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Pennsylvania Department of Health Vital Records Division - Birth and Death Certificate Applications

100 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton State Office Building, Room 112, Scranton, PA 18503

Eligibility

You must be an eligible applicant. For birth certificates, eligible applicants must be 16 years of age or older for in-person and mail applications. For death certificates and online applicants for birth and death certificates, eligible applicants must be must be 18 years or older. Eligible applicants include: A) Person named on the birth certificate B) Spouses C) Parents or step-parents D) Siblings E) Grandparents or grandchildren F) Person with legal authority (power of attorney, legal representatives)

Hours

In-person hours are Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:00pm. Website is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Application process

Call, online, mail or in-person

Fees

Each copy of birth or death certificates costs $20, with a $10 fee if ordering online. Fee waivers are available for members of the US Armed Forces.

Service area

PA

Description

Issues certified copies of birth and death certificates with raised seals that are acceptable for numerous purposes. Birth and death records are available starting in 1906. Contact them if the date of birth or death is earlier or unknown.

Providing organization

Pennsylvania Department of Health Vital Records Division

Pennsylvania's official custodian of vital records such as certificates for births, deaths, and fetal deaths dating back to 1906.