Birth Records North Carolina

In North Carolina, the Division of Vital Records provides certified copes of vital records such as birth records. These are the official certificates with the raised seal. The department registers, maintains, locates, and updates these records in conjunction with several other facilities that may be involved including local health departments, hospitals, and registers of deeds.

Individuals who are permitted to request a copy of a birth certificate:

� Legal representative of the estate of the individual named on the birth certificate.
� Immediate and extended family members including spouse, son, daughter, mother, father, brother, half brother, sister, half sister, grandparent/great grandparent (maternal or paternal), grandchild, great grandchild, stepparent, stepson, or stepdaughter. Additional information is required from extended family members and legal representatives including a statement delineating the purpose for the request.
� Applicant must be at least eighteen years of age.

Basic information required with requests for birth certificates in North Carolina:

� Full name of the person named on the birth certificate.
� Date of birth. If the exact date of birth is unknown, an additional fee may be charged for retrieval of the information.
� County and city of birth.
� Reason for the request for an official copy of the birth certificate.
� Applicant�s signature.
� Applicant�s daytime telephone number. This includes the area code.
� Applicant�s mailing address.

Basic information suggested for inclusion with requests for birth certificates:

� Gender of the individual named on the birth certificate.
� Parents� names. Mother�s name must include her maiden name.
� Social security number of the individual named on the birth certificate.
� Hospital.
� Relationship to the person whose name is on the birth certificate.
� Proof of identification is recommended, such as copies of state photo identifications.
� Items for which you do not know the correct response should be filled in with the word �unknown.�

Fees associated with acquiring a copy of an official birth certificate:

� No fee may be required for active and inactive members of the Armed Forces and their dependents.
� A $15.00 fee for civilians for each five-year search. If the search yields results, the fee covers the cost of one copy of the record. Additional copies are $5.00 if requested at the same time.
� Each additional search is $15.00.
� No refunds are given for searches that do not yield results.
� If priority handling is requested such as same day service, an additional $15.00 will be charged.
� Online and telephone orders must be paid by credit card. This type of order is considered priority handling and will be assessed the additional $15.00 for expedited service, as well as an additional $9.95 for the processing of a credit card payment. Online orders are charged an additional $16.50 for shipping.
� Mail orders must be paid by check or money order.

Four different methods are available to obtain a copy of a birth certificate: postal mail, in person, telephone, and online.

How to Apply for Certified Copied of Birth Certificates by Telephone

Call the following toll free number: 1-800-669-8310. Follow the instructions provided to you. Fees apply as noted above. An outside agency, not the North Carolina Department of Vital Records, provides this service.

How to Apply for Certified Copied of Birth Certificates Online

An online request can be done using the VitalChek Network, Inc at the following link:
http://www.vitalchek.com/  Additionally, you can call the following number to order a certificate through this service: 1-800-669-8310. Records are available from 1930 until the present.

Drop down selection menus are used to fill in some of the information that pertains to your request including: type of certificate, city, county, date of the event, and the reason for the request. Select continue once the information has been filled in and you will be taken to a page to select your shipping options. Following this step, you will be required to complete the application.

The certificate will only be mailed to the address that corresponds to the credit card
account that is used for payment. Requests are generally processed within five to seven business days. Birth certificates are sent by UPS Air. A signature is required to receive a certified copy of the birth certificate through an express carrier. An additional charge is assessed for the use of an express carrier.

In addition to the fee of $30.00 that is charged for the birth record, a convenience fee of $9.95 and a shipping fee of $16.50 will be charged. All payment must be made with a credit card. Online services are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

How to Apply for Certified Copied of Birth Certificates by Postal Mail

A postal mail application to request an official copy of a birth certificate can be obtained at the following link: vitalrecords.dhhs.state.nc.us The form can be filled out first and then printed or it can be filled out by hand.

Send the completed form with signature and payment information to the following address:

North Carolina Vital Records
1903 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1903

Regular requests usually take about 6 to 8 weeks to process. Questions can be asked be calling the following telephone number: 919-733-3526.

