Pennsylvania, Dauphin County
Where Harrisburg's records are kept. Harrisburg has its own city government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Harrisburg's own offices, along with State of Pennsylvania offices; the Dauphin County offices are on our Dauphin County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
Archive run by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission that keeps the permanent public records of the Commonwealth, chiefly state government records, plus papers of private citizens and groups tied to Pennsylvania history.
Open official site Pennsylvania State ArchivesCounty court
Federal bankruptcy court for central Pennsylvania. Its site lets users find a case, file a proof of claim online through ePOC, get forms, pay fees and check the court calendar and locations.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of PennsylvaniaCounty court
Public Pennsylvania court docket sheets for appellate, common pleas and magisterial district courts, court calendars and PAePay. Secure services such as statewide warrants need access approved by a county clerk of court.
Open official site Pennsylvania Judiciary Web PortalVital records
Health Department's Bureau of Health Statistics and Registries holds Pennsylvania birth, death and fetal death records from 1906 on. Order birth certificates online or at public offices; they meet REAL ID rules.
Open official site Pennsylvania Department of Health Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections search for people in state prisons or under department supervision, by name, inmate or parole number, gender, committing county or current location.
Open official site Pennsylvania DOC Inmate LocatorPolice & jail
The PSP Criminal Investigation Assessment Unit runs Pennsylvania AMBER Alerts for child abductions and issues Missing Endangered Person Advisory (MEPA) messages, both posted on the PSP X account.
Open official site Pennsylvania State Police AMBER Alert and MEPAPolice & jail
Current Pennsylvania State Police flyer of its ten most wanted fugitives, with photos, descriptions, last known addresses and the crimes each is wanted for. Tips go to PSP Tips at 1-800-472-8477.
Open official site Pennsylvania State Police Ten Most WantedPolice & jail
PSP public site on registered sexual offenders in Pennsylvania, searchable by county, municipality, ZIP code, mile radius or name, with lists of noncompliant, transient and sexually violent offenders.
Open official site Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law WebsitePolice & jail
Pennsylvania State Police online criminal record check. Results are printed by the requester, not mailed; card payments carry a 2% fee since April 22, 2026, and notarized copies must be requested by mail.
Open official site Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH)Federal
The Census Bureau's QuickFacts tool for Harrisburg city, Pennsylvania, home to 50,099 people at the 2020 Census, gives basic statistics on its people, businesses and geography.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Harrisburg's city site from 10 North 2nd Street, with the mayor, city council, controller and treasurer, budgets and audits, right to know requests, codes and ordinances, building and housing, 311 and city boards.
Open official site City of HarrisburgPolice & jail
The state accredited city police bureau works around the clock on patrol and criminal investigations, dispatches for both police and fire, and lists its police desk and non-emergency phone lines.
Open official site Harrisburg Bureau of PoliceEverything else, organized
10 more Harrisburg sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Harrisburg, a place of 50,099 people, is the seat of Dauphin County. Court and property records sit with Dauphin County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg's own offices are in the cards above, and our Dauphin County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Pennsylvania is run by the Pennsylvania Department of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Harrisburg.
Deeds for property in Harrisburg are recorded by the Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Dauphin County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Pennsylvania come from the state vital records office, Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.