Vital Statistics offices are open from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Wednesdays in Pompano Beach.
Birth Certificates
Florida Department of Health in Broward County
Contact- Post.CHD06@flhealth.gov
- 954-467-4700
DOH-Broward
The Florida Department of Health in Broward County’s Vital Statistics Offices are committed to providing the highest quality and most expeditious service possible in the provision of birth records. There are four ways to obtain birth certificates:
Apply in Person
Three convenient locations, from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Wednesdays in Pompano BeachApply by Mail
Please include:
- Signed application
- Birth Certificate Application
- A copy of one of the following valid identifications
- Driver's License
- Passport
- Military ID
- State ID
- Your daytime telephone number
- Your payment
- A self-addressed stamp envelope (for regular processing service)
Mailing Address:
Florida Department of Health in Broward County
Attention: Vital Statistics
780 SW 24 St.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
Apply by Phone
Please call 866-830-1906 to reach the Vital Statistics Office.
You will need the following to process your order:
- A copy of one of the following valid identifications
- Driver's License
- Passport
- Military ID
- State ID
- Your daytime telephone number
- Credit card payment
- American Express
- Discover Card
- Master Card
- Visa
Apply by Internet
VitalChek is a third party company that will process your credit card information only over the Internet or phone. Vitalchek charges a handling fee which is included in the additional fees. Fee is nonrefundable.
Call Vitalchek at 866-830-1906 or visit VitalChek.com.
The Florida Department of Health in Broward County Vital Statistics Office does not handle Marriage Licenses, Divorce Decrees, Probate, Wills, or Social Security.
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