Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Hillsborough is a town in San Mateo County, California, with about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Hillsborough offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 town office pages for Hillsborough, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Police records, Town Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where Hillsborough records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Hillsborough: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by San Mateo County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not town records; they are in the San Mateo County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Hillsborough police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Hillsborough police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Hillsborough police records.
- Website: hillsborough.net/DocumentCenter/View/2883/Hillsborough-Police-Depar... (page title: Hillsborough Police Department 1600 Floribunda Ave, Hillsborough, CA 94010-6418)
- Address: 1600 Floribunda Ave, Hillsborough, CA 94010-6418
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the town police. They are in the San Mateo County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Hillsborough Town Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the town's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The town's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: hillsborough.net (page title: Hillsborough, CA)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Hillsborough
California public records law applies to the town government of Hillsborough. The town runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: hillsborough.net/177/Public-Records-Center (page title: Public Records | Hillsborough, CA)
- Phone: 650-375-7421
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in San Mateo County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in San Mateo County. The San Mateo County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Hillsborough website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Hillsborough offices listed above, and the town's own website is hillsborough.net; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Hillsborough?
Request it from the Hillsborough police records unit at hillsborough.net. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Hillsborough?
Hillsborough cases are heard by the courts that serve San Mateo County, and people arrested in Hillsborough are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the San Mateo County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Hillsborough?
Through the town's records request page at hillsborough.net/177/Public-Records-Center, phone 650-375-7421. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.