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.
Columbia is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with about 10,000 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 Columbia 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 borough office pages for Columbia, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Borough or county, Borough Clerk, Records requests and Questions.
Borough or county record: where Columbia records are kept
- Kept by the Borough of Columbia: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the borough's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Lancaster 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 Lancaster County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Columbia 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 Columbia.
- Website: columbiamontourcourts.com/prothonotaryclerk-of-courts (page title: Prothonotary/Clerk of Courts | Columbia Montour Courts)
- Phone: 570-389-5600
- Address: 35 West Main Street Bloomsburg, PA 17815
- Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Columbia
Pennsylvania public records law applies to the borough government of Columbia. 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: columbiapa.net/community/public_documents/open_records_information_... (page title: Columbia Borough, PA)
- Phone: 717-684-2467
- Address: 308 Locust Street Columbia, PA 17512
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Columbia website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Columbia offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Columbia meeting minutes and ordinances?
From the Borough Clerk at columbiamontourcourts.com, phone 570-389-5600. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Columbia?
Columbia cases are heard by the courts that serve Lancaster County, and people arrested in Columbia are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Lancaster County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Columbia?
Through the borough's records request page at columbiapa.net, phone 717-684-2467. 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.