Buchanan County Recorder/Registrar Office
210 5th Ave NE - 1st Floor, Independence, Iowa, 50644
Contact & location
- Address
- 210 5th Ave NE - 1st Floor, Independence, Iowa, 50644
- Records for
- Buchanan County, Iowa
- Phone
- (319) 334-4259
- Official site
- Government website ↗
Last verified July 14, 2026
This office issues Iowa state records
Buchanan County follows Iowa’s fees, eligibility rules and processing times. Compare the statewide baseline below before choosing where to go.
- $15.00
- Iowa birth certificate fee
- 4–6 weeks
- Statewide processing
- 3,241,488
- Iowa population
Office hours
| Monday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
| Friday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
| Saturday | closed |
| Sunday | closed |
Certificates, fees & processing
| Record | Fee | Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Birth Certificate | $15.00 | 4–6 weeksIowa estimate |
| Death Certificate | $15.00 | 4–6 weeksIowa estimate |
| Marriage Certificate | $15.00 | 4–6 weeksIowa estimate |
Processing times are set at state level — county offices do not publish their own — and are estimates that vary with demand.
The Buchanan County Recorder/Registrar Office’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, and marriage 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 Independence. 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
★★★★★1.0 (1)- ★★★★★Dustin HGoogle
My wife and I got our wedding certificate in the mail after going through all the steps. We were fully focused on the obviously important task of providing our personal info accurately, in the correct ways and locations required. However, the official certificate lists her state of birth falsely as Iowa. We have verified that the application we filed indeed has another state written by my wife when we applied. This is the only form that calls for this peice of information. We called to find out how to fix this inaccurate info on this official vital personal record, we first verified what my wife listed was correct on the application. Immediately after saying that the official certificate listed something different than the application, she was told repeatedly that we must have failed at proofreading and that is why proofreading is needed multiple times throughout the entire process. After getting past how that is nonsensical considering we had literally just determined we gave correct info the single instance it was required we were informed that they didnt have any idea how this could be fixed. More frustrating than getting nothing from this long phone call was how adamantly and very repeatedly she was told this had to be our mistake despite us proving otherwise before even bringing up the issue.