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Find the Right Chester Custodian
Use the page matching the record question, then contact the office that holds the underlying record. A focused request should include an address or identifier, date range, record type, and relevant department.
- Address, parcel, and recorded documents: start with the Chester street directory.
- Historical directories and past households: use the Chester city directory collections.
- A known name and verification question: use the Chester resident lookup.
- Administrative records not online: use the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law route with the appropriate custodian.
Chester City Clerk / Open Records
City Hall, 1 E. Fourth Street
Chester, PA 19013
610-447-7795
Published City Hall hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Delaware County Recorder of Deeds
Government Center, Room 108
201 W. Front Street, Media, PA 19063
610-891-4152
Office 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; recording 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Register of Wills / Orphans' Court
201 W. Front Street
Media, PA 19063
610-891-4400
Published hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.