North Carolina State Vital Records Office

North Carolina Vital Records 1903 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1903 (919) 733-3526

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This office does not accept FAX or e-mail orders.

Make personal check or money order payable to North Carolina Vital Records. Be sure and provide name of individual, county of birth or death, approximate year of birth or death, requestor's relationship and purpose of request. For birth certificates full names of parents, including mother's maiden name, must be given. Please allow at least 8 weeks lead tim to receive the requested record.

Customers may visit the Customer Service Office at 225 N. McDowell Street, Raleigh NC (2 blocks NW of State Capitol)

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  Record		Cost	Dates	Ordering
  Birth		$15.00	since 1913	Order Online	Mail Order
  	from North Carolina Vital Records
  Death		$15.00	since 1930	Order Online	Mail Order
  	from North Carolina Vital Records Click here to search the Social Security Death Index
  Death			1913-1955	Order Online
  	North Carolina State Archives Click here to search the Social Security Death Index
  Marriage		$15.00	since Jan 1962	Order Online	Mail Order
  	from North Carolina Vital Records
  Marriage			aft 1868	Order Online
  	Records should be available from the Register of Deeds in the county where the marriage was performed. Fees vary.
  Divorce		$15.00	since 1958	Order Online	Mail Order
  	If the records are not available at the North Carolina Vital Recordsoffice, they should be available from the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted. Fees vary.
  Census			1790 through 1930	Search U.S. Federal Census Records Online

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Index to North Carolina County Vital Records Offices

Births and deaths have been registered in North Carolina state government offices only since 1913. Prior to 1913, the state of North Carolina did not use birth records or certificates of any kind. No death records are available at the state government offices prior to 1909.

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