Birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage certificates are maintained by the Vital Statistics Office in the municipality where the event occurred or the documents were filed. Phone numbers for municipal vital records are listed below.

• Belleville  (973) 450-3400
• Bloomfield  (973) 680-4029
• Caldwell  (973) 403-4623
• Cedar Grove  (973) 239-1410 x 240
• East Orange  (973) 266-5451 and 266-5450
• Essex Fells (973) 226-3400
• Fairfield  (973) 882-2728
• Glen Ridge  (973) 748-8400 x 221
• Irvington  (973) 399-6644
• Livingston  (973) 535-7961
• Maplewood  (973) 762-8120 x 4600
• Millburn  (973) 564-7087
• Montclair  (973) 509-4970
• Newark  (973) 733-6510
• North Caldwell  (973) 228-6410 ext 100
• Nutley  (973) 284- 4976
• Orange  (973) 952-6086
• Roseland  (973)403-6020
• South Orange  (973) 378- 7715 ext 7725 and ext 7726
• Verona  (973) 857-4800
• West Caldwell  (973) 226-2303
• West Orange  (973) 325-4120