Contact Us

You may request copies of public documents in writing to:
Department of Records:
City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107

• For recorded documents: ATTENTION Room 154
• For tax maps: ATTENTION Room 170
• For accident/incident reports: ATTENTION Room 168
• For all other inquiries: ATTENTION Room 156

Police/Fire Reports room 168 is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., all other public rooms are open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Function/Office	Telephone
General Information	215-686-2262
Financial Disclosure Statements	215-686-2263
Campaign Finance	215-686-2262
Historical City Records	215-685-9400
Police/Fire Reports	215-686-2266
Lands Records Reference Room	215-686-2292
Deed/Mortgage Recording	215-686-1483
Document Return	215-686-1471
Tax Maps	215-686-1487
Public Notices/ Rules & Regulations issued within the last 30 days	215-686-2267
Public Notices/ Rules & Regulations issued more than 30 days ago	215-685-9400
Vital Statistics - prior to 1915	215-685-9400
Vital Statistics - after 1915	215-560-3054

If you are interested in making a public records request of the City of Philadelphia, please follow the City’s Right to Know policy, available here. 

Other questions for the Department of Records? Please email us at records.info@phila.gov.

PHILS info for the Department of Records.