Vital Statistics Division

City of Orange
Mailing Address
P. O. Box 520
Orange TX 77631-0520

Vital Statistics (birth and death records) is a function of the Billing and Collection Division. The Vital Statistics Division is located at City Hall, 1st Floor, 803 W. Green Avenue.

The Bureau of Vital Statistics in Austin, Texas, governs the local registrar and sets the minimum requirements for obtaining a certified copy of a birth or death record in the state of Texas. The requirements are as follows:

  1. A written application must be completed by a qualified applicant (as defined by State Law). You may download the application form or call 409.883.1081 to request the form be faxed to you.
  2. A copy of a proper form of identification must be attached to the application. (Example: Driver's License, Social Security Card).
  3. Payment of fee as follows:
    • Birth Certificate: $22.00 each, effective December 1, 2005
    • Death Certificate: $20.00 for 1st Certificate + $3.00 for each additional certificate included in same request, effective December 1, 2005
    PLEASE NOTE: FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE
  4. Fax your completed application to 409.988.7315. Faxed applications must include proper ID and must be accompanied by the following Master Card or Visa account information:
    • Name on the account
    • Account expiration date
    • Credit card account number
    • A call back telephone number, including area code
    All other requests for birth or death certificates may be paid by money order, local personal check, Master Card or Visa. Should you have any questions, please contact our office at 409.883.1081.

Birth Certificates

The fee for a certified birth record is $22.00 per copy. The fee is not refundable. Certified birth records requested before 2:00 p.m. may be obtained the same day after 4:00 p.m. Certified birth records requested after 2:00 p.m. may be obtained the next business day after 4:00 p.m.

The Bureau of Vital Statistics has made electronic access to the Bureau's database available to the City of Orange. This remote system allows the city to print a short form abstract for anyone born in Texas that is in the database. The birth years are 1926 – 1940 and 1942 – present. Some birth records cannot be obtained from the remote site. They include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Birth years not listed above
  • Very recent births (within the last four months)
  • Delayed or probate births (includes adoptions)

Death Certificates

The City of Orange can issue a certified death certificate for individuals who died in the city limits of Orange, Texas, during the years of 1929 through the present. The fee for a certified death record is $20.00 for the first copy and $3.00 for each additional copy of the same certificate ordered at the same time. The fee is not refundable. Certified death records require at least a one-day processing period and may be obtained the next business day after 4:00 p.m. All requests for death certificates may be paid by money order, local personal check, Master Card or Visa.

Louisiana Records

To obtain birth and death records from Louisiana, you may telephone 504.568.5152 or send your written request to 325 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112.