How to Apply for Certified Copied of Birth Certificates in Person

To request a copy of a birth certificate in North Carolina, you must visit the first floor office of the Cooper Memorial Health Building. The building is located at the following address:

Cooper Memorial Health Building
225 N McDowell Street
Raleigh, NC 27699

You will need a completed application form. This can be downloaded at the following link: vitalrecords.dhhs.state.nc.us/vr/pdf/bcertificatapp.pdf  or you can acquire one at the counter. A legible copy of a government issued photo identification card is required. Acceptable forms of identification include a state issued driver�s license or non-driver photo identification card that includes the current address.

Office hours are between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays. State holidays are excluded. Same day service is available and takes about an hour. However, the requestor is subject to an expedited fee of $15.00 for the receipt of the report on that day. However, the fee can be avoided if you drop the paperwork and fee off and have the record mailed to you the next business day.

Interested in obtaining your birth certificate?

Here is a list of counties, offering information on who to contact, so that you can apply for your own birth certificate today:

North Carolina: ~ http://www.statelocalgov.net/state-nc.htm

Alamance County ~ http://www.alamance-nc.com/Alamance-NC/
Graham, NC
336 - 570 - 6565

Alexander County ~ http://www.alexandercountync.gov/index/register_deeds.asp
Taylorsville, NC
828 - 632 - 3152

Alleghany County
Sparta, NC
336 - 372 - 4342

Anson County ~ http://www.co.anson.nc.us/content/index.php?deeds
Wadesboro, NC
704 - 694 - 3212

Ashe County ~ http://24.172.15.14/VitalRecords.htm
Jefferson, NC
336 - 246 - 1841

Avery County
Newland, NC
828 - 733 - 8260

Beaufort County ~ http://www.co.beaufort.nc.us/WEBSITE/personnel.htm
Washington, NC
252 - 946 - 2323

Bertie County ~ http://www.co.bertie.nc.us/Directory/departments/rod/vital.html
Windsor, NC
252 - 794 - 5309

Bladen County ~ http://www.withersravenel.com/deeds/
Elizabeth Town, NC
910 - 862 - 6710

Brunswick County ~ http://rod.brunsco.net/vitalrecords.html
Bolivia, NC
910 - 253 - 4429

Buncombe County ~ http://www.buncombecounty.org/
Ashville, NC
828 - 255 - 5642

Burke County ~ http://www.co.burke.nc.us/rod/index.htm
Morganton, NC
828 - 438 - 5450

Cabarrus County ~ http://www.co.cabarrus.nc.us/ROD/
Concord, NC
704 - 788 - 8112

Caldwell County ~ http://www.co.caldwell.nc.us/depart/rod/birth.htm
Lenoir, NC
828 - 757 - 1310

Camden County
Camden, NC
252 - 335 - 4077

Carteret County ~ http://www.co.carteret.nc.us/departments/registerofdeeds.htm
Beaufort, NC
252 - 728 - 8474

Caswell County ~ http://216.27.81.170/caswellnc1/vitalrecords.asp
Yanceville, NC
336 - 694 - 4193

Catawba County ~ http://www.co.catawba.nc.us/depts/regdeed/default.asp
Newton, NC
828 - 465 - 1573

Chatham County ~ http://www.co.chatham.nc.us/
Pittsboro, NC
919 - 542 - 8235

Cherokee County ~ http://www.cherokeecounty-nc.gov/departments/deeds/
Murphy, NC
828 - 837 - 2613

Chowan County ~ http://www.chowancounty-nc.gov/index.asp?
Edenton, NC
252 - 482 - 2619

Clay County
Hayesville, NC
828 - 389 - 0087

Cleveland County ~ http://www.clevelandcounty.com/nav/county_departments.htm
Shelby, NC
704 - 484 - 4834

Columbus County
Whiteville, NC
910 - 640 - 6625

Craven County ~ http://www.co.craven.nc.us/departments/reg.cfm
New Bern, NC
252 - 636 - 6617

Cumberland County ~ http://www.ccrod.org/vital.htm
Fayetteville, NC
910 - 678 - 7775

Currituck County ~ http://www.co.currituck.nc.us/registerofdeeds/
Currituck, NC
252 - 232 - 3297

