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368 S. Main Street
Akron, Ohio 44311
Open to the public:
- 8:00am to 3:30pm, Monday - Friday

The Vital Records Office is located one block south of the Akron Aeros Stadium on South Main Street between West Exchange Street and Cedar Street. Meter parking is available along South Main Street (back in only), West Exchange Street and Paul Williams Street.

The office currently provides certified copies of birth and death records only for those events which occurred in the City of Akron.

There are currently three ways to obtain a birth or death record.
Please choose the method that best suits your needs:

This is the fastest way to get a record. Same day service is available to walk-in customers at the Akron Health Department Office of Vital Records provided there is no court or other legal action pending or required. By coming into the office and paying by check or cash, the fee per certified copy is $22.00. You may also pay by debit card. If you choose to pay by debit card, the state’s vendor, VitalChek, will charge a processing fee of $2.50 per transaction in addition to the fee of $22.00 for each certified certificate.

You may place an order, accompanied by payment, by mail. Send your information and the check or money order (made payable to the City of Akron) to: Office of Vital Records, 368 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44311. Do NOT send cash. Processing time for the order is estimated to be within 7-10 business days from the day the request is received. However, people are urged to allow sufficient time for delivery once it leaves our office. Mail a check or money order for the fee of $22.00 for each certified certificate. Checks for insufficient amounts will be returned without a completed order. You must also include the following information:

• the name at birth/death
• date of birth/death
• parents names
• place of birth/death
• a daytime phone number
• a self addressed stamped envelope

You may obtain a certified copy of a birth or death certificate using your credit card through VitalChek, a vendor contracted by the Ohio Department of Health. Additional processing and shipping charges will be applied to each order by VitalChek. The charges are issued by VitalChek, not the Akron Health Department. The Certified copy of the certificate is still $22.00. The additional VitalChek charges are listed on their website www.vitalchek.com. All major credit cards are accepted, including American Express®, Discover®, MasterCard® or Visa®. Processing time of these orders is estimated to be within 7-10 business days from the day the request is received by our office from VitalChek. Please note that paying extra charges for expedited shipping does NOT mean that the order gets processed any faster. We process all requests in the order in which they are received by our office, regardless of any expedited shipping charges you choose to pay to VitalChek.

If you have any questions about services offered through the Akron Health Department Office of Vital Records, please call 330-375-2976 Monday - Friday between 8:00am and 3:30pm.