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West Chester, Pennsylvania Public Records

Where West Chester's records are kept. Court and property records for West Chester sit with Chester County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Pennsylvania.

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West Chester relies on Chester 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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Federal Bureau of Investigation Philadelphia Office

The FBI Philadelphia Field Office, one of two FBI offices in Pennsylvania, takes tips on federal crimes and posts its wanted fugitives. Your own Identity History Summary comes from FBI CJIS at edo.cjis.gov.

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Pennsylvania Inmates

Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the PA Dept. of Corrections.

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Pennsylvania Game Commission

Pennsylvania Game Commission, the state agency that issues hunting and furtaker licences and keeps the licence and game law violation records that go with them.

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Pennsylvania Attorney General

The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General is the state's chief law enforcement officer, taking consumer complaints, fraud reports and Do Not Call signups. Court case records come from the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania Death Row

Pennsylvania's death penalty, execution list, warrant listing and list of individuals executed by lethal injection.

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About public records in West Chester

What we hold on West Chester, and who keeps its records.

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West Chester at a glance

County
Chester County
County seat
West Chester
Population
18,671
Chester County population
534,413
Local records
Chester County offices
ZIP codes
19380, 19382, 19383

About West Chester public records

West Chester, a place of 18,671 people, is the seat of Chester County, so most county offices are in West Chester itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Each Chester County office is listed on our Chester County page.

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