This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. Seaside Residents Directory is a private reference site. We cannot retrieve records, certify copies, confirm who lives at an address, or change a roll or database. Send those requests to the office that keeps the record. For emergencies, dial 911. If you believe you are being stalked or harassed, contact local police.
Need a Specific Record?
For the records most often sought in Seaside, start with the route that matches the question:
- Who owns or lives along a street: use the Seaside street directory address workflow
- Older volumes and past households: review the Seaside directory book collections
- One person to verify: follow the Seaside resident lookup guide
- The custodians behind the records: open the Seaside resident records offices guide
- A record that is not online: make a focused request under the California Public Records Act to the office that holds it
Seaside City Clerk public-records contact: The Seaside City Clerk is the custodian for city records. Write to Seaside City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 440 Harcourt Avenue, Seaside CA 93955. Questions go to 831-899-6707; the City Hall general line is 831-899-6700, and the fax is 831-718-8594.
Requests may use the NextRequest and public-records page, the city online form, the fillable PDF, an in-person visit, U.S. mail, or fax. Inspection is free. Published copies cost $0.10 per page or $5 per CD/DVD, with mailing costs paid by the requester. Call ahead for a viewing appointment. Routine requests generally involve a record one department can produce; comprehensive requests can span departments, off-site material, extensive copying, research, or City Attorney exemption review. Personnel records, current litigation material, and current real-estate-negotiation records are listed exemptions.
For land and recorded documents, contact the Monterey County Recorder at 168 W. Alisal Street, First Floor, Salinas. County court indexes and copies belong to the Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, not the City Clerk. Marriage licenses, fictitious business names, and other clerk filings belong with the Monterey County Clerk.
For city forms and business routes, use the Seaside forms and documents index, the Seaside business-license page, or the start-a-business workflow. These links point to municipal processes; they do not create a private resident directory.