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Oregon Vital Records and Certificates: Location and Contact Information

Oregon Vital Records Office Location and Office Counter Hours

Entrance to the Portland State Office Building 

The public entrance to the building is located on Oregon Street between 7th and 9th Avenues. The Oregon Vital Records check in desk is located immediately to the right of the public entrance. 
Paid parking is available along the street and in the surface level lot of the PSOB parking lot that is attached to the building. Accessible parking is available in the surface level lot.


Street Address:
Center for Health Statistics
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 205
Portland, OR 97232

Vital Records Appointment and Walk-in Hours:
Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

(The office is closed on all Government Holidays)

Mailing Address:
Center for Health Statistics
P.O. Box 14050
Portland, OR 97293-0050

Vital Records Hours: 

Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Fax: 971-673-1203
TTY: 771
To speak with an operator call 971-673-1190 Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Due to the large number of calls, you may be on hold for an extended amount of time. Operators will not be available to answer your call after 4:30 p.m.
Internet and Phone Orders:

The State of Oregon is partnered with VitalChek for secure online and telephone ordering of government-issued vital records.
Call 1-888-896-4988 to place orders by telephone - orders are taken by VitalChek 24 -hours a day, everyday.

NOTE: For vital record events that did not occur in Oregon, call the state or county vital records office where the event occurred. Visit the CDC Index of State Vital Records Offices.

CHS Unit Contact Information


Amendments Unit

Email: CHS.Amendments@oha.oregon.gov
Website: Vital Records Amendments
Fax: 971-673-1201
If you have questions that cannot be answered by using this site, please email CHS.Amendments@oha.oregon.gov or call 971-673-1147.
Please provide:
  • Your name
  • Telephone number
  • Email address
  • Name currently on the record
  • Date of the event
  • Amendment type 
  • Order number, if there is one assigned
An amendment specialist will return your message in the order it was received. 




Legal changes to:

Delayed registration of records:
  • Birth
  • Death
  • Marriage (Contact Registration Unit)
  • Divorce (Contact Registration Unit)

Home birth packets (unassisted)


Certification Unit

Email: CHS.VitalRecords@oha.oregon.gov
Fax: 971-673-1203
Call: 971-673-1190 General Information
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Due to the large number of calls, you may be on hold for an extended amount of time. Operators will not be available to answer your call after 4:30 p.m.



Ordering vital records (birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates)

General information about Oregon Vital Records 





Registration Unit

Email: CHS.Registration@oha.oregon.gov
Fax: 971-673-1201
Call: 971-673-1190
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Support for completing birth records (for home births)

Support for completing death records for home burials

Social Security card inquiries

Home burial packets


Vital Records Statistics Unit

Email: CHS.Statistics@oha.oregon.gov
Website: Vital Records Statistics
NOTE: Center for Health Statistics staff can answer inquiries about Oregon's Death with Dignity Act
Send email to: DWDA.Info@oha.oregon.gov

Dashboards and data regarding vital event records reported in Oregon

Data use agreements

Amending the medical portion of a death record