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Phone: 206-296-4600
TTY Relay: 711

Toll-free: 800-325-6165

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King County Vital Statistics

Phone: Local: 206-296-4768
Toll-free: 1-800-325-6165, ext. 6-4768

Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday

Physical location (use this address if you are visiting us in person):
908 Jefferson St, 2nd Floor
Seattle, WA
Metered street parking is available in the area as well as the parking garage in the 9th & Jefferson Building (first half hour in the garage is free.)

Mailing address (use this address only if you are mailing us a document. We are not physically located at 325 9th Ave.):
Box 359784
325 Ninth Ave
Seattle, WA 98104-2499

Vital Statistics personnel are available to assist you in English and Spanish. Request forms for birth & death certificates are available in English, Spanish and Russian.

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