New Brunswick Phone Directory
The New Brunswick phone directory connects you with local government offices, public services, and community contacts in the county seat of Middlesex County. New Brunswick is home to about 57,000 residents and is known as the hub city for its central location along the Raritan River. You can use this phone directory page to find numbers for the New Brunswick city clerk, police, fire, public works, and other departments. Public phone listings for New Brunswick are kept by the city clerk and are available through state and county tools. This page covers the best ways to search and find phone directory results for New Brunswick, New Jersey.
New Brunswick Quick Facts
New Brunswick City Clerk Phone Contacts
The New Brunswick Municipal Clerk is the main contact for phone directory data and public records in the city. The clerk holds all official documents, staff lists, and department phone sheets for New Brunswick. If you need a specific number for any city office, the clerk is the right person to call.
Under New Jersey law, the municipal clerk serves as the custodian of records for the city. This means the clerk controls all public documents, including the New Brunswick phone directory. The Open Public Records Act at N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 requires that government records be readily accessible for inspection and copying. Phone listings, staff names, titles, and department contacts are all covered. You do not need to state a reason when you ask for these records in New Brunswick.
New Brunswick is the county seat of Middlesex County, which has a population of about 863,000. The Middlesex County Clerk is at the County Administration Building, 4th Floor, 75 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. The main phone number is 732-745-3827. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, with extended hours on Tuesdays until 6:00 PM for passport services. Because the county offices are right in New Brunswick, city residents have easy access to both city and county phone directory contacts.
The current Middlesex County Clerk is Nancy J. Pinkin. The Deputy County Clerk is Zusette Dato, who can be reached at (732) 745-3828. These are important contacts for county-level phone directory information that serves New Brunswick residents.
Note: The New Brunswick city clerk and the Middlesex County Clerk are both located in New Brunswick, making it easy to get local and county phone directory contacts in one trip.
Search New Brunswick Phone Listings
There are multiple ways to find phone directory data in New Brunswick. The best path depends on the type of contact you need.
For city office numbers, call the New Brunswick clerk. Staff can give you direct lines for police, fire, building, health, tax, and other departments. For county contacts, the Middlesex County Clerk at 732-745-3827 handles county departments and records. The county provides electronic recording services and online access to land records through the Middlesex County land records portal. The online system has deeds going back to 1929, mortgages from 1950, and other documents from 1958 to the present. This portal is free to use and may contain contact data tied to New Brunswick properties.
The NJ OPRA Portal is a strong online tool for getting phone directory records from New Brunswick. Submit a formal request through the portal and the city must respond within seven business days under state law. The portal tracks your request and sends reminders to the records custodian. This works well when you need a full staff phone list or department directory from New Brunswick that is not on the city website.
Here is the DORES records management page, which shows how New Jersey state agencies handle records storage and access across the state.
The Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services manages records storage and imaging for state agencies. This resource helps you find state-level contacts and phone directory information that may relate to New Brunswick services.
New Brunswick OPRA Phone Records
OPRA gives you the right to request phone directory records from New Brunswick. Staff directories, department contact sheets, and government employee listings are all public records under this law. Any person can make a request. Residency is not required.
Standard fees apply under OPRA law. Copies cost $0.05 per letter-size page and $0.07 per legal-size page. Electronic records are usually free when sent by email. At the county level, the Middlesex County Clerk charges similar rates. Copies made by staff cost $2.00 per page. Certification adds $10.00 per document. Self-service copies in the county records room are $0.05 per letter-size page.
The New Jersey Government Records Council handles OPRA disputes. If New Brunswick denies your phone directory request, file a complaint with the GRC at no charge. The council reviews the case and can order the city to release the records. Civil penalties for violations start at $1,000 for a first offense under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-11.
Middlesex County also responds to OPRA requests for county-level records. The county adheres to the seven business day response requirement. For phone directory contacts at the county level, you can direct your request to the county clerk at 75 Bayard Street in New Brunswick.
State Phone Directory Resources
Several state-level tools help you find phone numbers and contacts for agencies serving New Brunswick residents.
The New Jersey State Library holds city directories from across the state. These list residents, businesses, and government contacts by name and address. Some date back decades. They are a useful resource for tracing old phone listings in New Brunswick. The library is at 185 West State Street in Trenton.
The NJ State Archives holds historical Middlesex County records, including deeds from 1784, mortgages from 1766, and ancient deeds from 1877 to 1942. The archives also hold three reels of Civil War records and three reels of veterans' grave reports dating from about 1790 to 1940. While these are not phone directories, they show the scope of public records available for the New Brunswick area and may contain contact information from earlier periods.
Under Daniel's Law, personal phone numbers of judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers are protected from public access across New Jersey. This applies in New Brunswick. Public office numbers and work contacts remain available through the phone directory.
- New Brunswick City Clerk: see city website
- Middlesex County Clerk: 732-745-3827
- Deputy County Clerk: (732) 745-3828
- NJ OPRA Portal: njopraportal.com
- NJ State Library: njstatelib.org
- NJ State Archives: nj.gov/state/archives
Note: The Middlesex County Clerk offers extended hours on Tuesdays until 6:00 PM for passport services, which can also be a good time to request county phone directory records in person.
Middlesex County Phone Directory
New Brunswick is the county seat of Middlesex County, and many public services are handled at the county level. The Middlesex County Clerk maintains records for all municipalities in the county, including New Brunswick. For more county-level phone listings, department contacts, and public records resources, visit the Middlesex County phone directory page.