Pennsylvania, Lawrence County
Where New Castle's records are kept. New Castle has its own city government and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include New Castle's own offices, along with State of Pennsylvania offices; the Lawrence County offices are on our Lawrence County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & 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)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
Bankruptcy court for western Pennsylvania with clerk offices at the U.S. Steel Tower in Pittsburgh and in Erie, open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., plus a Johnstown office.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of PennsylvaniaVital 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 WebsiteFederal
Statistics compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau for New Castle city, Pennsylvania: population estimate and 2020 count, age, housing costs, internet subscriptions, education, health insurance, income, poverty and population per square mile.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
On the City of New Castle site: city ordinances, tax payment, garbage and recycling, Right to Know requests, park shelter rentals and council meeting notices. Municipal Building: 230 N. Jefferson St., (724) 656-3500.
Open official site City of New CastlePolice & jail
New Castle Police Department page on CRIMEWATCH, where the department posts news, safety alerts, suspect notices and its most wanted list for New Castle.
Open official site New Castle Police DepartmentCity records
Fire services information Central Fire Station 10 Margaret Street New Castle, PA 16101
Open official site City of New Castle Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
9 more New Castle sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
New Castle, a place of 21,926 people, is the seat of Lawrence County. Court and property records sit with Lawrence County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Pennsylvania. New Castle's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lawrence County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 3 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 2 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 1 hole drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are crushed stone; Flagstone.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. DEP has an address lookup for mine subsidence risk at gis.dep.pa.gov/msiRisk where you enter a street address: if the site falls in a gray Underground Mining Area it is over or near a known mined area. The PHUMMIS inventory of historic underground mine maps sits at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/Phummis and is linked from the DEP Act 54 maps page.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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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 New Castle.
Deeds for property in New Castle are recorded by the Lawrence County Recorder of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Lawrence 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.
Same county
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.