City of Berkeley - Vital Statistics
1947 Center Street, Berkeley, California, 94704
Contact & location
- Address
- 1947 Center Street, Berkeley, California, 94704
- Records for
- Alameda County, California
- Phone
- (510) 981-5320
- Official site
- Government website ↗
Last verified July 14, 2026
This office issues California state records
Alameda County follows California’s fees, eligibility rules and processing times. Compare the statewide baseline below before choosing where to go.
- $31.00
- California birth certificate fee
- 5–7 weeks
- Statewide processing
- 39,431,263
- California population
This office charges $29.00 — $2.00 less than the California fee.
See full California requirements, IDs & fees →Office hours
| Thrusday | closed |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30am - 12:00pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30am - 12:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am - 12:00pm |
| Friday | closed |
| Saturday | closed |
| Sunday | closed |
Certificates, fees & processing
| Record | Fee | Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Birth Certificate | $29.00 | 5–7 weeksCalifornia estimate |
| Death Certificate | $24.00 | 5–7 weeksCalifornia estimate |
Processing times are set at state level — county offices do not publish their own — and are estimates that vary with demand.
The City of Berkeley - Vital Statistics’s office or registry of vital records, offers a wide range of crucial services. These offices play a vital role in the protection and provision of essential documents such as birth certificates, death certificates . In addition to maintaining these primary records, they are responsible for managing and issuing copies of birth, marriage, and death records that occurred within the Township of Berkeley. Alongside record maintenance, this office provides valuable services like issuing certified copies of documents, overseeing the registration of domestic partnerships, and offering assistance to rectify any errors detected in vital records. Through these comprehensive services, the vital records office ensures the accuracy, accessibility, and integrity of vital records for the benefit of the community.
Reviews
★★★★★3.6 (10)- ★★★★★Tamara BatyGoogle
Fast and courteous
- ★★★★★Randall BrownGoogle
Temporarily in city hall 3180 milvia st for covid
- ★★★★★Pawel DlugoszGoogle
Went in on a Monday to get a birth certificate and the whole process took less than 5 minutes. Got the certificates right away. Keep this up!
- ★★★★★Yesenia SalinasGoogle
I have apply for my daughter's birth certificate 2 times to get it mailed to my house and haven't received it yet. And it really sucks because as a working parent it should help to make things easier.
- ★★★★★Nikki CooverGoogle
Place is completely garbage. Applied for my babies birth certificate paid to have it mailed to my house over 4 months and have yet to receive anything. Have called over 10 times and left voice mails only to not get called back. We live 1 hour away so driving there with there weird birth certificate hours is literally impossible especially when someone works fulltime. I feel like they are almost holding my child’s birth certificate hostage. I wish I had a job where I only had to deal with people 3 days week and not call anyone back and still get paid. Disgusted with this place.