This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. Newport Beach Residents Directory is a private reference. It cannot retrieve records, certify copies, confirm who lives at an address, or change a government roll. Send each request to the custodian named below. For an emergency, dial 911. If you believe you are being stalked or harassed, contact local police.
Need a Specific Record?
Choose the source that owns the record before sending a question. Common Newport Beach routes are:
- Who owns or is recorded along a street: use the Newport Beach street directory route.
- Old volumes and past households: use the Newport Beach directory book collections.
- One person's records: use the Newport Beach resident lookup workflow.
- Office selection: start with the Newport Beach resident records offices list.
- Records not online: make a focused request under the California Public Records Act to the named custodian.
Orange County Clerk-Recorder, Central Branch
601 N. Ross Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; 714-834-2500
Newport Beach City Clerk
City public-records channel
CPRA requests for identifiable city records
949-644-3005
RecorderWorks is the free citation index for deeds and recorded documents, but the Clerk-Recorder does not perform a search by phone, mail, or in person. Save the citation first. For court records, the Central Justice Center Records Unit is at 700 W. Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana, open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at 657-622-8736.