Vital Statistics

The Office of Vital Statistics maintains birth and death records for the City of Portsmouth, with records going back as far as 1909.

A copy of a record can be obtained for the following charges:

• $20.00 - Certified copy 

Certified copies must be used for marriage licenses, passports, school registration, driver's license, traveling out of country, social security, state I.D., insurance purposes and court purposes. 

To request a copy of a record, mail the following to Portsmouth City Health Department, 605 Washington Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662: 

• A Money order made payable to the Portsmouth City Health Department;
• Self-addressed stamped envelope (an overnight service can be used if the record is needed quickly);
• Signed request including the full name at birth or full name at death, the birth or death date, parents" name (including mother's maiden name), and a phone number where you can be reached in case of a problem. 

Registrar:
Deputy Registrar:

Melissa Spence

Number of Employees:

2

Telephone:

(740) 355-6819

Fax:

(740) 351-0694

E-mail:

mspence@odh.ohio.gov

Hours:

  8:00am - 4:30pm

Address:

605 Washington St.
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662