San Juan Basin Public Health
281 Sawyer Drive #300, Durango, Colorado, 81303
Contact & location
- Address
- 281 Sawyer Drive #300, Durango, Colorado, 81303
- Mail-in address
- San Juan Basin Public Health281 Sawyer Drive #300, Durango, Colorado, 81147
- Records for
- La Plata County, Colorado
- Phone
- 970.247.5702
- Official site
- Government website ↗
Last verified July 14, 2026
This office issues Colorado state records
La Plata County follows Colorado’s fees, eligibility rules and processing times. Compare the statewide baseline below before choosing where to go.
- $25.00
- Colorado birth certificate fee
- 2–3 weeks
- Statewide processing
- 5,957,493
- Colorado population
This office charges $20.00 — $5.00 less than the Colorado fee.
See full Colorado requirements, IDs & fees →Office hours
| Thrusday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Fridays | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Monday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | closed |
| Sunday | closed |
Certificates, fees & processing
| Record | Fee | Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Birth Certificate | $20.00 | 2–3 weeksColorado estimate |
| Death Certificate | $20.00 | 5–6 weeksColorado estimate |
| Marriage Certificate | $25.00Colorado state fee | 1–2 weeksColorado estimate |
Rows marked Colorado state fee mean the office has not published its own price, so the statewide fee is shown. Processing times are set at state level — county offices do not publish their own — and are estimates that vary with demand.
The San Juan Basin Public Health’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 Durango. 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
★★★★★3.5 (20)- ★★★★★Engines LLCGoogle
Not reflective of the whole operation, but the water quality valley girl was, no help, condescending, sneering. Bad attitude. I asked two brief questions about water quality in the Animas River; now and in the late 50's and early 60's when I was a little kid using innertubes to go from Animas City to Durango and beyond. And then I listened. The longer I listened, the condescension increased, and eventually, she even made her voice guttural like she was choking herself, to make me know how truly superior she was, and inconvenienced by my annoying questions, and told me she didn't have to know those things. I'm old and should just die.
- ★★★★★Maranda ElamGoogle
Ashley the clinic manager was very nice and helpful. She was able to get me in and get things that I came for and more. Also, Dr. Cristol was nice and professional. I couldn't have asked for a better experience!
- ★★★★★Leslie WalshGoogle
Made our community and other counties much safer with educated advice, easy to receive vaccination clinics, and updated facts on Covid-19. They made our community safer and better for our businesses to come back. If only other communities had followed their practices. Our gratitude.
- ★★★★★Amanda SGoogle
Thank you everyone at San Juan Basin for working so hard, doing so much more beyond what your normal jobs are, during this time to try to keep our community as safe as possible with a pandemic going on. As a small business owner, everyone I have communicated with from SJBPH has been fantastic, and they care about what they do and this community. Thank you for keeping us informed as well!
- ★★★★★M KaufmannGoogle
San Juan Basin Public Health put on a radon seminar last January. Since we are new to the area, we were not very familiar with radon and found the seminar quite informative. They provided us with a free test kit which showed our levels were high. SJBH subsequently gave us a long term test to confirm the result. This is a great outreach to the community to help promote public safety. All of the staff members I dealt with were very pleasant and helpful.