Search Pierce County Phone Directory

The Pierce County phone directory is your quick way to find staff phone numbers, county clerk contacts, court lines, and department desks across Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup, and the rest of Pierce County. Use this Pierce County phone directory page to find direct lines for the offices you need. Look up a clerk. Call a records desk. Reach a staff member by department. You can search by name or by office and get the right number without a long chain of transfers.

Pierce County Phone Directory Overview

Pierce County offices mostly use the 253 area code. The main county switchboard runs out of the County-City Building at 930 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98402. Staff there can direct you to the right phone when you are not sure which Pierce County office to call. The Pierce County phone directory below lists the most used numbers for the clerk, the sheriff records desk, and the planning offices.

If you just need to confirm a case or a property record, you can often do that online first and then call with a file number in hand. The Pierce County Records Available Online page lists which records you can pull up without a phone call. Use that first. Then call if you need a copy or a staff confirmation.

Here is the page most Pierce County callers start with. Take a look at the Pierce County Records Available Online portal for a map of which office holds each record type.

That page is the gateway to the phone numbers for accident reports, animal control, jail rosters, and more.

Pierce County Superior Court Phone Directory

The Pierce County Superior Court Clerk runs a central phone for case lookups, file copies, and scheduling questions. The main clerk line is 253-798-7487. Staff at that desk can confirm case numbers and hearing dates. They cannot give legal advice. For copies, request them in person or by mail through the public records desk.

Attorneys and self represented parties use the Pierce County Superior Court LINX system to pull dockets and filings. LINX is the case management portal Pierce County uses to make records visible to the public. If you need help using LINX, call the clerk's office. Staff will walk you through the search screens. You can also register for court date notifications inside LINX.

Note: The Pierce County clerk phone desk gets busy on Mondays, so try a midweek call if you want a short hold.

The Public Records Officer for Pierce County mails copies after a written request. Mail goes to Pierce County Public Records, 2401 S 35th St, Tacoma, WA 98409. You can also call ahead to check the charge before you send a request. Requests are processed under RCW 42.56.

Sheriff and Jail Phone Numbers

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department runs its own phone desk for records and patrol questions. Call 253-798-7530 for the records unit. For jail inquiries, the corrections bureau handles roster and booking questions. You can view the current jail roster and booking photos through the county records page noted above. Accident reports are handled by South Sound 911, a separate agency with its own phone directory.

Short note. South Sound 911 is not the same office as the sheriff. Keep that in mind when you make a call about a car crash report.

If you need custody info on a specific person, the clerk's office can point you to the right phone. Sealed cases will not be confirmed over the phone.

Pierce County Auditor and Recording Phones

The Pierce County Auditor Recording office maintains deeds, mortgages, liens, and land records. Call 253-798-7440 for recording questions. Name change documents before July 1991 are held at the Pierce County Superior Court, so the clerk handles those calls instead of the auditor. The auditor also runs elections, and the elections phone is 253-798-VOTE.

Property tax questions go to the Pierce County Assessor at 253-798-6111. Zoning and parcel questions go to Planning and Public Works. Each office has its own direct line, and the main Pierce County phone directory will route you if you do not have a specific number.

Note: Recorded document copy fees are charged per page, so ask the recording desk for the current amount before you mail a request.

State Lines That Help Pierce County Callers

Pierce County phone directory searches often link back to state agencies. The Washington Courts name and case search covers Pierce County cases and is the fastest way to confirm which court holds a file before you call. The WSP WATCH criminal history line serves Pierce County too.

For older records, the Washington State Digital Archives keeps scanned Pierce County court files and indexes. Their research desk can point you to the right microfilm. The Secretary of State Corporations portal lists Pierce County business agents and their contact phones.

Cities in Pierce County

Pierce County cities keep their own clerk phones and police non emergency numbers. Click a city to view its local phone directory page.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Pierce County. Try a nearby phone directory if the office you need is not in Pierce.