This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. North Carolina Residents Directory is a private reference. It cannot retrieve or certify documents, verify who lives at an address, or edit an official roll. Contact the office responsible for the record. Call 911 for emergencies. If someone is stalking or harassing you, contact local law enforcement.
Route a North Carolina Records Request
Choose the route that matches the record and question:
- Current street-address records: use the North Carolina street directory route
- Printed directory years and past households: check the North Carolina historical city directory page
- One person's public record trail: follow the North Carolina resident lookup steps
- Custodian offices: start with the North Carolina records-office directory
- A record without an online index: under N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 132, ยงยง132-1 and 132-6, direct a written request to the office that holds it
For historical research, contact the North Carolina State Archives, 109 E. Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601; phone 919-814-6840; mail 4614 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC. Its Search Room is open Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; it is closed Sunday and Monday and on state holidays. Check the official State Archives hours and contact page before visiting.
The State Archives is a historical-research contact, not a universal office for current county files. For current county land or local birth, death, or marriage records, find the relevant Register of Deeds through NCARD; its Johnston County profile is one example of the local contact, website, eRecording, NCDAVE, and fraud-alert details that county pages may provide. For a divorce record or court file, use the filing county's Clerk through the North Carolina Judicial Branch directory.
For certificates held at the state level, start at NC Vital Records and check its record-holdings and year guide before choosing a request route. The event county or filing county may hold an older or local record instead.
NC eCourts access changes as county systems transition. The Judicial Branch portal FAQ explains public access limits, its annual report describes public terminals, and the rollout timeline lists county tracks. Confirm the current filing-county route with the Clerk.
For custody records, North Carolina's Department of Adult Correction handles state prison resources; the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator covers federal custody. The two systems do not replace court files or show every former resident.