Directory/PA
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records
- Usual fee
- $20 per copy
- How to order
- State or VitalChek
The online vendor is VitalChek, used by many agencies. You pay the state fee plus their convenience and shipping. This desk does not take a cut.
Who may request
Immediate family or a legal representative.
Timing
State office handles most requests. Some city and county health departments issue local deaths (Philadelphia has its own).
Notes from the desk
A Philadelphia death may be a city record. Check before you write to New Castle.
Philadelphia Department of Public Health issues deaths that occurred in the city.
Counties on this desk
County pages exist only after this desk checked an official source. If your county is not listed, use the state office above.