For a copy of a New Jersey 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 (payable to State Treasurer) to the name and address below.
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New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08626-0370
(609) 292-4087
Fax: (609) 392-4292
Birth records from 1848 to 1877 may be ordered from the State Archives.
NJ State Archives
Department of State Building
225 West State Street - Level 2, Dept of State Bldg
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
(609) 292-6260
To order:
The State Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration maintains birth, marriage, and death records from 1878 to the present. Genealogical records are those births that occurred more than 80 years and are availble to the public. Requests for genealogical records must be submitted in writing.
