Elizabeth City Residents Directory
Elizabeth is the county seat of Union County and one of the largest cities in New Jersey with about 137,000 residents. This residents directory for Elizabeth covers the public records held at City Hall on Winfield Scott Plaza and at the Union County offices on Broad Street. City Clerk Yolanda M. Roberts manages the clerk's office, which processes OPRA requests, maintains council records, and serves as the custodian of government documents. The Elizabeth residents directory also covers vital statistics, property records, and county-level services.
Elizabeth Quick Facts
Elizabeth City Clerk Residents Directory
The City Clerk's Office is at City Hall, 50 Winfield Scott Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07201. Ms. Yolanda M. Roberts serves as Clerk of the City and Custodian of Records. Her phone is 908-820-4131 and her email is yroberts@elizabethnj.org. Deputy Municipal Clerk Grace Sequeira assists with records access at 908-820-4130.
The clerk's office processes all OPRA requests for the City of Elizabeth. You can submit requests by email to yroberts@elizabethnj.org or through the official OPRA form on the city website. The office responds within seven business days as required by New Jersey law under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.
When you submit an OPRA request in Elizabeth, you must certify that you have not been convicted of any indictable offense. You also need to state whether the records will be used for commercial purposes. If a request is denied, you can challenge the decision through the Government Records Council or Superior Court.
Copy fees follow state rates. Letter-size pages cost five cents each. Legal-size pages are seven cents. Ledger-size copies cost thirteen cents per page. CDs and DVDs are charged at actual cost. Postage fees apply based on the delivery method you choose.
Note: The Elizabeth City Clerk maintains council minutes, ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and all other official municipal documents.
Elizabeth Vital Statistics Residents Directory
The Office of Vital Statistics in Elizabeth is at 50 Winfield Scott Plaza. Call 908-820-4082 for information. This office maintains birth, marriage, and death records for events that occurred in the City of Elizabeth. Certified copies are available for eligible requestors.
In New Jersey, access to marriage records less than 50 years old is restricted. Only the people named on the record, their parents, legal guardians, spouses, children, grandchildren, and siblings can get copies. Records older than 50 years are open to the public for genealogical research. This rule applies to Elizabeth and all other New Jersey municipalities.
Marriage certificates are kept by the municipality where the marriage took place and by the New Jersey Office of Vital Statistics. Elizabeth residents can get marriage records from the City Clerk's Office. Divorce decrees are different. You must get those from the Clerk of the Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted. The New Jersey Department of Health maintains state-level vital records at 877-622-7549.
Union County Records for Elizabeth Residents
The Union County Clerk's Office has its main office at 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07207. Joanne Rajoppi serves as the Union County Clerk. The main phone is 908-527-4787. A satellite office is at 300 North Avenue East in Westfield.
The Elizabeth main office is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The passport office runs from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM. The election office is at 908-527-4996 with hours from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The Westfield office offers extended hours including Tuesday and Thursday evenings until 7:30 PM and Saturday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
The county clerk records all land transactions for the 21 municipalities in Union County. This includes deeds, mortgages, and other property documents for Elizabeth. Passport services are available at both locations. The Union County Votes App is available for iOS and Android to give Elizabeth residents instant access to election information.
- Main office: 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth
- Satellite: 300 North Avenue East, Westfield
- Phone: 908-527-4787
- Passports, land records, business filings
- Appointments required for most services
The New Jersey State Archives in Trenton hold historical documents for Union County. These archives are useful for genealogical research and older records not kept at the local or county level.
Elizabeth is one of the oldest cities in New Jersey. Its records date back centuries. The city has a population of about 137,000, making it the fourth largest city in the state. The Elizabeth residents directory spans a wide range of records from city council minutes to police reports to property assessments. The city clerk's office at 50 Winfield Scott Plaza is the starting point for most records searches. For county-level property documents, the Union County offices on Broad Street serve Elizabeth residents.
The city's Office of Vital Statistics at 908-820-4082 handles birth, marriage, and death records for events in Elizabeth. Certified copies are available for eligible requestors with proper identification. The Elizabeth residents directory covers all these vital records along with council documents, ordinances, contracts, and election files.
Note: Appointments are required for most services at both Union County Clerk locations.
Union County Residents Directory
Elizabeth is the county seat of Union County. The county clerk at 2 Broad Street handles land records, elections, passport services, and business registrations for all 21 municipalities. For records beyond the Elizabeth city residents directory, the Union County Clerk's office under Joanne Rajoppi can assist. The county provides both in-person and online services for property searches and document requests. City Clerk Yolanda M. Roberts at 908-820-4131 is the best contact for city-level records. Deputy Clerk Grace Sequeira at 908-820-4130 can also help with OPRA requests and public records access in the Elizabeth residents directory.