Reviewed and updated October 2, 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 County is a county in Pennsylvania with about 66,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are not in one place: court cases, jail bookings, deeds, property values and records requests each belong to a different office. This guide names the office that holds each kind of record, links to its own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 7 county office pages for Columbia County, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Where the records live, Jail and arrests, Court records, County Clerk, Deeds and property, Vital records, District Attorney, Records requests, Statewide sources, More directory links, Cities and towns, Other counties and Questions.
Where Columbia County public records live
Each kind of Columbia County record is kept by a different office. The list below names the office SearchSystems verified for each one; the sections that follow give its phone, address and hours where the office publishes them.
- Arrests and jail bookings: columbiacountyso.policetocitizen.com/Inmates/Catalog (details)
- Court cases: clerkofcourtcolumbia.com/court-case-info (details)
- County records: columbiamontourcourts.com/prothonotaryclerk-of-courts (details)
- Deeds and recorded documents: columbiapa.org/registerrecorder/index.php (details)
- Property values and parcels: columbiapa.org/assessment/index.php (details)
- Criminal prosecutions: columbiapa.org/districtattorney/index.php (details)
- Public records requests: columbiapa.org/registerrecorder/online.php (details)
- Birth and death certificates: the Pennsylvania state vital records office, pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/birth-certificates (details)
Arrests, jail and inmate lookups in Columbia County
A person arrested in Columbia County is booked into the jail, and the booking record (name, charges, bond and the next court date) is public in most cases. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for jail and inmate information in Columbia County.
- Website: columbiacountyso.policetocitizen.com/Inmates/Catalog (page title: Police To Citizen)
- Checked: October 1, 2026, the page answered.
Jail rosters usually show the people in custody now. Once a person is released, the case continues in the court records below.
Court records and case lookups in Columbia County
Civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases filed in Columbia County are kept by the clerk of the court that heard them. Many courts offer an online case search; the page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Columbia County.
- Website: clerkofcourtcolumbia.com/court-case-info (page title: COURT CASE INFO | Clerk Of Court Columbia County Site)
- Checked: September 30, 2026, the page answered.
- Statewide court case search: ujsportal.pacourts.us/casesearch
County Clerk of Columbia County
The county clerk is the county's record keeper. What the office holds differs by state: in some states it files marriage licenses and vital records, in others deeds, court papers or the meeting records of the governing board. Its own website below says what it holds in Columbia County.
- 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 23, 2026, the page answered.
Deeds, land records and property values in Columbia County
Two offices share property records. The recording office files deeds, mortgages, liens and the other documents that affect title to land in Columbia County. The assessment office sets the taxable value of each parcel and usually offers a free parcel search by address or owner name.
Recorded documents: Recorder of Deeds
- Website: columbiapa.org/registerrecorder/index.php (page title: Columbia County Register & Recorder)
- Phone: 570-389-5632
- Address: 35 West Main Street Bloomsburg, PA 17815
- Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.
Property values: Assessment Office
- Website: columbiapa.org/assessment/index.php (page title: Assessment Office and Tax Claim Bureau)
- Phone: 570-389-5642
- Address: 11 West Main Street Main Street County Annex Bloomsburg, PA 17815
- Checked: October 1, 2026, the page answered.
Birth, death and marriage records in Columbia County
In Pennsylvania, certified birth and death certificates are ordered from the state vital records office rather than a county office. Marriage license records are kept locally; the county clerk listed above can say where in Columbia County.
- Pennsylvania state vital records office: pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/birth-certificates
District Attorney for Columbia County
The District Attorney is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in Columbia County. The case files themselves are court records (above); the prosecutor's office handles victim services and questions about pending prosecutions.
- Website: columbiapa.org/districtattorney/index.php (page title: Columbia County District Attorney)
- Phone: 570-389-5656
- Address: 35 West Main Street Bloomsburg, PA 17815
- Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Columbia County
Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it. Many counties run one request page for every department; it is listed below when SearchSystems verified one for Columbia County.
