Garfield Phone Directory Search
The Garfield phone directory helps you find phone numbers and contact details for people and offices in this Bergen County city. Garfield is one of the larger municipalities in Bergen County, which has about 955,000 residents. You can search for city government phone numbers, look up public records, and find contact information through the municipal clerk and county resources. Bergen County is the most populous county in New Jersey, and Garfield residents have access to a wide range of phone directory and records tools. Begin your search below.
Garfield Quick Facts
Garfield City Clerk Phone Directory
The Garfield municipal clerk is your first stop for phone directory searches. The clerk serves as the official records custodian for the city. All requests for public records go through this office. Under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, the clerk must make government records open to the public. This covers staff phone lists, department contacts, office hours, and other directory details for Garfield city offices.
You can submit a records request to the Garfield clerk in writing. Send it by mail, email, or fax. The clerk has seven business days to respond under state law. If the records are easy to find, the response may come faster. For phone directory requests, the clerk often has the data on hand and can provide it quickly. If you need a phone number for a specific Garfield department, a direct call to the clerk may get you the answer the same day.
The NJ OPRA Portal also covers Garfield. This state run site lets you submit and track records requests online. The portal formats your request to meet legal rules and sends it to the right custodian. You get updates by email as the request moves through the process. It is a fast and simple way to search for phone directory records in Garfield.
Note: The Garfield clerk must tell you within seven days if records are not available or need more time.
Bergen County Phone Directory Tools
Bergen County runs several tools that help with phone directory searches in Garfield. The county clerk in Hackensack manages land records, business filings, and other public documents. Bergen County Clerk John S. Hogan oversees the office. The county has online search tools, satellite offices, and outreach programs that bring services closer to Garfield residents.
The county online records system holds land records from 1970 to the present. You can search by name to find property owners in Garfield. Deed images from 2004 and mortgage images from 2007 are available online. Records from 1989 can be searched and viewed at no cost. For phone directory searches, property records may link you to names and addresses of people in Garfield.
Bergen County also uses eRecording through Corporation Service Company. This lets attorneys and title firms file documents online. The county OPRA portal at co.bergen.nj.us handles county level records requests. Use this portal for county records, and use the NJ OPRA Portal for Garfield city records. Each portal goes to a different custodian, so pick the right one based on what you need.
Garfield Phone Directory and State Law
New Jersey's Open Public Records Act gives you the right to request phone directory records from Garfield and every other agency in the state. The law replaced the old Right to Know Law in 2002. It broadened access to government records and set up the Government Records Council to handle appeals.
The OPRA laws page on the GRC website lists all the statutes and rules that apply to records access in Garfield. Key provisions include the seven day response rule, the right to appeal denied requests, and penalties for agencies that break the law. Fines range from $1,000 for a first offense to $5,000 for a third offense within ten years. These rules keep Garfield and other New Jersey agencies accountable when handling phone directory and records requests.
Records Fees in Garfield
Garfield follows the state fee schedule for public records. Copies are cheap. Email and fax delivery is free. For most phone directory requests, you will pay little to nothing since the records can often be sent by email.
Standard copy fees for Garfield records:
- Letter size pages at $0.05 each
- Legal size pages at $0.07 each
- Email or fax delivery at no charge
- Special service charges for large or complex requests
- Deposits may be required if costs go over $25
Bergen County has its own fee schedule for land records. Deed recording costs $40 for the first page and $10 per additional page. Mortgages start at $35 for the first page. The county charges a $5 Homelessness Trust Fund surcharge plus a $2 surcharge that took effect in 2019. If you need an official cover sheet and do not have one, the county charges $20 extra. These fees are set by state law and apply equally to all Bergen County towns including Garfield.
Privacy and Phone Directory Limits
Some records in Garfield are not public. Daniel's Law protects the personal contact details of judges, law enforcement, and prosecutors. If these people live in Garfield, their phone numbers and home addresses may be redacted from records. The law applies to both active and retired officials.
OPRA also limits access to certain personnel records. For city staff in Garfield, only names, titles, salaries, and payroll data are public. Other details in employee files stay private. The Attorney General office at 609-984-6998 handles state level records that may touch on Garfield. Each division has its own custodian. If you are searching the Garfield phone directory and hit a block, the GRC at 866-850-0511 is the place to appeal.
The New Jersey State Archives and the State Library are two more resources for Garfield phone directory research. The Archives holds old directories and census data. The Library has printed phone books and local histories. Both are in Trenton and open to the public.
Note: Anonymous OPRA requests are allowed but may require a deposit if costs go over $5.
Bergen County Phone Directory
Garfield is in Bergen County, and the county clerk in Hackensack provides records services for all Bergen County municipalities. The county runs online tools, satellite offices, and outreach events to make records easier to reach. For the complete Bergen County phone directory and all county resources, visit the county page below.