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.
Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with about 120,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings and deeds are county or state records. This guide names the Lowell offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Lowell, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Lowell records are kept
- Kept by the City of Lowell: council and board meeting records; ordinances; the city's own licenses and permits; birth, death and marriage records; and property assessments.
- Kept by Middlesex County or the state: court cases, jail bookings and deeds. These are not city records; they are in the Middlesex County public records guide under court records, jail lookups and property records.
Lowell City Clerk: council records and vital records
The City Clerk keeps the official records of the city government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the city's contracts and other official documents. In Massachusetts, the city clerk also keeps birth, death and marriage records for events in the city. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Lowell.
- Website: lowellma.gov/386/City-Clerk (page title: City Clerk | Lowell, MA)
- Phone: 978-674-1154
- Address: 311 Services Physical Address 375 Merrimack Street 1st Floor, Room 31 Lowell, MA 01852
- Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Lowell City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: lowellma.gov/m/directory/department?did=125 (page title: Staff Directory, City Hall)
- Phone: 978-674-4000
- Address: 375 Merrimack Street Lowell, MA 01852
- Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Lowell
Massachusetts public records law applies to the city government of Lowell. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Middlesex County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Middlesex County. The Middlesex County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Lowell website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Lowell offices listed above, and the city's own website is lowellma.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Lowell city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at lowellma.gov/386/City-Clerk, phone 978-674-1154. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and birth, death and marriage records for events in the city.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Lowell?
Lowell cases are heard by the courts that serve Middlesex County, and people arrested in Lowell are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Middlesex County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Lowell?
From the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Massachusetts public records law applies to city governments.