Lenoir County Register of Deeds
110 South Queen Street, Kinston, North Carolina, 28501
Contact & location
- Address
- 110 South Queen Street, Kinston, North Carolina, 28501
- Mail-in address
- Lenoir County Register of DeedsP.O. Box 3289, Kinston, North Carolina, 28502
- Records for
- Lenoir County, North Carolina
- Phone
- 252-559-6420
- Official site
- Government website ↗
Last verified July 14, 2026
This office issues North Carolina state records
Lenoir County follows North Carolina’s fees, eligibility rules and processing times. Compare the statewide baseline below before choosing where to go.
- $30.00
- North Carolina birth certificate fee
- 2–3 weeks
- Statewide processing
- 11,046,024
- North Carolina population
This office charges $10.00 — $20.00 less than the North Carolina fee.
See full North Carolina requirements, IDs & fees →Office hours
| Monday | 8:30am - 5:00pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8:30am - 5:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am - 5:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am - 5:00pm |
| Friday | 8:30am - 5:00pm |
| Saturday | closed |
| Sunday | closed |
Certificates, fees & processing
| Record | Fee | Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Birth Certificate | $10.00 | 2–3 weeksNorth Carolina estimate |
| Death Certificate | $10.00 | 3–4 monthsNorth Carolina estimate |
| Marriage Certificate | $10.00 | 3–4 monthsNorth Carolina estimate |
Processing times are set at state level — county offices do not publish their own — and are estimates that vary with demand.
The Lenoir County Register of Deeds’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 Kinston. 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
★★★★★3.9 (8)- ★★★★★Stef GGoogle
Picked up the phone and answered questions quickly. Put me in touch with contacts to solve my issue.
- ★★★★★Fonda SuttonGoogle
Very courteous and helpful service, both times I've called this office.
- ★★★★★Frankie JenkinsGoogle
Very poor customer service with extremely defensive employees. It appears when you asked questions are voice concerns with the lack of customer service they immediately go to "you're not going to demeanor me". When the whole time it was not about them but about the service of this office. They directed us to use either Fedx or UPS overnight service since we needed to get a birth certificate back quickly. After spending $80.00 for overnight service to their office and supplying an overnight prepaid return envelope for them to ship it back to us (note as of this review it has not been shipped out). When we call the office they stated yes it is still in our office. When we asked why it had not been shipped back out, they stated "we don't call Fedx or UPS to let them know we have a package for pickup",, we just wait until they happened to stop by to delivery a package to us and then we give it to them. So their poor service is to get it filled out ready to ship, place it in an overnight supplied envelope then throw it into a box and wait. Why would this office recommend this method to us knowing that unless Fedx or UPS just by chance comes into their office they will not delivery upon their recommended service. And I guess the fact that they place the birth certificate into a prepaid supplied overnight envelope was not clue enough for them to realize it was highly important that the customer get it back quickly. So now I am out $80.00 dollars in overnight shipping cost because this office did not delivery on what they directed us they would do. But one good thing to come out of this is; baesd on my call to them and discussions of their poor quality service the Lenoir County Register of Deeds has decided as of this call their NEW policy is not to offer any overnight service. Great Job Lenoir County,,, Great Job.
- ★★★★★GeeGoogle
Outstanding service! My request for certified copies of documents were received via mail in less than a week! Very appreciative to the staff for their efficiency.
- ★★★★★Whoopity DooGoogle
Was in and out in less than 15 minutes and the help was professional and courteous.