Where Claremont's records are kept. Court and property records for Claremont sit with Catawba County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of North Carolina.
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As a small town, Claremont relies on Catawba County and the State of North Carolina for its public records. The cards below are the North Carolina state offices, and the Catawba County offices are on our Catawba County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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North Carolina Criminal Records
The NC Department of Adult Correction offender search covers state prison inmates, probationers and parolees back to 1972, not county jails. Court records of criminal charges come from the North Carolina Judicial Branch.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation explains how to request a statewide criminal record check, including a personal review of your own record.
The FBI Charlotte Field Office covers North Carolina, investigating federal crimes, taking tips and listing wanted persons. Fingerprint based Identity History Summary checks are requested from FBI CJIS at edo.cjis.gov.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation keeps the statewide Sex Offender Registry, with name and area searches, email alerts and links to the sheriffs' offices that register offenders.
The State Highway Patrol enforces traffic laws on North Carolina highways and investigates crashes. Its pages explain how to get a collision report by county, name or report number.
The North Carolina Department of Justice, led by the Attorney General, represents the state, protects consumers and runs the State Crime Laboratory. Court records come from the North Carolina Judicial Branch.
The State Capitol Police protect state officials, employees and visitors in the North Carolina state government complex and monitor alarms at state buildings. The page lists its services and contacts.
North Carolina Judicial Branch guide to criminal background checks, including certified single county record searches by name at the clerk of superior court office.
The NC Department of Adult Correction lists every person on North Carolina's death row, with the date received, offender number and county of conviction.
The NC Secretary of State Land Records Management Section sets indexing and mapping standards for county land records and keeps annexation and boundary files. Deeds and mortgages are recorded by each county Register of Deeds.
What we hold on Claremont, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Claremont at a glance
County
Catawba County
County seat
Newton
Population
1,692
Catawba County population
160,610
Local records
City of Claremont
ZIP codes
28610
About Claremont public records
Claremont in ZIP code 28610 keeps its own council and town business records. Newton, the county seat, is where the county offices are. See our Catawba County page for every county office.
Labor Department file
Wage and hour cases in Claremont, North Carolina
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 8 investigations with a Claremont address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $38,863 in back wages agreed for 45 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
Every employer whose address on the record is in Claremont, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The North Carolina wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Other places in Catawba County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Catawba County records are on the county page.