Shelter Island Town, NY Public Records
Shelter Island Town is a town with its own local government in Suffolk County, New York, with an estimated population of 3,316 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 12.2 square miles of land. That is up about 80 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Shelter Island Town Hall
Shelter Island Town's own town 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 town 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.
📇 Shelter Island Town Contact on File
| Government | Town Of Shelter Island |
| Mailing address | PO Box 970, Shelter Island, NY 11964 |
| 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 Shelter Island
Shelter Island Town is in Suffolk 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.
📍 Suffolk County at a Glance
| County | Suffolk County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 1,535,909 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
🏛️ Suffolk County Government Office
| Government | County Of Suffolk |
| Mailing address | PO Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY 11788 |
| Official website | www.suffolkcountyny.gov |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
We have not yet added the courthouse and records-office directory for Suffolk 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 Suffolk County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Shelter Island
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Shelter Island, NY:
📋 Shelter Island 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 | Suffolk 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) |