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.
State College is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, with about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the borough and the county. The borough 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 State College 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 State College, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Borough or county, Police records, Borough Hall, Records requests and Questions.
Borough or county record: where State College records are kept
- Kept by the Borough of State College: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the borough's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Centre 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 Centre County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
State College police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the State College 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 State College police records.
- Website: statecollegepa.us/police-recordsreport-requests (page title: Police Records/Report Requests | State College, PA)
- Phone: (814) 234-7150
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the borough police. They are in the Centre County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
State College 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: statecollegepa.us (page title: State College, PA)
- Phone: 814-234-7110
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to State College
Pennsylvania public records law applies to the borough government of State College. 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: statecollegepa.us/right-to-know-open-records-request (page title: Right-to-Know | Open Records Request | State College, PA)
- Address: 400 N Street 4th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225
- 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 police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official State College website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official State College offices listed above, and the borough's own website is statecollegepa.us; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in State College?
Request it from the State College police records unit at statecollegepa.us, phone (814) 234-7150. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for State College?
State College cases are heard by the courts that serve Centre County, and people arrested in State College are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Centre County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from State College?
Through the borough's records request page at statecollegepa.us. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.