Not a government office or record custodian. This private reference cannot retrieve or certify records, verify a person’s address, or alter an official roll. Direct those requests to the office that keeps the record. For an emergency, call 911. For stalking or harassment concerns, contact local police.
Finding the Proper Custodian
Use the following Lancaster routes for common record questions:
- A named street or address: use By Street for parcel, assessment, deed, and historical-address routes
- Historic directory volumes or earlier households: use City Directories
- A single-name verification question: follow the Lancaster Resident Lookup sequence
- Which office owns a type of record: consult Lancaster record custodians
- An identified record that is not online: make a narrow request under Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law with the named custodian
Lancaster City Open Records Officer: Barry N. Handwerger, Solicitor. The City directs written requests through its Right-to-Know portal; its public telephone number is 717-291-3556. The City does not accept anonymous or verbal RTKL requests.