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Looking for a Specific Record?
These routes point to the public sources readers most often need for Charlotte records:
- Ownership and address records: use the Charlotte street directory source sequence
- Older volumes and dated household clues: use the Charlotte city directory collections
- Careful one-name verification: use the Charlotte resident lookup method
- The core custodians: start with Charlotte resident records offices
- Existing records outside a portal: make a focused request under the North Carolina Public Records Act, Chapter 132, to the proper custodian
Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds: 720 E. 4th St., Charlotte, NC 28202; 704-336-2443; public-search vault hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Official services and copy routes are available through the Register.
City Clerk: 600 E. 4th St., Charlotte, NC 28202; 704-336-2248; cityclerk@charlottenc.gov; Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Clerk routes city record requests and can direct a requester to the right city custodian.