Division of Vital Records
In-person services at the following Vital Records Offices are restricted to Pennsylvania residents by appointment only: Erie, Harrisburg, New Castle, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. All other locations are currently closed. Please check back frequently for updates on the reopening of other locations by click on this link Birth Information: ordering a birth certificate, a stillborn birth certificate, filing a report of birth, information for new parents, genealogy - fact sheets, birth certificate FAQs Adoption Information: filing a report of domestic adoption, report of adoption of a foreign-born child, information for Birth Parents, information for Adoptees, ordering a noncertified copy of original birth record Death Information: ordering a death certificate, fetal death certificate, filing a report of death, death certificate FAQs
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Physical Address
100 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm excluding State holidays
Voice
Application process
Call for information
Fee
Birth Certificate $20; Death Certificate $9, no cash or credit cards accepted
Eligibility
Birth certificates only issued to subject or immediate family member. Death certificates issued only if directly related to decendent or legal representative of decendent.
Service area
PA
Agency info
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Responsible for planning and coordinating health resources throughout the Commonwealth. Main activities are to monitor the health status of the population; identify and eliminate preventable illness and accidents; reduce the severity of illness and disability; promote healthy behaviors; improve health care quality, access and accountability; and lead the development of health policy and planning.