Camden City Phone Directory
The Camden phone directory provides contact details for city offices, local departments, and public services in this Camden County city. Camden has about 74,000 residents and is the county seat. The city's Records Management Unit is at 520 Market Street, City Hall, Room 105, Camden, NJ 08102. Municipal Clerk Luis Pastoriza, M.S.M., R.M.C., C.M.R. oversees public records access. This guide explains how to search for Camden phone numbers, file records requests, and use local and state tools to find the contacts you need.
Camden Quick Facts
Camden City Clerk Phone Contacts
The City of Camden handles phone directory and public records requests through its OPRA page. The Records Management Unit is at City Hall, 520 Market Street, Room 105, Camden, NJ 08102. You can call them at 856-757-7049. Municipal Clerk Luis Pastoriza manages this office and oversees all public records access for the city.
The clerk office keeps the official phone directory for Camden city government. This includes direct numbers for police, fire, public works, code enforcement, tax, health, and all other city departments. Camden is the county seat and has a large municipal government, so the directory covers many offices and services. If you need a specific phone number, calling 856-757-7049 is the fastest way to get it.
You can also visit City Hall in person during business hours. The clerk staff can look up any phone number in the Camden directory. Walk-in visits do not require an appointment for simple phone number requests. For formal records, you may need to file an OPRA request.
The image above shows the City of Camden OPRA page, which is the official channel for requesting public records including phone directory information from the city.
Note: The Camden Municipal Clerk office handles both phone directory requests and formal OPRA submissions.
How to Get Camden Phone Directory Records
Camden processes public records requests under the Open Public Records Act. Phone directories, staff contact lists, and department phone sheets are all public records. You have the right to request these from the city.
To file an OPRA request for Camden phone directory records, contact the Records Management Unit at City Hall. You can submit your request by mail, in person, or through the city website. Describe the records you need with as much detail as possible. Name the department or type of listing you want. The city must respond within seven business days under state law. Standard copy fees apply. Letter-size pages cost $0.05 each. Legal-size pages cost $0.07.
If your Camden request is denied, the New Jersey Government Records Council can review the decision. The GRC handles complaints about denied records requests at no cost. They can order the city to release the records if the denial was not justified. This process protects your right to access phone directory data held by the City of Camden.
Camden County Phone Resources
Camden is the county seat of Camden County. The Camden County Clerk maintains records for all municipalities in the county. Their office handles county-level phone listings, property records, and administrative filings. County contacts are different from city contacts, so check both levels for a complete Camden phone directory search.
The Camden County online property records portal is another source for finding contacts tied to property and tax offices in the county. The Camden County Library System OPRA page lets you submit records requests to the library system, which may hold historical phone directories and contact lists for Camden and other county towns.
The NJ OPRA Portal covers all public agencies in New Jersey. You can use it to submit requests to Camden city, Camden County, or any state agency. The portal tracks your request and sends updates by email as it moves through the system.
- Camden City Records: 856-757-7049
- Camden County Clerk: camdencounty.com
- Camden County Property Records: online portal
- Camden County Library OPRA: camdencountylibrary.org
- NJ OPRA Portal: njopraportal.com
State Phone Directory Tools for Camden
New Jersey state agencies offer tools that help with phone directory searches in Camden. The NJ State Library holds city directories from across the state. Camden directories from past decades may be in their collection. These are useful for finding old phone listings or doing historical research on the city.
The NJ State Archives stores government records going back many years. Old Camden city directories, staff phone lists, and department contact records may be available. The archives also hold records from Camden County that may include phone listings for city offices.
New Jersey law protects certain personal information in phone directories. Under Daniel's Law, judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers can opt out of having their home addresses and phone numbers in public records. Government office numbers are not affected by this law. If you search for a specific person in Camden and find no listing, they may have used this protection.
The OPRA laws page has the full text of the statute that governs public records access in New Jersey. This law applies to all Camden city records, including phone directories and contact lists.
Note: The NJ State Archives in Trenton holds historical Camden directories dating back many decades.
Camden County Phone Directory
Camden is the county seat of Camden County, and many public services are managed at the county level. The Camden County Clerk maintains records for all municipalities in the county. For more county contacts, department phone numbers, and public records resources, visit the Camden County phone directory page.