- Website: columbiapa.org/registerrecorder/online.php (page title: Columbia County Register & Recorder)
- Phone: 570-389-5632
- Address: 35 West Main Street Bloomsburg, PA 17815
- Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.
Statewide Pennsylvania sources
Some records are kept by the state rather than the county. These are the Pennsylvania state offices SearchSystems verified; each link opens the state office's own page.
- Statewide court case search: ujsportal.pacourts.us/casesearch
- State prison inmate locator: inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov
- Sex offender registry: meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/Home/TermsAndConditions
- State vital records office: pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/birth-certificates
- State criminal history records: epatch.pa.gov
- Business entity search: pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/business/information-services/record-s...
- Unclaimed property search: patreasury.gov/unclaimed-property
More Columbia County links from the SearchSystems directory
These links come from the SearchSystems directory for Columbia County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.
- Birth, Death, Vital Statistics - Pennsylvania Department of Health (health.pa.gov)
- other services (pals.pa.gov)
- SEC.gov | Search Filings (sec.gov)
- Sheriff's Fees | Sheriff of Columbia County PA (sheriffofcolumbiacounty.com)
- Supreme Court Prothonotary's Addresses | Supreme Court | Courts | Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania (pacourts.us)
- Troop N Information - PSP.PA.gov (psp.pa.gov)
- Voter Registration Application - PA Voter Services (pavoterservices.pa.gov)
Cities and towns in Columbia County
Columbia County has 9 incorporated cities and towns (2024 Census Bureau count, population in parentheses). City records such as council minutes, permits, business licenses and police reports are kept by each city; the records on this page are county records whatever the city.
- Bloomsburg (13,286)
- Berwick (10,332)
- Catawissa (1,537)
- Millville (983)
- Benton (824)
- Briar Creek (601)
- Orangeville (476)
- Stillwater (199)
- Centralia (4)
Other counties in Pennsylvania
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for every county in Pennsylvania.
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Bedford County
- Berks County
- Blair County
- Bradford County
- Bucks County
- Butler County
- Cambria County
- Cameron County
- Carbon County
- Centre County
- Chester County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Delaware County
- Elk County
- Erie County
- Fayette County
- Forest County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Juniata County
- Lackawanna County
- Lancaster County
- Lawrence County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- McKean County
- Mercer County
- Mifflin County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Montour County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Philadelphia County
- Pike County
- Potter County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Somerset County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Tioga County
- Union County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Westmoreland County
- Wyoming County
- York County
Columbia County Arrest Records
The Columbia County arrest records guide names the 21 agencies that report arrests to the FBI here and the 612 arrests the seven agencies with every month of 2024 on file reported that year. It also says where a person arrested here is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Columbia County Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Columbia County, each written from the county's own offices and figures: Columbia County warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Columbia County inmate search (the jail page of the Columbia County Sheriff's Office | Police to Citizen - Inmates Search, the jail numbers and who books people), Columbia County criminal records (the court file, the Pennsylvania criminal history and the local arrest records), Columbia County court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Columbia County police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Right-to-Know Law requires), Columbia County traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Columbia County DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Columbia County divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Columbia County property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Columbia County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Columbia County?
Use the jail or inmate page SearchSystems verified for Columbia County at columbiacountyso.policetocitizen.com. Rosters usually show the people in custody now; after release, the case continues in the court records.
Where do I look up a court case in Columbia County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for Columbia County is at clerkofcourtcolumbia.com/court-case-info. A case number finds a case fastest; a name search returns every case with that name.
Who records deeds in Columbia County?
The Recorder of Deeds, at columbiapa.org/registerrecorder/index.php. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Columbia County are filed there.
How do I get a birth or death certificate for Columbia County?
From the Pennsylvania state vital records office at pa.gov, which issues certified copies for every event in the state.
How do I request a public record from Columbia County?
Through the records request page at columbiapa.org/registerrecorder/online.php. A record that is not covered there is requested from the office that holds it.