Dare County ~ http://www.darenc.com/depts/Deeds/index.htm
Manteo, NC
252 - 473 - 3438

Davidson County ~ http://www.co.davidson.nc.us/RegisterofDeeds/default.asp
Lexington, NC
336 - 474 - 2643

Davie County ~ http://www.co.davie.nc.us/departments
Mocksville, NC
704 - 634 - 2513

Duplin County ~ http://www.duplincountync.com/
Kenansville, NC
910 - 296 - 2108

Durham County ~ http://www.durhamcountync.gov/departments/rgds/
Durham, NC
919 - 560 - 0480

Edgecombe County
Tarboro, NC
252 - 641 - 7924

Forsyth County ~ http://www.co.forsyth.nc.us/ROD/
Winston-Salem, NC
336 - 727 - 2259

Franklin County ~ http://www.co.franklin.nc.us/docs/Registerofdeeds/feeschedule.html
Louisburg, NC
919 - 496 - 3500

Gaston County ~ http://www.co.gaston.nc.us/RegisterOfDeeds/BirthCertificates.HTM
Gastonia, NC
704 - 866 - 3181

Gates County
Gatesville, NC
252 - 357 - 0850

Graham County
Robbinsville, NC
828 - 479 - 7971

Granville County ~ http://www.granvillecounty.org/
Oxford, NC
919 - 693 - 6314

Greene County ~ http://www.co.greene.nc.us/Departments_RegisterofDeeds.aspx
Snow Hill, NC
252 - 747 - 3620

Guilford County ~ http://gcms0004.co.guilford.nc.us/departments/rod/fees.php
Greensboro, NC
336 - 373 - 7556

Halifax County ~ http://www.halifaxnc.com/programs/personnel.cfm
Halifax, NC
252 - 583 - 2101

Harnett County ~ http://rod.harnett.org/
Lillington, NC
910 - 893 - 7540

Haywood County ~ http://www.haywoodnc.net/deeds.html
Waynesville, NC
828 - 452 - 6635

Henderson County ~ http://www.hendersoncountync.org/depts/deeds.html
Hendersonville, NC
828 - 697 - 4901

Hertford County ~ http://www.hertfordrod.com/vitalrecs.html
Winton, NC
252 - 358 - 7850

Hyde County
Swanquarter, NC
252 - 926 - 3011

Iredell County ~ http://www.co.iredell.nc.us/Departments/
Statesville, NC
704 - 872 - 7468

Jackson County ~ http://deeds.jacksonnc.org/resolution/
Sylva, NC
828 - 586 - 7532

Johnston County ~ http://www.johnstonnc.com/mainpage.cfm?category_level_id=575
Smithfield, NC
919 - 989 - 5160

Jones County ~ http://www.co.jones.nc.us/dept.htm
Trenton, NC
252 - 448 - 2551

Lee County
Sanford, NC
919 - 774 - 4821

Lenior County ~ http://www.co.lenoir.nc.us/departments/RofD/documents.html
Kinston, NC
252 - 559 - 6420

Lincoln County ~ http://www.co.lincoln.nc.us/County/departme.htm#R
Lincolnton, NC
704 - 736 - 8530

Macon County ~ http://www.maconnc.org/
Franklin, NC
828 - 349 - 2095

Madison County
Marshall, NC
828 - 649 - 3131

Martin County ~ http://www.martincountyncgov.com/Register_Deeds.aspx
Williamston, NC
252 - 792 - 1683

Mc Dowell County
Marion, NC
828 - 652 - 4727

Mecklenburg County ~ http://meckrod.hartic.com/
Charlotte, NC
704 - 336 - 2443

Mitchell County ~ http://www.mitchellcounty.org/
Bakersville, NC
828 - 688 - 2139

Montgomery County
Troy, NC
910 - 576 - 4271

Moore County ~ http://courts.moorecountync.gov/
Carthage, NC
910 - 947 - -6370

Nash County ~ http://www.deeds.co.nash.nc.us/
Nashville, NC
252 - 459 - 9836

New Hanover County ~ http://www.nhcgov.com/ROD/RODcopiesBcDc.asp
Wilmington, NC
910 - 341 - 4531

