Harrisburg, PA Public Records
Harrisburg is an incorporated city in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with an estimated population of 50,649 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 8.1 square miles of land. That is up about 569 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Harrisburg City Hall
Harrisburg'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 Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law. 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.
📇 Harrisburg Contact on File
| Government | City Of Harrisburg |
| Mailing address | 10 N 2nd St, Ste 103, Harrisburg, PA 17101 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.harrisburgpa.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 Harrisburg
Harrisburg is in Dauphin County. In Pennsylvania, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Recorder of Deeds. Divorce cases in Pennsylvania are heard by the Court of Common Pleas in each county. Wills and estates in Pennsylvania are handled by the county Register of Wills and the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas.
📍 Dauphin County at a Glance
| County | Dauphin County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 293,029 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Dauphin County Prothonotary (Dauphin County Courthouse)
| Address | Dauphin County Courthouse, 101 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (717) 780-6520 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Civil case records of the Court of Common Pleas (lawsuits, judgments, liens, divorce) |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | pacourts.us/…/prothonotaries ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Dauphin County Register of Wills
| Address | Dauphin County Administration Building, 2 South 2nd Street, First Floor Lobby, Harrisburg, PA 17101 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (717) 780-6500 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Wills and estate (probate) records |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | pacourts.us/…/registers-of-wills ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Dauphin County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Harrisburg
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Harrisburg, PA:
📋 Harrisburg Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Pennsylvania Department of Health – Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Pennsylvania are issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. |
| Deeds & property records | In Pennsylvania, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Recorder of Deeds. |
| Court cases & divorce | Dauphin County courthouse. Divorce cases in Pennsylvania are heard by the Court of Common Pleas in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Pennsylvania are handled by the county Register of Wills and the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas. |
| State court system | Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania |
| Sex offender registry | Pennsylvania Megan's Law Website (PA State Police) |