For a copy of an Iowa birth certificate, please print and complete the appropriate form, enclose a copy of a valid government issued photo ID, and send a money order or check to the name and address below.
Iowa Department of Public Health
Bureau of Health Statistics
Lucas State Office Building, 1st Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-4944
To order:
In Iowa official registration of births began on July 1, 1880.
