Columbus Residents Directory Is Not a Custodian. We run a private reference service. We cannot obtain a record, certify a copy, verify a current household, or remove information from an official roll. Direct each request to the office that holds the record. For an emergency, call 911. Report stalking or harassment to local police.
Finding the Right Columbus Record
These are the quickest routes for common Columbus records questions:
- An owner or address trail: use the Columbus street directory
- Historic directory volumes and past households: use the Columbus city directory collections
- One-person confirmation: use the Columbus resident lookup sequence
- The office behind a roll: see the Columbus records custodians
- A record absent from a portal: make a focused request under the Ohio Public Records Act, ORC 149.43, to the named custodian
Columbus Building and Zoning Services Records Research: 111 N. Front St., Columbus, OH 43215; 614-645-7433; Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Its public Citizen Access portal searches address and parcel records, while focused records or research requests can be sent to bzsrecords@columbus.gov.
Franklin County Recorder: 373 S. High St., 18th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215; 614-525-3930; Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with recording ending at 3:45 p.m. Use the Official Records Search for recorded instruments, then contact the Recorder for record-specific assistance.