Anaheim Phone Directory Access

Anaheim phone directory searches draw from city records, Orange County databases, and California state tools to help you find people, phone numbers, and contact details in the largest city in Orange County. The Anaheim City Clerk keeps a Bookshelf Records system online with city documents going back years. Orange County handles court records, property data, and vital records that apply to Anaheim residents. Between the city, county, and state levels, you have a range of free and low cost databases that make up the Anaheim phone directory. This page covers each resource and how to use it.

Anaheim Phone Directory and Orange County

Anaheim is in Orange County, which runs the court system, the assessor, the clerk-recorder, and the sheriff that serve the city. When you need to find someone through property records, court filings, or vital records in Anaheim, the county is where those files live. The Orange County Clerk-Recorder handles recorded documents and vital records. Staff will not search records over the phone, in person, or by mail. You have to use the online tools. Copies cost $1 per page plus an extra $1 for a certified copy.

The Orange County Assessor keeps property data for Anaheim. By law, the assessor does not allow searches by owner name, and the owner name is not included in search results. You can search by address or parcel number through the ParcelQuest tool. Property records still help with Anaheim phone directory searches because they connect addresses to parcels and give you assessed value data that can help narrow down a search.

Anaheim City Clerk Phone Directory

The Anaheim City Clerk is at 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Room 217, Anaheim, CA 92805. Call 714-765-5166. The clerk handles public records requests, city council records, resolutions, and ordinances for the City of Anaheim. If you need a record from the city rather than the county, this is where to go. The clerk manages a large volume of city documents and can direct you to the right department for specific files. City records help with Anaheim phone directory research when you need names from contracts, permits, or official city business.

Anaheim has an online records tool called the Bookshelf. The City Clerk Bookshelf Records holds city documents that you can search and view online.

The Bookshelf gives you access to resolutions, ordinances, and other city records without having to visit the office. For Anaheim phone directory searches that touch city business, this tool saves time because you can search from home.

For police records in Anaheim, call 714-765-1900. The police department handles its own records for incidents, arrests, and reports. These records often include names and addresses that feed into Anaheim phone directory research.

Court Records for Anaheim Phone Lookups

The Orange County Superior Court handles all court cases for Anaheim. They run several online tools. The Civil Case Access tool covers civil cases in Orange County. The Name Search tool lets you find cases by a person's name across different case types. Court records list the names and often the addresses of the parties in a case. This makes the court system one of the most useful tools in the Anaheim phone directory for finding people who have been part of legal proceedings in Orange County.

The Orange County Sheriff runs an online inmate search portal. You need to set up an account with an email and password to use it. The current version does not show inmate charges. For questions about someone in custody, call the Inmate Info Center at (714) 710-8884. The sheriff portal adds to the Anaheim phone directory for law enforcement related searches in Orange County.

The Orange County Clerk-Recorder also has a Grantor/Grantee Index that lets you search recorded documents by name. This covers deeds, liens, and other filed documents across the county, including Anaheim.

Note: The sheriff inmate search requires account creation, but it is free to use once you register.

State Tools for Anaheim Phone Searches

California state databases extend the Anaheim phone directory beyond local resources. The Department of Consumer Affairs license search covers more than 3.4 million professionals. Filter results to Anaheim to find licensed workers in the city. The Secretary of State business search locates any company registered in California. Results include the agent for service of process. These state tools help when local Anaheim phone directory searches through city and county databases come up short.

The California Public Records Act gives you the right to access government records in Anaheim. The law treats public access as a fundamental right. Under Public Utilities Code Section 2891.1, phone companies cannot release unlisted numbers in Anaheim or anywhere else in California. This limits some phone directory results for people with unlisted lines.

Nearby Orange County City Directories

These cities are also in Orange County. Each has its own phone directory page with local resources and clerk contacts.