Health and Wellness

Hours for the Office of Vital Records:

Monday through Friday:

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Saint Louis County Office of Vital Records can issue certified copies of birth and death certificates for the entire state of Missouri. The years available for birth certificates are 1920 to the present. The years available for death certificates are 1883 to the present; however deaths that occurred prior to 1980 must have occurred in Saint Louis County.

Looking for a marriage license? Marriage licenses are maintained by the Recorder of Deeds in the Department of Revenue.

You can order certified copies of birth or death certificates online, or by phone at 1-866-225-2072.
     (Please allow 3-5 business days for delivery.)

A certified copy of a birth or death record may also be obtained by visiting our office or by sending a written request to:

Saint Louis County Vital Records 111 South Meramec Avenue, 1st Floor Clayton, MO 63105-1711 Phone: (314) 615-0376 Recorded Message: (314) 615-1720, 1721 Office Hours: Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Include the following information:

Full name Daytime phone number Date of birth or death State of birth or death Your relationship to the individual named on the record The purpose for the copies For birth records, also include father's name and mother's maiden name.

Or, download and print off the following application to mail in:

Birth or Death Certificate Application

Please note that all requests for birth and death certificates sent in through regular mail MUST be notarized by a notary public in order to be processed.

 

Certified copies of birth records cost $15.00 each.  Certified copies of death records cost $13.00 for the first copy  Additional copies of the same death certificate ordered at the same time cost $10.00 each.  Make checks payable to Vital Records  If making a request by mail, please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope and allow     two weeks for processing

Related information:

Saint Louis County also has records of marriages and divorces. Marriage records are at the Recorder of Deeds Office. Divorce records are in the Circuit Clerk's Office. The main phone number for the Saint Louis Circuit Clerk's Office is (314) 615-8029.

Immigration and Naturalization Services are at the U.S. Customs House in the City of Saint Louis. Their address is 1222 Spruce Street, Saint Louis, MO 63103. The phone number is (314) 428-2662.

Other useful phone numbers: Saint Louis County General Information: (314) 615-5000   Saint Louis County Marriage License: (314) 615-7181   Saint Louis County Circuit Clerk: (314) 615-8029   Passport Information: 1- (877) 487-2778   Social Security: 1- (800) 772-1213