Pennsylvania Vital Records
Pennsylvania began statewide registration of vital records in January 1906. The repositories for these records, however, are not centralized in one location. Below is a brief summary:
For All Areas Except Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie and Scranton
For birth and death records from January 1906, write:
State Department of Health
Division of Vital Statistics
101 S. Mercer Street
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103
Tel: 724-656-3100
Birth and Death 1906-present
http://www.health.state.pa.us/HPA/apply_bd.htm
For marriage records:
Marriage License Clerk
County Courthouse
(county seat) PA
For Philadelphia:
For birth and death records from January 1906, write:
Division of Vital Records
1400 W. Spring Garden Street
Room 1009
Philadelphia, PA 19130-4090
For Pittsburgh:
For birth and death records from January 1906, write:
Division of Vital Records
300 Liberty Avenue
Room 512
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
For Erie:
For birth and death records from January 1906, write:
Division of Vital Records
1910 West 26th Street
Erie, PA 16508
For Scranton:
For birth and death records from January 1906, write:
Division of Vital Records
100 Lackawanna Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503
For marriage records for Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie, and Scranton, write:
Court Clerk
County Orphans' Court
(county seat), PA |
