Billerica Residents Directory
Billerica is a town of more than 43,000 people in Middlesex County, and its residents directory pulls from several public offices that track who lives there. The Billerica Town Clerk serves as the main point of contact for vital records and the annual census, while the police and fire departments each act as separate registrars of voters. If you need to search for a resident, check an address, or get a birth or death certificate, Billerica has a few paths to get there. Most searches start at Town Hall on Boston Road, where the clerk keeps records that span decades of town history.
Billerica Overview
Billerica Town Clerk Records
The Billerica Town Clerk runs out of Town Hall at 365 Boston Road. Donna McCoy serves as the clerk and as one of the town's Records Access Officers. The office handles birth, death, and marriage certificates for events that took place in Billerica. Fees follow the standard Massachusetts rate, which is $10 for the first copy and a reduced rate for each extra copy made at the same time. You can call 978-671-0924 to ask about a specific record before you go in.
Birth records are on file for anyone born in Billerica or whose parents listed Billerica as their home at the time of the birth. Death records cover anyone who died within town lines. Marriage records are filed in the city or town where the couple filed their notice of intent. If a couple filed in Billerica, the marriage record stays there. All of these records tie names to dates and addresses, so they form a key part of the Billerica residents directory for anyone trying to trace a person or verify where they lived at a given point in time.
| Office | Billerica Town Clerk |
|---|---|
| Address | 365 Boston Rd Billerica, MA 01821 |
| Phone | 978-671-0924 |
| RAO | Donna McCoy |
Note: Billerica does not offer passport services through the Town Clerk, so plan to use a post office or other acceptance facility for that.
Billerica Residents Directory Sources
One thing that sets Billerica apart from many towns is that it has more than one Records Access Officer. The Town Clerk is the primary RAO, but the police department and fire department each have their own designated officers as well. This means that records held by those departments go through their own access process. If you need police reports, incident logs, or fire inspection records, you would contact those departments directly rather than going through the clerk's office.
Under M.G.L. c.66 §10, all public records requests in Billerica must get a response within 10 business days. The law applies to all town departments. Fees are capped at $0.05 per page for black and white copies, and the first two hours of search time are free. If a request needs more than two hours of staff work, the town can charge up to $25 per hour after that. Most routine requests for the Billerica residents directory cost little or nothing at all.
The town's main website links to each department. From there you can find contact info for the police records division and the fire department's public records officer. Each department posts its own hours and procedures, so check before you show up in person.
Annual Census in Billerica
Every year, Billerica conducts a local census as required by M.G.L. c.51 §4. The census counts all residents as of January 1. The town then compiles a street list from this data. Under M.G.L. c.51 §6, the street list is a public record that shows names and addresses for every person age 17 and up. It is one of the most direct tools in the Billerica residents directory because it tells you exactly who is registered at each address in town.
You can get a copy of the street list from the Town Clerk. The cost varies by year but typically runs between $15 and $30. The list is sorted by street, so if you know an address but not a name, you can look it up that way. If you know a name but not an address, you can scan through the list or ask the clerk to check for you. The census data also feeds into voter rolls, jury lists, and other state records.
Jury lists are another public source. Under M.G.L. c.234A §15, the list of prospective jurors drawn from Billerica is a public record. These lists come from the annual census and include names and addresses of town residents. They overlap with the street list in many ways, but they can serve as a second confirmation when you are trying to verify someone's presence in Billerica.
Billerica Clerk Office Resources
The Billerica Town Clerk page lists all services available through the office, including vital records, dog licenses, business certificates, and voter registration.
The clerk's page is a solid starting point for any Billerica residents directory search. From there you can find forms, fee schedules, and contact details for the office. The page also links to other town departments that hold public records, so it works as a hub for broader searches across Billerica.
Middlesex County Records
Billerica sits in the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds district. Property records for the town are filed with that registry, which you can search through the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds online portal. Deeds, mortgages, liens, and other land records are all available. These records tie names to physical addresses in Billerica, which makes them useful for residents directory searches when you need to confirm who owns or has owned a property at a given location.
The county also handles court records through the Middlesex County court system. Civil and criminal filings, probate cases, and family court records all go through county offices. If someone has been involved in a court case in Middlesex County, those records may show their Billerica address. Court records are generally public unless a judge has sealed them, and you can search many of them online through the state trial court system.
Middlesex County Residents Directory
Billerica is one of many towns in Middlesex County. The county page covers property records, court filings, and other county-level sources that add depth to any Billerica residents directory search. Middlesex is the most populous county in the state, so its records cover a huge number of people and properties across dozens of cities and towns.
Nearby Cities
Several cities and towns near Billerica maintain their own residents directory records. If you are searching for someone who may have moved within the area, these pages cover the same types of records and search methods for their own jurisdictions.