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.
Clinton is a city in Sampson County, North Carolina, with about 8,300 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, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Clinton 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 Clinton, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Clinton records are kept
- Kept by the City of Clinton: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Sampson County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Sampson County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Clinton 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: cityofclintonnc.com/1364/Utility-Billing (page title: Utility Billing | Clinton, NC)
- Phone: (910) 299-4909
- Address: 221 Lisbon Street Clinton, NC 28328
- Hours: Monday- Friday 8:30am- 5:00pm.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Clinton
North Carolina public records law applies to the city government of Clinton. The city 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: cityofclintonnc.com/199/Records (page title: Records | Clinton, NC)
- Phone: 910-592-3105
- Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Clinton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Clinton offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofclintonnc.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Clinton?
Clinton cases are heard by the courts that serve Sampson County, and people arrested in Clinton are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Sampson County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Clinton?
Through the city's records request page at cityofclintonnc.com/199/Records, phone 910-592-3105. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.