New Haven County White Pages Search

New Haven County white pages help you find people and public records across one of Connecticut's largest regions. Around 864,000 people live here. The county includes New Haven, Waterbury, and 25 other towns. There is no county government since Connecticut ended that system in 1960, so records sit with each town clerk. You also have access to state-run databases that cover court cases, vital records, licenses, and business filings for all New Haven County towns. Start your search with the tool below.

New Haven County Directory Resources

New Haven County stretches across south-central Connecticut. It holds two of the state's largest cities. New Haven has a population of about 137,500, and Waterbury has nearly 116,000 residents. Both cities have full-service town clerk offices that handle public records requests, land records, and vital statistics. The city of New Haven is also home to a well-organized FOIA process. They accept public records requests through an online form and follow Section 1-210 closely when processing them.

Each of the 27 towns in New Haven County runs its own clerk office. That is how Connecticut works. Town clerks serve as the registrar of vital statistics under Section 7-51 and manage land records under Section 7-34a. When you search for someone in New Haven County, you may have to check with the specific town where they live. If you do not know the town, the state-level search tools can help narrow things down because they pull records from courts and agencies across all of New Haven County.

The Freedom of Information Commission can help if you have trouble getting records from any New Haven County town.

This state portal guides you through the records request process. Call (860) 566-5682 or email foi@ct.gov if a New Haven County office does not respond to your request within four business days.

Search New Haven County Court Records

Court records are one of the best sources for finding information about people in New Haven County. The Connecticut Judicial Branch provides free online access to several case databases. The civil case search covers family court, housing court, small claims, and general civil matters. You just type in a name and the system pulls up any matching cases from New Haven County courts and beyond.

Criminal conviction records are available too. A separate search lets you look up anyone by name to see if they have a criminal case on file in Connecticut. Pending criminal cases have their own lookup as well. These tools are free to use and cover every court in the state, including those that serve New Haven County's 27 towns.

The Judicial Branch public records page shown above lists all available court search tools. From here you can access civil, criminal, probate, and attorney lookup databases that cover New Haven County cases.

Note: Court records in New Haven County are public under Connecticut law, but some sealed or juvenile cases may not appear in search results.

New Haven County Vital Records

Vital records help confirm identities and trace connections. Birth, death, and marriage certificates are available from town clerks throughout New Haven County. The New Haven vital statistics office is at 165 Church Street, and you can reach them at (203) 946-7931. Waterbury's vital statistics office is at 235 Grand Street. Each town sets its own fees, though state law caps copy charges.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health is another option. They maintain state-level copies of vital records from every town, including all New Haven County municipalities. Their office in Hartford takes walk-in requests on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Phone requests go to (860) 509-7700. For New Haven County residents who cannot make it to Hartford, your local town clerk is usually the more convenient choice.

Under the Freedom of Information Act, Section 1-200 defines what counts as a public record broadly. Vital records are generally accessible, though some restrictions apply to certain birth records and adoption files. Section 1-212 caps fees at 50 cents per page for copies from town offices.

New Haven County Business Lookups

Looking for someone through their business connections is another way to search New Haven County white pages. The Secretary of State business search lets you find any registered business in Connecticut. Type in a company name or an owner's name to see filings. This includes all businesses registered in New Haven County towns. Trade names, LLCs, corporations, and partnerships all show up in this database.

The business search tool shown here covers every registered entity in New Haven County. You can search by business name, owner name, or filing number to find what you need.

Professional license searches add another angle. The eLicense portal covers doctors, contractors, real estate agents, and hundreds of other licensed professionals in New Haven County. This is a real-time database and serves as a primary verification source for anyone with a Connecticut license.

How to Get New Haven County Records

Getting public records from New Haven County towns follows a clear process. The Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to ask for records from any public agency. Write up your request. Send it to the town clerk or the specific department that has what you need. The town has four business days to respond.

• New Haven accepts FOIA requests through an online form on their city website
• Waterbury's town clerk can be reached at (203) 574-6806
• Hamden's clerk is at (203) 287-7028
• Meriden's clerk handles requests at (203) 630-4125
• West Haven's town clerk phone is (203) 937-3534
• The Open Data portal also has public datasets from state agencies

New Haven waives the first five dollars in copy fees. If charges go over ten dollars, you pay before getting the records. Other New Haven County towns set their own policies within the state limits of 50 cents per page.

Note: Appeals for denied requests go to the Freedom of Information Commission within 30 days of the denial.

Cities in New Haven County

New Haven County has 12 cities and towns over 25,000 in population. Each has a town clerk office where you can search records.

Nearby Counties

These counties share borders with New Haven County. Check their white pages for additional records.