Private reference, not a records office. This directory cannot retrieve or certify a record, verify who lives at an address, or change a government roll. Send record requests to the custodian named below. For an emergency, call 911. If someone is being stalked or harassed, contact local law enforcement.
Where to Send a San Diego County Request
Choose the office that holds the record rather than sending a general question to the directory:
- Street and parcel questions: use the San Diego County street directory and ARCC Assessor Public Information.
- Old volumes and past households: use the San Diego County directory book and Central Library Special Collections.
- One-person verification: follow the San Diego County resident lookup route and contact the relevant custodian.
- Records not posted online: make a reasonably described request under the California Public Records Act to the agency holding the existing record.
- Vital, court, voter, or license corrections: contact the office named in the record’s access instructions, not the directory.
| Office | Contact details from the research |
|---|---|
| San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk | 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA. Recorder/Clerk: 619-237-0502. Assessor Public Information: 619-236-3771. ARCCHELP@sdcounty.ca.gov. Hours were not stated in the supplied research, so confirm before visiting. |
| San Diego Public Library Special Collections | Central Library California Collection. Posted hours: Monday-Tuesday 11:30-8; Wednesday-Saturday 9:30-6; Sunday closed. Confirm before travel. |
| San Diego Superior Court | Use the Court Index result and the court records instructions for the facility, file-viewing, or copy route. |
For ARCC online services, use the county Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk home, the recording and Official Records page, or the property-records access page. The California Public Records Act requires a reasonably described existing record; it does not require an agency to create a new resident list or perform genealogy research.