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Scranton Public Office
Division of Vital Records
Room 112, Scranton State Office Building
100 Lackawanna Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503-1928
(570) 963-4595
- Office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding State holidays.
- For walk-in services, please allow 4 hours processing time for standard requests. Persons requesting same day processing should be at the office no later than 11:30 a.m.
- You will be required to complete an application for certified copy of a birth or death certificate. You may download Adobe Acrobat Reader to print the application.
- You must present valid government issued photo identification. Examples of acceptable identification are a state issued driver's license or non-driver photo ID with requestor's name and current address, etc. If you do not have acceptable photo identification, please follow this simple set of instructions in order to obtain a birth certificate.
- There is a $10 fee for each certified copy of birth and $9.00 for each certified copy of death. Check or money order should be made payable to Vital Records. No fee may be required for certificates of Armed Forces members and their dependents.
- We suggest you review the list of Who May Request a Birth or Death Certificate to determine if you are eligible to apply for a certified copy.
- The Scranton office only maintains death certificates for the county of Lackawanna from 2003 to the present. Requests for other death certificates will be forwarded to the central office in New Castle, Pennsylvania for processing.
You can obtain driving directions to this office through Directions/Map.
Directions from the North
Interstate 81
Take I-81 South to exit 185. Follow the signs to Steamtown. The Scranton State Office Building is located at 100 Lackawanna Avenue, right next to Steamtown. Vital Records is located in Room 112 of the Scranton State Office Building.
Directions from the South
Interstate 81
Take I-81 North to exit 185. Follow the signs to Steamtown. The Scranton State Office Building is located at 100 Lackawanna Avenue, right next to Steamtown. Vital Records is located in Room 112 of the Scranton State Office Building.
Directions from the East
Interstate 80
Take I-80 West to I-81 North to exit 185. Follow the signs to Steamtown. The Scranton State Office Building is located at 100 Lackawanna Avenue, right next to Steamtown. Vital Records is located in Room 112 of the Scranton State Office Building.
Directions from the West
Interstate 80
Take I-80 East to I-81 North to exit 185. Follow the signs to Steamtown. The Scranton State Office Building is located at 100 Lackawanna Avenue, right next to Steamtown. Vital Records is located in Room 112 of the Scranton State Office Building.
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