Explore Bergen County Residents Directory

Bergen County is the most populous county in New Jersey with roughly 955,000 residents spread across 70 municipalities. The county seat is Hackensack, and the area borders New York State to the north and east. The Bergen County residents directory helps you find public records held by the county clerk, municipal offices, and state agencies. From Hackensack to Fort Lee and Teaneck to Bergenfield, every Bergen County residents directory search connects you with government offices that store deeds, vital documents, voter records, and more. This guide walks you through each office and how to access their files.

Bergen County Clerk and Residents Directory

County Clerk John S. Hogan leads the Bergen County Clerk Office at One Bergen County Plaza, Room 150, Hackensack, NJ 07601. The main phone is 201-336-7000. Hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. As a constitutional officer, the clerk serves a five-year term and operates apart from the county executive and board of commissioners. The Bergen County residents directory for land records, elections, and notary services begins at this office.

The clerk office sits inside the Bergen County Plaza complex in Hackensack. This building also houses the County Executive office at 201-336-7300, the Board of Commissioners at 201-336-6200, the Prosecutor at 201-646-2300, and the Sheriff at 201-336-3500. A constituent hotline at 201-336-7330 handles general questions about Bergen County services. The Bergen County residents directory spans all these offices, though the clerk is the primary keeper of recorded documents.

Services at the clerk office include recording deeds, mortgages, liens, and easements. The office also processes passport applications as an authorized U.S. Department of State facility. Trade name registrations, notary commissioning, and veteran ID cards are all part of the Bergen County residents directory of services. The clerk can even officiate wedding ceremonies by appointment.

Note: The Bergen County Clerk manages voter registration for roughly 650,000 registered voters across all 70 municipalities.

Bergen County Residents Directory for Property Records

The Bergen County government website at bergencountynj.gov provides access to the constitutional officers and their services.

The land records search system is free to use after you create an account on the clerk website. The database includes property transactions, deeds, mortgages, liens, and easements going back to the county's founding in 1683. You can search by grantor or grantee name, property address, block and lot, document type, or date range. The Bergen County residents directory for property records is one of the oldest in the state.

Bergen County also posts election results online from current and past years. Voters can use the polling location finder to look up their voting site by address. Sample ballots, vote-by-mail forms, and early voting details are all part of the Bergen County residents directory for election information.

Vital Records in the Bergen County Directory

Marriage and divorce records can be requested at the Bergen County Clerk Office. Certified copies cost $25 each. You can get them in person, by mail, or through an online portal. In-person requests are usually processed the same day. Mail requests take 7 to 10 business days. Online requests may take up to two weeks depending on the document.

To request records in person, bring a valid photo ID to One Bergen County Plaza, Room 150 in Hackensack. Fill out the request form and pay by cash, check, or credit card. For mail requests, download the form from the Bergen County clerk website, attach a copy of your ID, and include payment by check or money order. The Bergen County residents directory for vital records follows state privacy rules, so access to certified copies may be limited to named parties or family members.

Birth, death, and marriage certificates for recent events are held at the municipal level. Each of Bergen County's 70 towns has its own registrar. The Northwest Bergen Regional Health Commission at 201-445-7217 serves Allendale, Emerson, Midland Park, Waldwick, and Saddle River by appointment only. North Bergen Township handles vital records at 4233 Kennedy Boulevard with a phone of 201-392-2050. These local offices are part of the broader Bergen County residents directory for vital documents.

• Birth records from the last 80 years at local registrars
• Marriage records from the last 50 years at local offices
• Death records from the last 40 years at municipal clerks
• Older records at the New Jersey State Archives in Trenton
• Statewide records at the NJ Department of Health, 877-622-7549

Accessing Bergen County Residents Directory Services

For detailed information about the constitutional officers who manage public records in Bergen County, visit the Bergen County constitutional officers page.

The Bergen County Surrogate Office at 201-336-6700 handles probate, estate, and guardianship records. These are separate from the clerk office but part of the full Bergen County residents directory. The surrogate office is also at One Bergen County Plaza in Hackensack.

Marriage records are public under New Jersey law, though certified copies have restricted access. Divorce records may be sealed by court order in sensitive cases. Under OPRA, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, most government records in Bergen County are open for public review. The Bergen County residents directory follows these rules to balance transparency with privacy.

Bergen County also offers passport services through the clerk office. Trained staff review applications, verify documents, and forward them to the Department of State. This saves Bergen County residents a trip to federal facilities in Newark or New York City. Appointments are recommended for passport services.

Note: The Bergen County Clerk issues county identification cards and processes U.S. naturalization applications in addition to standard clerk services.

Bergen County Court Records

Court records in Bergen County are handled by the Superior Court, not the clerk office. Marriage and divorce records can be requested through the court system as well. The Bergen County residents directory for court files works through the NJ eCourts portal, which covers civil, criminal, and family cases statewide.

The New Jersey State Archives at 225 West State Street in Trenton holds historical records from Bergen County. Birth records through 1924, marriage records through 1950, and death records through 1950 are at the archives. Call 609-292-6260 for help with genealogy research in the Bergen County residents directory for older documents.

Cities in Bergen County

Bergen County has 70 municipalities. All file land records through the Bergen County Clerk in Hackensack. Each town maintains its own vital records and municipal clerk office as part of the Bergen County residents directory.

Nearby Counties

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