Irvington Township Phone Directory Search

The Irvington Township phone directory gives you access to phone numbers and contact records for this Essex County community. Irvington Township has about 61,000 residents and borders Newark to the east. You can search the phone directory for names, look up business listings, and check public records for people who live or work in Irvington Township. The directory pulls from township, county, and state data sources to provide broad coverage for your search in this part of New Jersey.

Irvington Township Clerk Directory

The Irvington Township Municipal Clerk handles local government records and public records requests. When you need phone directory data for a township office or a specific public record, the clerk is your first point of contact.

Irvington Township is one of 22 municipalities in Essex County. The county has about 863,000 people, with Newark as the county seat. Essex County was formed in 1683, making it one of the original counties in the Province of East Jersey. The Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages, led by Hon. Juan M. Rivera, Jr., preserves property records for all 22 towns, including Irvington Township. The register office at 465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Newark has records going back to 1637.

You can visit the record room at the Essex County Register's Office to search property documents that may hold phone and address data. The room is open to anyone. Staff will help you trace property ownership and find related information. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and can be reached at 973-621-4960.

Phone Directory Search for Irvington Township

Online tools let you search the Irvington Township phone directory quickly. Type in a first and last name and see what results come back. You might find a home phone number, past addresses, and names of people associated with the person you searched.

The Essex County Register's Office also has a digital records system called PRESS. Since 1988, the office has computerized the recording and indexing of property documents. Images have been available on office computers since 2001. Documents are scanned, indexed by name, given an instrument number, and stored. These indexed documents can be searched on the Essex County Register website. If a property record lists a phone number or contact detail for someone in Irvington Township, you can find it through this system.

The RECORD ALERT system is another tool from the Essex County Register. It sends a notice to property owners when someone records a document using their property information. This free service can catch fraud early and shows how much of this data is in the public domain. Every record in the system is part of the phone directory data pool for Irvington Township and the rest of Essex County.

Note: By law, the Essex County Register cannot perform title searches, but staff will help you use the computerized search system.

Irvington Township Phone Directory Tools

The New Jersey Government Records Council oversees public records access for all agencies in the state, including those in Irvington Township. Learn more at nj.gov/grc.

The GRC operates under the Department of Community Affairs. It handles complaints when agencies deny records requests. If your Irvington Township phone directory or records request gets turned down, the GRC gives you a free way to appeal. Their toll-free line is 866-850-0511.

OPRA and Irvington Township Records

The Open Public Records Act at N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 gives every person the right to inspect government records in New Jersey. This law covers Irvington Township offices, Essex County departments, and state agencies. You can use it to request phone lists, employee directories, meeting minutes, and other public data.

The NJ OPRA Portal for Essex County is a fast way to file requests online. It covers every municipality, school district, and fire district in the county. You describe what you need, and the portal sends your request to the right office. Agencies must respond within seven business days. If records are in storage, the custodian must tell you when they will be ready.

Common records you can request for Irvington Township include:

• Meeting minutes and agendas
• Budget and financial records
• Contracts and vendor agreements
• Employee phone lists and directories
• Policies and procedures

You do not need to explain why you want the records. If denied, you can appeal to the Government Records Council or file in Superior Court. Prevailing requestors may be awarded attorney fees under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6.

Essex County Phone Directory Records

Essex County holds a large volume of public records that feed into phone directory data for Irvington Township. The Essex County Register's Office alone processes about 248,971 documents per year. The county's recording fees include $45 for the first page of a deed and $35 for the first page of a mortgage. Certified copies cost $8 for the first page and $2 for each additional page.

The New Jersey State Archives holds historical Essex County records including deeds filed since 1683, Civil War volunteer records from 1861 to 1865, and veteran grave records spanning 1776 to 1980. These collections provide research value for anyone looking into the history of Irvington Township or tracing family connections in Essex County. The archives are open to the public and can be accessed at the State Archives building in Trenton.

For more recent phone directory records in Irvington Township, the Essex County Register accepts payments by cash, check, and major credit cards. An ATM is on site. Frequent users can set up a charge account for monthly billing. Document turnaround time is about three months for processing and recording new filings.

Note: The Homelessness Trust Fund fee has been built into Essex County recording fees since July 1, 2015.

Essex County Phone Directory

Irvington Township is one of 22 municipalities in Essex County. The county register maintains nearly 400 years of property records and processes hundreds of thousands of documents each year. For more on county-wide phone directory and public records access, visit the Essex County page.

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