Private reference only. Brea Residents Directory is not a government office or records custodian. It cannot retrieve, certify, correct, or remove a record, and it cannot confirm who lives at an address. For an emergency call 911; for stalking or harassment, contact local police.
Looking for a Specific Brea Record?
Route the question to the office that holds the record. The most useful starting points for Brea are:
- Street ownership and address history: use the Brea street directory and the Orange County Assessor, GIS, and Recorder links named there.
- Old volumes and past households: use the Brea city directory collection notes and ask NARA, Brea Library, or Brea Museum to confirm the item.
- One person or one event: use the Brea resident lookup route for court, vital, voter, business, license, and probate sources.
- Municipal files: search the Brea City Clerk Record Library or file a request under the California Public Records Act.
- Current parcel and deed copies: contact the Orange County Assessor or Clerk-Recorder directly; the Recorder requires the index reference before a copy request.
Brea City Clerk
1 Civic Center Circle
Brea, CA 92821
(714) 990-7756
City Clerk duties and contact
CityClerksGroup@cityofbrea.gov
Orange County Clerk-Recorder
601 N. Ross Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 834-2500
Recorder services
Copy requests by mail or counter
Orange County Assessor
500 S. Main Street, 2nd floor
Orange, CA
(714) 834-2727
Property information
Monday-Friday, 8-5
Brea Building and Safety
Third-floor counter
Brea Civic Center
(714) 990-7600
Permit center
Counter 8-5 Monday-Thursday and alternate Fridays
For a city CPRA request, identify the department, describe the record and date range, choose inspection or copies, and provide delivery details. The city's form states a ten-day determination period, while production may take longer. Police and fire requests use separate channels.