This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. El Centro Residents Directory is a private reference service. It cannot pull records, certify copies, confirm who lives at an address, or change a roll. For emergencies call 911. If someone is stalking or harassing you, contact local police.
Looking for a Specific Record?
The fastest route depends on the record and the office that created it in El Centro:
- Street or parcel question: use the El Centro street directory for the Assessor, Geo Viewer, Recorder, and city request sequence.
- Older volumes: use the El Centro city directory page for NARA's 1926, 1928, 1930, and 1933 Imperial Valley run and library routes.
- One person: use the El Centro resident lookup workflow for court, property, vital, voter, business, and licensing distinctions.
- Records not online: request the specific nonexempt file under the California Public Records Act, Government Code sections 7920.000 through 7931.000, from the agency that holds it.
Imperial County Clerk-Recorder
940 W. Main St., Suite 202
El Centro, CA 92243
(442) 265-1075
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
City of El Centro City Clerk
1275 W. Main Street
El Centro, CA 92243
(760) 337-4515
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Imperial County Assessor
West Main Street county complex
Mapping/GIS, Suite 115
(442) 265-8609, mapping
For a city request, the City Clerk form accepts email at cityclerk@cityofelcentro.org, mail or delivery to 1275 Main Street, fax at 760-337-4564, and the city's NextRequest portal. Include the department, address or APN, record type, date range, and preferred delivery format. The city states inspection is free and its form quotes $0.25 for the first copied page and $0.10 for each additional page.