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Vital Records
How to obtain a Birth or Death Certificate
Please Note: The Office of Vital Records will be closed on Monday, February 15th, in observance of the President's Day Holiday.

Hours for the Office of Vital Records:

Mondays and Wednesdays   8:00 am
to
   4:30 pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays   8:00 am
to
   6:00 pm
Fridays 10:00 am
to
   2:30 pm
Saturdays   9:00 am
to
 12:00 pm

Saint Louis County Office of Vital Records can issue certified copies of birth and death certificates for the entire state of Missouri. The years available for birth certificates are 1920 to the present. The years available for death certificates are 1883 to the present; however deaths that occurred prior to 1980 must have occurred in St. Louis County.

Looking for marriage licenses? Marriage licenses are maintained by the
Recorder of Deeds in the Department of Revenue.

You can order certified copies of birth or death certificates online, or by phone at 1-866-225-2072. (Please allow 3-5 business days for delivery.)

A certified copy of a birth or death record may also be obtained by visiting our office or by sending a written request to:

Saint Louis County Vital Records
111 South Meramec Avenue, 1st Floor
Clayton, MO 63105-1711

Phone: (314) 615-0376
Recorded Message: (314) 615-1720, 1721

Office Hours:
Mondays and Wednesdays   8:00 am
to
   4:30 pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays   8:00 am
to
   6:00 pm
Fridays 10:00 am
to
   2:30 pm
Saturdays   9:00 am
to
 12:00 pm

Include the following information:
  • Full name,
  • Date of birth or death,
  • Hospital where birth or death occurred,
  • Your relationship to the individual named on the record, and
  • The purpose for the copies.
  • For birth records, also include father's name and mother's maiden name.
Or, download and print off one of the following applications to mail in:

                                       Birth Certificate Application
                                       Death Certificate Application

  • Certified copies of birth records cost $15.00 each.
  • Certified copies of death records cost $13.00 for the first copy
  • Additional copies of the same death certificate ordered at the same time cost $10.00 each.
  • Make checks payable to Vital Records
  • If making a request by mail, please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope and allow two weeks for processing


Related information:

Saint Louis County also has records of marriages and divorces. Marriage records are at the Recorder of Deeds Office. Divorce records are in the Circuit Clerk's Office. The main phone number for the Saint Louis Circuit Clerk's Office is (314) 615-8029.

Immigration and Naturalization Services are at the U.S. Customs House in the City of Saint Louis. Their address is 1222 Spruce Street, Saint Louis, MO 63103. The phone number is (314) 428-2662.

Other useful phone numbers

Saint Louis County General Information (314) 615-5000
Saint Louis County Marriage License (314) 615-7181
       Saint Louis County Clerk - Certified Copies (314) 615-8015
Passport Information 1- (877) 487-2778
Social Security 1- (800) 772-1213
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