New York, Westchester County
Where Port Chester's records are kept. Port Chester has its own village government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Port Chester's own offices, along with State of New York offices; the Westchester County offices are on our Westchester County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Property records
The state Tax Department's real property pages cover STAR credits with a property tax credit lookup, help for assessors, the RP-5217 transfer report and Sales Web, a searchable database of property sales.
Open official site New York State Tax Department Real PropertyCity records
The State Archives keeps executive, legislative and judicial records of New York government, with online finding aids, name indexes and digital collections, and provides copies to researchers who cannot visit in person.
Open official site New York State ArchivesCounty court
Bankruptcy court for the Southern District of New York, sitting in Manhattan at One Bowling Green, in Poughkeepsie and in White Plains. Links to federal bankruptcy rules, the Bankruptcy Code and opinions.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New YorkVital records
The state health department takes orders for birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates; New York City records come from the city, except divorce certificates, which the state holds for both.
Open official site New York State Department of Health Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Run by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services, the clearinghouse aids police with missing children, college students and vulnerable adults, posts active alerts and unsolved cases, and takes tips by form or hotline.
Open official site DCJS Missing Persons ClearinghousePolice & jail
Fugitives, missing persons and seeking information cases from the FBI New York Field Office, ranging from counterintelligence and cyber crime to violent crimes and crimes against children, some carrying rewards.
Open official site FBI New York Field Office Wanted and Missing PersonsPolice & jail
Kept by the Division of Criminal Justice Services; Level 2 and Level 3 offenders appear in the online directory, and Level 1 details are given by toll free phone with a name and one identifier.
Open official site New York State DCJS Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
DCJS, the only source of official New York criminal history records, mails your own record in three to four weeks after fingerprinting; the fee is $17.50 in New York, and requests on others are refused.
Open official site Request Your New York State Criminal HistoryFederal
Population of 31,693 in the 2020 Census for Port Chester village, New York, shown in its Census Bureau profile alongside survey data on household income, schooling, work, housing and health coverage.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileCity records
Village of Port Chester official site: Village Hall at 222 Grace Church Street, 914-939-5200, along with a public records portal, FOIL request and building permit forms, board agendas and minutes, the village code and PC-TV.
Open official site Village of Port ChesterVital records
Port Chester Village Clerk keeps the village's official records and documents, preserves its history, runs municipal and special elections and records board proceedings, with clerk forms online.
Open official site Port Chester Village ClerkPolice & jail
Port Chester Police Department page naming the chief and the administration, patrol and detective division commanders, with links to annual reports and the police reform process.
Open official site Port Chester Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
Local profile
Port Chester, a place of 31,693 people, is in Westchester County, whose county seat is White Plains. Court and property records sit with Westchester County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New York. Port Chester's own offices are in the cards above, and our Westchester County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in New York is run by the New York State Board of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Port Chester.
Deeds for property in Port Chester are recorded by the Westchester County Clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Westchester County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in New York come from the state vital records office, New York State 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.