Rhode Island, Providence County
Where Woonsocket's records are kept. Woonsocket has its own city government, clerk's office, public library and police department; the town clerk keeps land records and copies of birth and death certificates.
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The cards below include Woonsocket's own offices, along with State of Rhode Island offices; the Providence County offices are on our Providence County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
More than 10 million letters, photographs and state documents at 33 Broad Street, Providence, free and open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; search birth, marriage and death records or book a research appointment.
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The bankruptcy court for Rhode Island explains how to get case information and copies of filed documents, through PACER or from the clerk's office in Providence.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Rhode IslandCounty court
Rhode Island's state courts, from the Supreme Court to the Traffic Tribunal, with the Public Portal for finding cases, hearing calendars, court forms, opinions and Judicial Records Center requests.
Open official site Rhode Island JudiciaryVital records
Issues certified Rhode Island birth, death and marriage records at 6 Harrington Road, Cranston, for $22 in person or $25 by mail; any city or town hall also issues birth certificate copies.
Open official site Rhode Island Department of Health Center for Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Rhode Island State Police explanation of the AMBER Alert program for abducted children, with related pages on missing children and the Silver Alert program.
Open official site Rhode Island State Police AMBER AlertPolice & jail
A Rhode Island Parole Board unit that supports sex offender community notification, the Sex Offender Board of Review and local police, with risk level guidelines, FAQs and a link to the state registry.
Open official site Parole Board Sex Offender Community Notification UnitProperty records
The Attorney General's BCI provides state and national background checks to the public at the Customer Service Center in Cranston, and reviews and issues licenses.
Open official site Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI)Federal
Woonsocket city, Rhode Island in U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: estimated population 44,580 in July 2025, median owner home value $311,000, and data on households, education, jobs, income and poverty.
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City departments information 169 Main Street Woonsocket, RI 02895 401-762-6400
Open official site Woonsocket Rhode Island DirectoryCity records
Woonsocket City Clerk's office at City Hall, 169 Main Street, keeps birth and death certificates and deeds, issues marriage and victualing licenses, supports the City Council and serves as Probate Court clerk. Phone 401-767-9249.
Open official site Woonsocket City ClerkCity records
Woonsocket Harris Public Library at 303 Clinton Street offers research and reference help, eBooks and audiobooks, museum passes, computers, a meeting room and programs for children, teens and adults.
Open official site Woonsocket Harris Public LibraryPolice & jail
Woonsocket Police Department at 242 Clinton Street, with uniform, detective and operations divisions, records requests, accident reports, VIN checks, sex offender information, department policies and recruiting. Phone 401-766-1212.
Open official site Woonsocket Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
10 more Woonsocket sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Woonsocket, a place of 43,240 people, is in Providence County, whose county seat is Providence. Woonsocket's city clerk keeps its land records and copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Rhode Island state courts. Woonsocket's own offices are in the cards above, and our Providence County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 45 investigations with a Woonsocket address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $135,169 in back wages agreed for 430 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.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Infant, (USA), Inc. | 1 | $33,518 | 16 |
| Seven Hills Rhode Island, Inc. | 7 | $29,996 | 149 |
| Seven Hills RI, Inc. | 1 | $12,505 | 85 |
| Countertops by Superior, Inc. | 1 | $11,607 | 5 |
| Aslc Opco Ri I, LLC | 2 | $10,413 | 54 |
| Oakland Grove Associates, L.P. | 1 | $8,928 | 57 |
| Inivas Inc. | 1 | $8,688 | 14 |
| Oakland Grove Associates, LP | 1 | $6,099 | 2 |
| Thundermist Health Center | 1 | $5,480 | 3 |
| The Friendly Home, Inc. | 1 | $4,017 | 24 |
| CVS Corporation | 8 | $3,415 | 10 |
| Savini's Family Restaurant, Inc. | 1 | $2,358 | 6 |
| Woonsocket CVS, Inc. | 1 | $2,044 | 3 |
| Kentucky Fried Chicken of Woonsocket, Inc. | 1 | $1,860 | 9 |
| Vision Associates | 2 | $910 | 5 |
| R+R Painting | 1 | $702 | 2 |
| Aldersbridge Consultants, LLC | 1 | $377 | 7 |
| Cosco, Inc. | 1 | $230 | 4 |
| 3 J Berry Enterprises, LLC | 1 | $151 | 1 |
| Woonsocket Glass & Mirror Co., Inc. | 1 | $135 | 1 |
| DDL Restaurant Inc. | 1 | $57 | 2 |
| Ballou Home For The Aged | 1 | $51 | 1 |
| The Homestead Group | 1 | $32 | 1 |
| CVS/Pharmacy | 4 | $0 | 0 |
| Unicom Technology Group Inc. | 2 | $0 | 0 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 37 whose address on the record is in Woonsocket; 13 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 12 more with smaller records are on the Rhode Island wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
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Voter registration in Rhode Island is run by the Rhode Island Department of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Woonsocket.
Deeds for property in Woonsocket are recorded by the town clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Providence County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Rhode Island come from the state vital records office, Rhode Island Center for Vital Records, and the town or city clerk can also issue copies. The state office's site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Woonsocket register with the Rhode Island Department of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Woonsocket requires one, comes from the town or Providence County.
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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.