Chico Phone Directory Access

Chico phone directory lookups draw from city records, Butte County offices, and California state databases. The city has about 101,000 people and sits in the northern Sacramento Valley. Chico runs a NextRequest portal for public records requests and falls under the Butte County court and clerk-recorder for most legal and vital record matters. You can find names, phone numbers, addresses, and contact details through several free tools that cover the area. This page covers each source that works for a Chico phone directory search, from city-level records to statewide databases.

Butte County Phone Directory for Chico

Chico sits in Butte County. The county handles the Superior Court, the assessor, the clerk-recorder, and law enforcement records for the area. The Butte County Superior Court lets you search case records online by name or case number. Court filings list the full names of all parties. Some include addresses. Criminal cases, family law matters, and civil disputes all pass through this court. For a Chico phone directory search, court records can be one of the most useful data sources because they cover such a wide range of cases.

The Butte County Assessor keeps property records for every parcel in the county, including all of Chico. You can search by address to find property owners. The county clerk-recorder handles birth, death, and marriage certificates. These vital records show names and dates that tie into phone directory research. The clerk-recorder also files property deeds and fictitious business names, so you can find out who owns a business in Chico. All of these records are open to the public under California law.

The Butte County Sheriff runs inmate search and booking records. You can look up anyone in county custody by name. This adds another tool to any Chico phone directory lookup. The county seat is Oroville, but most county services are also available to Chico residents through online portals and phone lines.

Chico City Records Portal

Chico runs its public records system through NextRequest at cityofchicoca.nextrequest.com. This portal handles records requests for all city departments. You can file a new request or search through past ones. The system covers police records, planning documents, public works files, and general city data. For Chico phone directory searches at the city level, NextRequest is the main tool. You type in what you need and the system routes it to the right department.

Past requests are searchable by keyword and date. This saves time because someone may have already requested the same data you need. The system sends email updates as your request moves through the city. Response times depend on the request. Simple ones may come back in a few days. More complex requests can take a couple of weeks.

The city follows the California Public Records Act, which requires a response within 10 calendar days. Agencies can extend that by 14 days for complex requests. If a request is denied, the city must explain which exemption applies. Chico is a college town, home to Chico State, so the volume of records requests can be higher than you might expect for a city this size.

Note: Chico uses the same NextRequest platform as Sacramento and Salinas, so the process works the same way across all three cities.

Chico Phone Directory State Resources

Chico residents have access to the same California state databases as the rest of the state. The Department of Consumer Affairs license search covers over 3.4 million licensed professionals across more than 280 fields. You can look up any licensed worker in the Chico area by name. Results show the license status, any discipline, and the practice location. This is useful for finding a doctor, dentist, contractor, or other professional in the Chico phone directory.

The Secretary of State Business Search lets you find any registered business in Chico. Results show the entity name, status, filing date, and agent for service of process. That agent is the contact person for legal papers. The Contractors State License Board has a separate search for contractors that shows bond and insurance details. The California DMV handles driver and vehicle records. Online records cost $2 each. All of these state tools are free or low cost and add to a Chico phone directory search.

Unlisted phone numbers in Chico are protected by Public Utilities Code Section 2891.1. Phone companies cannot publish these numbers. But numbers that show up in court filings, business licenses, or other public records are available through a search or records request. Voter data in Butte County can only be used for election, scholarly, or governmental purposes under state law.

Nearby Chico Phone Directory Cities

These cities are within reach of Chico. Each has its own phone directory page with local contacts and search tools.