Northampton County ~ http://www.northamptonnc.com/register.asp
Jackson, NC
252 - 534 - 2511

Onslow County ~ http://deeds.onslowcountync.gov/
Jacksonville, NC
910 - 347 - 3451

Orange County ~ http://www.co.orange.nc.us/deeds/
Hillsborough, NC
919 - 732 - 8181

Pamlico County ~ http://www.pamlicorod.com/vitalrecs.html
Bayboro, NC
252 - 745 - 4421

Pasquotank County ~ http://www.co.pasquotank.nc.us/departments/rod/
Elizabeth City, NC
252 - 335 - 4367

Pender County ~ http://www.pender-county.com/departments/rod/index.shtml
Burgaw, NC
910 - 259 - 1225

Perquimans County ~ http://www.co.perquimans.nc.us/index.php?page=departments&userid=3
Hertford, NC
252 - 426 - 5660

Person County ~ http://www.personcounty.net/
Roxboro, NC
336 - 597 - 7221

Pitt County ~ http://www.co.pitt.nc.us/depts/
Greenville, NC
252 - 830 - 4130

Polk County ~ http://www.polknc.org/departments/registrardeeds/index.php
Columbus, NC
828 - 894 - 8450

Randolph County ~ http://www.randrod.com/
Asheboro, NC
336 - 318 - 6960

Richmond County ~ http://www.co.richmond.nc.us/
Rockingham, NC
910 - 997 - 8250

Robeson County ~ http://www.co.robeson.nc.us/
Lumberton, NC
910 - 671 - 3045

Rockingham County ~ http://www.co.rockingham.nc.us/rod/
Wentworth, NC
336 - 342 - 8820

Rowan County ~ http://www.co.rowan.nc.us/rod/
Salisbury, NC
704 - 638 - 3102

Rutherford County ~ http://www.rutherfordcountync.gov/
Rutherfordton, NC
828 - 287 - 6155

Sampson County
Clinton, NC
910 - 592 - 8026

Scotland County ~ http://www.scotlandcounty.org/Oov1.htm
Laurinburg, NC
910 - 277 - 2575

Stanly County ~ http://www.co.stanly.nc.us/Departments/ROD/index.htm
Albemarle, NC
704 - 983 - 7235

Stokes County ~ http://www.co.stokes.nc.us/deeds/vitalrecords.pdf
Dan Bury, NC
336 - 593 - 2811

Surry County ~ http://www.co.surry.nc.us/Departments/
Dobson, NC
336 - 366 - 8150

Swain County ~ http://24.172.15.26/
Bryson City, NC
828 - 488 - 9273

Transylvania County ~ http://www.transylvaniacounty.org/
Brevard, NC
828 - 884 - 3162

Tyrell County
Columbia, NC
252 - 796 - 2901

Union County ~ http://www.co.union.nc.us/gov_offices/rod/rod.htm
Monroe, NC
704 - 283 - 3843

Vance County ~ http://www.vancecounty.org/register_of_deeds.htm
Henderson, NC
252 - 438 - 4155

Wake County ~ http://web.co.wake.nc.us/rdeeds/
Raleigh, NC
919 - 856 - 5460

Warren County
Warrenton, NC
252 - 257 - 3265

Washington County ~ http://www.washingtoncountygov.com/
Plymouth, NC
252 - 793 - 2325

Watauga County ~ http://www.wataugacounty.org/deeds/index.html
Boone, NC
828 - 265 - 8052

Wayne County ~ http://www.waynegov.com/departments/rod/feeschedule.asp
Goldsboro, NC
919 - 731 - 1449

Wilkes County ~ http://www.wilkescounty.net/deeds/rofd.asp
Wilkesboro, NC
336 - 838 - 2052

Wilson County ~ http://www.wilson-co.com/rodvitalstat.html
Wilson, NC
252 - 399 - 2935

Yadkin County ~ http://www.yadkincounty.gov/VitRec.htm
Yadkinville, NC
336 - 679 - 4225

Yancey County
Burnsville, NC
828 - 682 - 2174

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