Dubuque County Courthouse
720 Central Avenue, Dubuque, Iowa, 52001
Contact & location
- Address
- 720 Central Avenue, Dubuque, Iowa, 52001
- Mail-in address
- Dubuque County RecorderP.O. Box 5001, Dubuque, Iowa, 52004-5001
- Records for
- Dubuque County, Iowa
- Phone
- 563-589-4434
- Official site
- Government website ↗
Last verified July 14, 2026
This office issues Iowa state records
Dubuque 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Processing times are set at state level — county offices do not publish their own — and are estimates that vary with demand.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 Dubuque County Courthouse’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 Dubuque. 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
★★★★★2.6 (31)- ★★★★★Julio MedinaGoogle
Beautiful building, amazing architecture. The courthouse is still in use. It’s a historical beauty and a must see in Dubuque.
- ★★★★★DabigdocGoogle
Got to be helped fix a mess that I made. The staff was very helpful and helpful
- ★★★★★AmberGoogle
I moved to Iowa last year at 27. I had a perfect record for the first 27 years of my life. I have never been in a courthouse more than I have when I literally worked having to go to a courthouse five days a week and I literally was doing the same things I always did living in Illinois and following laws. When you go in, they’ll tell you you have to consult a lawyer for basic questions when I barely have the income to survive and make little enough to qualify for a public defender. On top of that, their officers pressed unjustified charges on my husband over things they had absolutely no business in and we spent MONTHS fighting it JUST SO HE COULD COME HOME, effectively leaving him homeless all that time. Now he has a record too when he had absolutely nothing up until that point as well. Staff is rude on top of it. I can’t even imagine what these people are doing to people of color around here.
- ★★★★★AmbitiousClipzGoogle
If you’re a person of a darker decent I would suggest you leave this town/county. Never have I ever been in a city and made a complaint against an officer and ended up with a warrant for my arrest after. I highly suggest if you can’t afford a lawyer leave. This town believes everyone here that’s of color is up to some illegal activity. I see where the smallest racist town speculation come from now. I know of 2 incidents where my white friend was offered sassy on an hard drug but my color friend was charged and given 15 days. Ive had a public defender here in Iowa and from the horses mouth “it’s simply because your black” I’ve found it amazing that the GOVERNMENT appointed attorney told me this. Dubuque iowa is just another beast that you have to be willing to fight or bow down to if you can’t afford the fight. Its just a lot that Dubuque does wrong without a fix or care but want the community to care about one another.
- ★★★★★Ayaz NGoogle
The place stands out. Still in use historical architecture. It's amazing so many amazing historical architecture still In use and thriving in the city