County Surrogate's office and the Superior Court.
📍 Somerset County at a Glance
| County | Somerset County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 357,467 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Somerset County Courthouse
| Address | 20 North Bridge Street, Somerville, New Jersey 08876 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (908) 332-7700 |
| Hours | Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Records available | New Jersey Superior Court case records (civil, criminal, family) for the county |
| Official website | njcourts.gov |
| Sources | njcourts.gov/…/somerset-hunterdon-warren ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Somerset County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for North Plainfield
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in North Plainfield, NJ:
📋 North Plainfield Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | New Jersey Department of Health – Vital Statistics and RegistryIn New Jersey, every municipality has a local registrar who issues certified copies of birth, marriage and death records for events in that municipality, and marriage licenses are applied for there, so the municipal office is the first stop for vital records. |
| Deeds & property records | In New Jersey, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk or county Register of Deeds. |
| Court cases & divorce | Somerset County courthouse. Divorce cases in New Jersey are heard by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Family Part, in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in New Jersey are handled by the County Surrogate's office and the Superior Court. |
| State court system | New Jersey Courts |
| Sex offender registry | New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry (NJ State Police) |