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.
Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, with about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town 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 Southern Pines 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 Southern Pines, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Town Clerk, Town Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where Southern Pines records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Southern Pines: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Moore 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 Moore County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Southern Pines Town Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Town Clerk keeps the official records of the town government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the town's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Southern Pines.
- Website: southernpines.net/148/Town-Clerk (page title: Town Clerk | Southern Pines, NC)
- Phone: 910-692-7021
- Address: 300 SW Broad St. Southern Pines, NC 28387
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Southern Pines 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: southernpines.net (page title: Southern Pines, NC)
- Phone: 910-692-4863
- Address: 801 SE Service Rd Southern Pines, NC 28387
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Southern Pines
North Carolina public records law applies to the town government of Southern Pines. 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: southernpines.net/271/Records (page title: Records | Southern Pines, NC)
- Address: 450 W. Pennsylvania Avenue, Southern Pines, NC 28387
- 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 Town Clerk for council and town records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Moore County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Moore County. The Moore County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Southern Pines website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Southern Pines offices listed above, and the town's own website is southernpines.net; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Southern Pines meeting minutes and ordinances?
From the Town Clerk at southernpines.net/148/Town-Clerk, phone 910-692-7021. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Southern Pines?
Southern Pines cases are heard by the courts that serve Moore County, and people arrested in Southern Pines are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Moore County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Southern Pines?
Through the town's records request page at southernpines.net/271/Records. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.