Washington State Vital Records Office
Dept. of Health/Center for Health Statistics
P.O. Box 9709
Olympia, WA 98507-9709
Phone: 360-753-5936

Make check or money order payable to Department of Health.

Washington Birth Index

Washington does have a birth index. There is one in Spokane and there is also one in Tacoma. (There may be one in Seattle, but not certain.) The one in Tacoma is at the Tacoma Public Library (the main branch) in the genealogy room. Go to the Northwest Room and get on the microfilm. You can ask the reference guy where it is and how to use it and it's totally free. If you find a section that you want, you can copy it off. Once you have found the person you are looking for, you copy a specific number off of it and then put in a request to Washington State Vital Records Office

Available Records from Washington Dept. of Vital Records

State office has had birth and death records since July 1907. For King, Pierce and Spokane counties, copies may also be obtained from county health departments. Fees vary. County Auditor of county of birth has registered births prior to July 1907.
State office has had divorce records since January 1968. If the records are not available from the State office, they should be available from the County Clerk in the county where the divorce was granted. Fees vary.
State office has had marriage records since January 1968. If the records are not available from the State office, they should be available for $2.00 from the County Auditor in the county where the license was issued. Fees vary.
In Washington, a birth parent can request a photocopy of an original birth certificate. The cost is $15.00.

To order the birth certificate, the State requires a letter stating that you are the birthparent along with the following information: Name of child at birth if name given, Date of birth, City/County of Birth, Fathers full name if named, Mothers full name at time of birth, Current address.

Send to:
Attn: Marjorie
Department of Health, DSHS,
PO Box 9709
Olympia, WA 98507-9709

KING COUNTY (includes Seattle)

King County Courthouse
516 3rd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Information for King County Government (Voice & TTY): (206) 296-0100
Outside local calling area (toll-free): 1-800-325-6165
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday

Washington State Vital Records Office