North Carolina Vital Records

New! Marriage and Divorce certificates pages.
New! Step through our preliminary ordering questions to route you to appropriate services and content before placing your certificate order or scheduling an appointment (in-person service is available by appointment only).
Check our processing dates page to determine if estimated timeframes meet your needs.
- If not, consider ordering a birth, death or marriage certificate from the Register of Deeds in the county of the event.
- Divorce certificates may also be obtained from the Clerk of Court in the county where the divorce is filed.

How Do I?

Purchase a Certificate
- Birth, Death, Fetal Death Report
- New! Marriage Certificates
- New! Divorce Certificates
- Adoption (Certificate after Adoption)
Amend, Change, or Correct a Certificate
Process an Adoption
Process a Delayed Registration of Birth
Check Status of Certificate Request
Determine Certificate Fees, Make a Payment
Find Old Records

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For Our Partners

NCDAVE EBRS Resources: EBRS implementation resources for Birthing Centers, Hospitals, Local Health Departments, and Registers of Deeds
NCDAVE EDRS Resources: EDRS implementation resources for Funeral Homes, Medical Certifiers, Medical Examiners, Local Health Departments, and Registers of Deeds
Other Areas for Partners
- Registers of Deeds (Forms) - This is not the NCDAVE partners area. Use the NCDAVE links above for NCDAVE resources.
- Death Certificate Training (Paper)

NC Vital Records is part of the NCDHHS, Division of Public Health, and is located in Raleigh. In partnership with county registers of deeds offices, local health departments, and birthing facilities throughout the state, we are responsible for recording North Carolina vital events. This includes responsibility for:

legally registering all births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and divorces which occur in North Carolina
coding vital events for statistical purposes
maintaining vital records
and providing certified or uncertified copies to individuals, researchers, and public health programs.

Learn More

Walk-in (in-person) service is available by appointment only. Step through our preliminary ordering questions to route you to appropriate services and content before placing your certificate order or scheduling an appointment.

Mailing Address

North Carolina Vital Records
1903 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1900

Physical Address

Cooper Memorial Health Building
225 N. McDowell St.
Raleigh, NC 27603-1382

Hours, Phone and Fax

Operational Hours (call in):
- 8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m., Mon. - Fri.
- State Holidays
Customer Service Appointment Hours:
- 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Mon. - Fri.
- The last available appointment is 2:30 p.m. Appointments are 30 minutes.
- The 2:30 p.m. cut-off for walk-in appointments is necessary to meet daily processing deadlines.
Phone: 919-733-3000
Fax: 919-733-1511

Additional Contact Details

Last Modified: April 3, 2024