Iowa, Des Moines County

Sperry, Iowa Public Records

Where Sperry's records are kept. Sperry has no town government, so its court and property records sit with Des Moines County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Iowa.

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Sperry has no town government of its own and relies on Des Moines County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.

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Vital records

Iowa Death and Vital Records

Iowa HHS Vital Records issues certified birth, death and marriage records filed since July 1, 1880, by mail, in person or through VitalChek, for a fee per copy.

hhs.iowa.gov
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County court

Iowa Federal Cases

Iowa has two federal trial courts, the Northern District at Cedar Rapids and Sioux City and the Southern District at Des Moines; their case files are searched through PACER.

uscourts.gov
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Police & jail

Des Moines County Sheriff's Office

With a staff of 75 employees, 24 of which are full-time law enforcement officers, the Sheriff is the primary provider of patrol and investigative.

Official sitedesmoinescounty.iowa.gov
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Court records

Iowa Courts Online Search

View the public docket of Iowa district court and appellate cases by name or case number, free and without registration, and pay court fines and fees online. Case documents are not shown.

iowacourts.state.ia.us
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Property records

Des Moines County Recorder

The Des Moines County Recorder in Burlington offers real estate documents and recording fees, birth, death and marriage records, military records, passports and hunting and fishing licenses.

desmoinescounty.iowa.gov
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About public records in Sperry

What we hold on Sperry, and who keeps its records.

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Sperry at a glance

County
Des Moines County
County seat
Burlington
Population
124
Des Moines County population
38,910
Local records
Des Moines County offices
ZIP codes
52650

About Sperry public records

There is no town hall in Sperry. It is a Census designated place, not an incorporated town, so its records sit with Des Moines County. The Des Moines County offices are in Burlington, the county seat. See our Des Moines County page for every county office.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Sperry, Iowa

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 2 investigations with a Sperry address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $0 in back wages agreed for 0 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.

Investigations closed
2
Back wages agreed
$0
Workers due back wages
0
Civil money penalties
$0
Employers on the record
1
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
Fye Excavating, Inc.2$00

Every employer whose address on the record is in Sperry, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Iowa wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Nearby Des Moines County cities

Other places in Des Moines County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Des Moines County records are on the county page.