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.
Pompton Lakes is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, with about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the borough and the county. The borough 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 Pompton Lakes 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 borough office pages for Pompton Lakes, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Borough or county, Borough Clerk, Borough Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Borough or county record: where Pompton Lakes records are kept
- Kept by the Borough of Pompton Lakes: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the borough's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Passaic County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not borough records; they are in the Passaic County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Pompton Lakes Borough Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Borough Clerk keeps the official records of the borough government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the borough's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Pompton Lakes.
- Website: pomptonlakes-nj.gov/245/Clerks-Office (page title: Clerk's Office | Pompton Lakes, NJ)
- Phone: 973-835-0143
- Address: 238 Clerk's Office Physical Address 25 Lenox Avenue Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Pompton Lakes Borough Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the borough's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The borough's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: pomptonlakes-nj.gov/142/Contact (page title: Contact | Pompton Lakes, NJ)
- Phone: 973 835-0143
- Address: 25 Lenox Avenue Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Pompton Lakes
New Jersey public records law applies to the borough government of Pompton Lakes. The borough 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: pomptonlakes-nj.gov/313/Records-Bureau (page title: Records Bureau | Pompton Lakes, NJ)
- Phone: 973-616-5916
- Address: 25 Lenox Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
- Hours: Monday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
- 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 Borough Clerk for council and borough records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Passaic County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Passaic County. The Passaic County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Pompton Lakes website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Pompton Lakes offices listed above, and the borough's own website is pomptonlakes-nj.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Pompton Lakes meeting minutes and ordinances?
From the Borough Clerk at pomptonlakes-nj.gov/245/Clerks-Office, phone 973-835-0143. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Pompton Lakes?
Pompton Lakes cases are heard by the courts that serve Passaic County, and people arrested in Pompton Lakes are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Passaic County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Pompton Lakes?
Through the borough's records request page at pomptonlakes-nj.gov/313/Records-Bureau, phone 973-616-5916. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the Borough Clerk for council and borough records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.