Kingston, NY Public Records
Kingston is an incorporated city in Ulster County, New York, with an estimated population of 23,748 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 7.5 square miles of land. That is down about 292 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Kingston City Hall
Kingston'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 New York's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). In New York, city, town and village clerks commonly serve as the local registrar of vital statistics (birth and death records for events in that municipality), and town and city clerks issue marriage licenses, so ask the clerk's office first.
📇 Kingston Contact on File
| Government | City Of Kingston |
| Contact listed | City Mayor |
| Mailing address | 420 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.kingstonny.gov |
| 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 Kingston
Kingston is in Ulster County. In New York, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk (in New York City, the Office of the City Register). Divorce cases in New York are heard by the New York State Supreme Court in each county. Wills and estates in New York are handled by the Surrogate's Court in each county.
📍 Ulster County at a Glance
| County | Ulster County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 182,977 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
🏛️ Ulster County Government Office
| Government | County Of Ulster |
| Contact listed | County Executive |
| Mailing address | PO Box 1800, Kingston, NY 12402 |
| Official website | www.co.ulster.ny.us |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
We have not yet added the courthouse and records-office directory for Ulster County. The county government above can direct you to the right office, and the county page links to the official state court system.
See the full Ulster County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Kingston
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Kingston, NY:
📋 Kingston Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | New York State Department of Health – Vital RecordsIn New York, city, town and village clerks commonly serve as the local registrar of vital statistics (birth and death records for events in that municipality), and town and city clerks issue marriage licenses, so ask the clerk's office first. |
| Deeds & property records | In New York, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk (in New York City, the Office of the City Register). |
| Court cases & divorce | Ulster County courthouse. Divorce cases in New York are heard by the New York State Supreme Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in New York are handled by the Surrogate's Court in each county. |
| State court system | New York State Unified Court System |
| Sex offender registry | New York State Sex Offender Registry (DCJS) |