Access Mount Laurel Phone Directory
The Mount Laurel Township phone directory helps you find contact details for township offices, public departments, and community services in this Burlington County township. Mount Laurel has about 42,000 residents and is one of the largest municipalities in Burlington County. You can use this phone directory page to look up numbers for the Mount Laurel Township clerk, police, public works, tax office, and other departments. Public phone listings are available through the township clerk and through county and state resources. This page walks you through how to search for phone directory results in Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey.
Mount Laurel Township Quick Facts
Mount Laurel Clerk Phone Directory
The Mount Laurel Township Municipal Clerk is the first stop for phone directory requests and public records. The clerk keeps all official documents, staff lists, and department contact sheets for the township. If you need a phone number for any Mount Laurel Township office, the clerk is the person to ask.
Under New Jersey law, the clerk is the custodian of records for Mount Laurel Township. This gives them control over all public documents, including the township phone directory. The Open Public Records Act at N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 states that government records shall be readily accessible for inspection, copying, or examination. Phone listings and staff contacts are covered. You have the right to request these records from Mount Laurel Township at any time without giving a reason.
Mount Laurel Township is in Burlington County. The county seat is Mount Holly. The Burlington County Clerk is at 49 Rancocas Road, Mount Holly, NJ 08060. You can reach the county clerk at 609-265-5122. Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with extended hours on Wednesdays until 6:30 PM. The county clerk handles recording services, passport applications, and public records that cover Mount Laurel Township and all other Burlington County municipalities.
How to Find Mount Laurel Phone Listings
Several options exist for finding phone directory contacts in Mount Laurel Township. The best approach depends on the type of contact you need.
For township departments, call the Mount Laurel clerk. They hold the current phone directory for all municipal offices. For county-level numbers, contact the Burlington County Clerk at 609-265-5122. The county handles courts, the tax board, the surrogate at 50 Rancocas Road, and other offices that serve Mount Laurel residents. Burlington County property records date back to 1694, making them among the oldest in New Jersey. The county maintains over 1.7 million documents through its PRESS system, which provides electronic access to county records.
The NJ OPRA Portal is your best online option for requesting phone directory records from Mount Laurel Township. The portal lets you submit a formal request and tracks the seven-day response deadline. It covers more than 1,250 agencies. This is the right tool when you need a full staff directory or department phone list that is not posted on the township website.
Here is the OPRA statute page, which explains your rights when requesting phone directory records from Mount Laurel Township or any New Jersey agency.
The statute covers response times, fees, penalties, and appeal rights. It is the legal foundation for all phone directory and public records requests in Mount Laurel Township.
Note: Burlington County extended hours on Wednesdays until 6:30 PM make it easier for Mount Laurel residents to get county-level phone directory contacts after regular work hours.
Mount Laurel Public Records Access
OPRA gives you broad access to public records in Mount Laurel Township. Phone directories, staff contact sheets, meeting minutes, budgets, and contracts are all covered. Any person can request these records. You do not need to be a Mount Laurel resident.
Copy fees are set by state law. Letter-size pages cost $0.05 each. Legal-size pages cost $0.07 each. Electronic records sent by email are usually free. The New Jersey Government Records Council oversees OPRA compliance for all agencies, including Mount Laurel Township. If your phone directory request is denied, you can file a complaint with the GRC at no cost. The council reviews disputes and can order records released.
The Burlington County Clerk also processes public records requests for county-level documents. Copy fees at the county level are $0.05 per letter-size page and $0.07 per legal-size page. Certified copies of vital records cost $25.00 for the first copy and $2.00 for each additional copy ordered at the same time. The county maintains a computerized index of all recorded documents and over 1.7 million documents available for public access.
Under Daniel's Law, personal phone numbers of judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers are protected. This applies in Mount Laurel Township and statewide. Public office numbers remain available through the phone directory.
State Directory Resources for Mount Laurel
New Jersey offers state-level tools that help you find contacts serving Mount Laurel Township residents. These cover courts, archives, and library resources.
The New Jersey State Library holds township directories that list residents, businesses, and government contacts by name. Some go back many decades. The library is at 185 West State Street in Trenton and is free for research. The NJ State Archives holds historical Burlington County records. Burlington County was established in 1694, and the first New Jersey agreement for recording land was in 1676. The archives hold deeds, mortgages, and other property records that may contain contact data for the Mount Laurel area.
The State Archives search tool indexes over 2,300,000 entries across more than 1,500,000 documents and photographs. You can search by name, date, or topic to find historical records tied to Mount Laurel Township and Burlington County.
- Mount Laurel Township Clerk: see township website
- Burlington County Clerk: 609-265-5122
- Burlington County PRESS System: press.co.burlington.nj.us
- NJ OPRA Portal: njopraportal.com
- NJ State Library: njstatelib.org
Burlington County Phone Directory
Mount Laurel Township is in Burlington County, and many public services run at the county level. The Burlington County Clerk in Mount Holly maintains records for all municipalities, including Mount Laurel. For county-level phone listings, department contacts, and public records resources, visit the Burlington County phone directory page.