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.
Phillipsburg is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, with about 15,000 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 Phillipsburg 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 town office pages for Phillipsburg, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Town Clerk, Police records, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where Phillipsburg records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Phillipsburg: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Warren 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 Warren County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Phillipsburg 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 Phillipsburg.
- Website: phillipsburgnj.org/our-town/departments/town-clerk (page title: Town Clerk | Phillipsburg New Jersey)
- Phone: 908-454-5500
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Phillipsburg police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Phillipsburg 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 Phillipsburg police records.
- Website: phillipsburgpolice.org/faqs (page title: FAQs | Phillipsburg Police Department | 908-835-2002)
- Phone: 908-835-2002
- Address: 1001 East Blvd., Alpha, NJ 08865
- Hours: Monday-Friday from 8:30 AM-4:30 PM.
- 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 Warren County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Public records requests to Phillipsburg
New Jersey public records law applies to the town government of Phillipsburg. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records, the police records unit for police reports 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 Warren County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Warren County. The Warren County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Phillipsburg Arrest Records
The Phillipsburg arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Phillipsburg's arrests to the FBI and the 697 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Phillipsburg is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Phillipsburg Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Phillipsburg, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Phillipsburg warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Phillipsburg inmate search (the jail page of the Warren County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Phillipsburg criminal records (the court file, the New Jersey criminal history and the local arrest records), Phillipsburg court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Phillipsburg police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Open Public Records Act requires), Phillipsburg traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Phillipsburg DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Phillipsburg divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Phillipsburg property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Phillipsburg website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Phillipsburg offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Phillipsburg?
Request it from the Phillipsburg police records unit at phillipsburgpolice.org/faqs, phone 908-835-2002. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find Phillipsburg meeting minutes and ordinances?
From the Town Clerk at phillipsburgnj.org, phone 908-454-5500. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Phillipsburg?
Phillipsburg cases are heard by the courts that serve Warren County, and people arrested in Phillipsburg are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Warren County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Phillipsburg?
From the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. New Jersey public records law applies to town governments.