Rural Valley, PA Public Records
Rural Valley is an incorporated borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, with an estimated population of 801 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 2.1 square miles of land. That is down about 26 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Rural Valley Borough Office
Rural Valley'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 secretary 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 borough; see the offices below.
📇 Rural Valley Contact on File
| Government | Borough Of Rural Valley |
| Contact listed | Secretary Treasurer |
| Mailing address | PO Box 345, Rural Valley, PA 16249 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.ruralvalleyborough.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 Rural Valley
Rural Valley is in Armstrong 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.
📍 Armstrong County at a Glance
| County | Armstrong County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 63,679 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Armstrong County Prothonotary (Armstrong County Courthouse)
| Address | Armstrong County Courthouse, 500 East Market Street, Suite 103, Kittanning, PA 16201 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (724) 548-3251 |
| 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 |
📜 Armstrong County Register of Wills
| Address | Armstrong County Courthouse, 500 East Market Street, Suite 102, Kittanning, PA 16201 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (724) 548-3220 |
| 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 Armstrong County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Rural Valley
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Rural Valley, PA:
📋 Rural Valley 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 | Armstrong 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) |