Port Orchard Phone Directory

The Port Orchard phone directory is the fast way to reach the City Clerk, the Police Department records desk, and city hall staff for this Kitsap County seat on the west side of Puget Sound. Use the Port Orchard phone directory when you need a direct staff line or a records clerk. The city serves nearly 20,000 residents. The Police Department also serves about 85,000 people in South Kitsap. Most phone contacts live on the city site. A short lookup from this page will send you to the right desk.

Port Orchard City Clerk Phone Directory

The City Clerk is the main records contact in the Port Orchard phone directory. The Public Records Officer is Brandy Wallace, City Clerk. The office sits at 216 Prospect Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366. The direct line is 360-876-4407. The email is cityclerk@portorchardwa.gov. In line with RCW 42.56, the city allows inspection or copies of records unless they are specifically exempt. Many city records sit on the Electronic Records Library online. See the Port Orchard Public Records page for full details.

The page above shows the request form and the clerk's contact line. Use it as your first stop for any written records request.

Call the clerk before you mail a form. Staff will tell you which office keeps the file you want. That saves a second phone call later.

Port Orchard Police Phone Directory

The Port Orchard Police Department is a full service municipal police agency. It serves the city of nearly 20,000. As the Kitsap County seat, the department also supports about 85,000 residents in South Kitsap. The Port Orchard phone directory for the police includes the records unit and the non emergency line. Call 360-876-1700 for fingerprint appointments. The Port Orchard Police page has the full contact list.

The department page above lists the records clerk and the fingerprint desk. It also has the non emergency line for walk in calls.

Note: Fingerprint slots fill fast. Call a week ahead to book a time for a pistol license.

Kitsap County Phone Directory Contacts

Port Orchard is the seat of Kitsap County. The county courthouse sits in town. Court files, recorded deeds, and tax rolls live at the county level. For local county details, see the Kitsap County page on this site. The county clerk holds superior court files for all criminal, civil, family, and probate cases.

The Kitsap County phone directory covers the county clerk, the auditor, the sheriff, and the assessor. The auditor keeps deeds and marriage licenses. The assessor keeps property tax rolls.

Before you call the clerk, run a free search on the WA Courts Name and Case Search tool. The tool will tell you the case number and the status.

State Resources for the Port Orchard Phone Directory

Some calls go past the city line. Birth and death records go through the state Department of Health. The DOH Vital Records page has the phone line. For a business or charity lookup, see ccfs.sos.wa.gov at the Secretary of State. The digitalarchives.wa.gov site holds older records.

For a criminal history check, the state patrol runs the WATCH system. Visit the WSP Criminal History WATCH page for the records unit phone directory. Each of these state offices has its own public records officer under RCW 42.56.520.

The data.wa.gov open data site is not a phone directory, but it lists the office that owns each dataset, so you can then look up the staff line.

Port Orchard Municipal Court and Fee Schedule

The Port Orchard Municipal Court is at 216 Prospect Street, 3rd Floor, Port Orchard, WA 98366. The court phone is (360) 876-1701. The fax is (360) 895-3071. The email is court@portorchardwa.gov. Court records do not fall under the Public Records Act. They are governed by the Administrative Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction, Section 9. You can request court records in person, by phone, by fax, or by email.

The city's fee schedule for public records sets printed paper copies at $0.15 per page. Scanned copies cost $0.10 per page. Electronic files run $0.05 per each 4 files. Body worn camera redaction costs $60 per hour, prorated at $1 per minute. Mailing and digital storage media are billed at actual cost. The Police Department sits at 546 Bay Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366. The police phone is (360) 876-1700 and the fax is (360) 876-5546. The police email is police@portorchardwa.gov.

How to Use the Port Orchard Phone Directory

Start at the city home page. Click a department and you will see a phone, an email, and an address. The clerk keeps the list current. If a number has changed, the site will post a short note.

Common calls include:

• City Clerk at 360-876-4407
• Police non emergency and records
• Finance and utility billing
• Public works and streets
• Municipal Court

If you do not know which desk to call, start with the clerk. The clerk will route you to the right office. Under the state Public Records Act, staff must respond within five business days to a written request.

Note: Port Orchard keeps many records in the Electronic Records Library, so a quick check online may save the phone call.

Kitsap County Links

Kitsap County handles superior court files, deeds, and tax rolls for Port Orchard. See the Kitsap County page for full county phone contacts.

Nearby Cities Phone Directory

These nearby cities also have phone directory pages on this site.