Private reference, not a custodian. Merced Residents Directory cannot retrieve records, certify copies, confirm who lives at an address, or remove a name from an official roll. For an emergency, call 911. If someone is being stalked or harassed, contact local law enforcement.
Send a Record Question to the Right Desk
For a specific Merced County record, contact the office that created or holds it. The directory links below can help choose the route:
- Address and ownership: use By Street for the Tax Collector, Assessment Inquiry, GIS, RecorderWorks, and permit sequence.
- Historical volumes: use City Directories for the library, Courthouse Museum, State Library, NARA, and UC Merced collections.
- One-person verification: use Resident Search for court, vital, voter, license, business, and probate access distinctions.
- Postal geography: use ZIP Directory for USPS verification and the difference between a ZIP and a city limit.
- One address backward or around the block: use Past Residents or Find Neighbors for the narrower historical or parcel question.
Merced County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder
Recorder Division
2222 M Street, Merced, CA 95340
(209) 385-7627
Recorder counter hours were not stated in the research source. Call before visiting.
Merced Superior Court
Charles James Ogletree Jr. Courthouse
2260 N Street, Merced, CA
(209) 725-4113, Criminal Division
Filing counter Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Merced Main Library
Genealogy Room and local-history support
2100 O Street, Merced, CA
(209) 385-7484
Call ahead for room and volunteer availability.
For a California Public Records Act request, identify the department, record type, address or parcel, project number, and date range. Government Code sections 7920.000 through 7931.000 require a determination within 10 calendar days, with a possible 14-day extension for unusual circumstances. Court files follow court access rules, not an ordinary CPRA request. Contact the custodian directly for current fees, hours, and delivery options.