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Public Health In Seattle & King County

Community Resource

Serves: Seattle, King County

About this resource

This service offers certified copies of birth and death certificates for anyone born in Washington since 1907 and death certificates for deaths that occurred in King County from 1907. Additionally, it can provide death certificates for all deaths in Washington starting from 2015.

Intake Process: You can order in person at the lobby, with most requests being completed in approximately 30 minutes. Other methods of ordering (mail, fax, phone, or online) usually take about 7-10 business days to fulfill. Order forms for both birth and death certificates are accessible in English and Spanish.

Fees: There are service fees involved. The cost for birth certificates is $25, and for death certificates, it is also $25. Using a credit card incurs an additional charge of $15.50. If orders are placed by mail with payment via check or money order, there is an extra fee of $4. Once an order is submitted, cancellations or refunds are not permitted according to the Revised Code of Washington (RCW 70.58a).

Who can use this

  • To obtain a birth certificate, you must be a qualified applicant, which includes yourself, your spouse or domestic partner, parents, stepparents, legal guardians, children, stepchildren, siblings, grandparents, great grandparents, legal representatives, authorized representatives, or government agencies and courts for official purposes.

Get in touch

Phone
(206) 837-0719
Website
kingcounty.gov/depts/health/vital-statistics/birth.aspx
Address
201 South Jackson Street, 2nd. Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
Seattle, Washington
Hours

Walk-ins welcome

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