Access Lexington Phone Directory

The Lexington phone directory lists contacts for town departments, public safety offices, schools, and other local agencies. Lexington is a town of about 34,000 in Middlesex County, located northwest of Boston. Town hall houses over a dozen departments including the town clerk, assessor, building department, and public health. This page has the phone numbers and office details you need to reach Lexington government offices, courts, and public records sources. The data comes from the town's official site and state records.

Lexington Town Hall Phone Numbers

Lexington Town Hall is the hub for town government. The building at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue holds the Town Manager, the Board of Selectmen, and more than a dozen departments. If you need to reach a town office, this is where to start.

The town clerk handles vital records, voter registration, licensing, elections, and public records requests. Call (781) 698-4558 for the clerk's office. If you need a birth certificate, marriage license, or copy of meeting minutes, this is the office to call. The Lexington town website has a full staff directory with direct numbers and emails for every department in the building.

Lexington runs a Town Meeting form of government. The Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager oversee daily operations. Departments in the building include the assessor, the building department, conservation, economic development, finance, IT, planning, public health, and the tax collector. Each has its own phone line listed on the town site. Tuesday hours run late until 7:00 PM, which helps if you work during the day. Friday the office closes early at 1:00 PM.

Lexington Department Contact Numbers

Lexington has a full set of town departments with dedicated phone lines. The list below covers the offices residents contact most. These are main department numbers. For individual staff, call the department and ask to be put through, or check the town staff directory online.

The Lexington Police Department is at 1575 Massachusetts Avenue. For emergencies, dial 911. The non-emergency line is (781) 862-1212. The department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for non-emergency calls. Use this number for general questions, to report something that does not need an immediate response, or to ask about records. The department has several divisions including patrol, detectives, traffic, and community services.

The Lexington Fire Department is at 45 Bedford Street. For non-emergency calls, use (781) 698-4700. Hours for administrative matters are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The department handles fire suppression, emergency medical response, hazmat calls, and fire prevention inspections. If you are buying or selling a home in Lexington, you will need a smoke and carbon monoxide alarm inspection from the fire department.

The Department of Public Works handles roads, water, sewer, stormwater, and solid waste. Call (781) 274-8300 to reach DPW. They also run a snow information line at (781) 274-8381 and a street light outage line at (781) 274-8388. Trash and recycling schedules are posted on the town website each year. For water main breaks or sewer emergencies outside business hours, the police dispatch can get you connected to the on-call DPW crew.

Lexington also runs senior services, transportation services, the public library system, and parks and recreation. Each has its own phone number on the town website. The school district has a separate administration office with its own contact list.

Note: Lexington town office hours vary by day, with Tuesday running late and Friday closing early, so plan calls around that schedule.

The Massachusetts court dockets search tool lets you look up cases filed in courts that serve Lexington. Below is a look at the search portal.

From this portal you can find hearing dates, docket entries, and case status for matters filed in Middlesex County courts without having to call the clerk's office.

How to Find Lexington Phone Numbers

How you track down a phone number in Lexington depends on who you want to reach. Government contacts are easy because they are posted publicly. Business and personal numbers take more steps.

For Lexington town departments, the official website at lexingtonma.gov has a searchable staff directory. You can look up any department or person and get their direct phone number, email, and office location. If you prefer to call, dial (781) 862-0500 and ask the operator to connect you to the right office. This works for any town department.

For court phone numbers, Lexington falls under the Middlesex Probate and Family Court South in Woburn. Call (781) 865-4000 for that court. Lexington is one of the 18 communities served by the Woburn location. For district court matters, the Cambridge District Court at 4040 Mystic Valley Parkway in Medford handles Lexington cases. The clerk's phone there is (781) 306-2715. You can also search court records online through the Massachusetts court search portal.

For business phone lookups, the Lexington town clerk keeps licensing records. The state Corporations Division search tool covers all registered businesses in Massachusetts. For residential phone numbers, the state does not maintain any public directory. Property records through the assessor can give you an owner's name and mailing address, but not a phone number. The MassGIS property map can help you identify property owners by parcel.

Lexington Public Records

Lexington public records are available under MGL Chapter 66, the Massachusetts Public Records Law. Any person can submit a request to any town department. You do not need to live in Lexington or give a reason for your request.

Submit a written request to the Records Access Officer for the department that holds the records. Be clear about what you need. The department has 10 business days to respond. Paper copies cost $0.05 per page for black and white. The first two hours of staff search time are free for towns with more than 20,000 people, and Lexington qualifies. After the free period, fees cap at $25 per hour. Electronic records that are already in digital form should come at no charge.

The types of records available in Lexington include meeting minutes, permits, inspection reports, contracts, salary data, and correspondence. Court records are handled separately through the state court system. Vital records like birth, death, and marriage certificates go through the town clerk's office at (781) 698-4558.

Property records for Lexington are held at the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds in Cambridge. Call (617) 679-6300 for the registry. All property records are searchable for free online at masslandrecords.com/middlesexsouth. Deeds, mortgages, liens, and other land documents from 1629 to present are all digitized and available at no cost.

• Written request to the relevant Records Access Officer
• Response within 10 business days
• $0.05 per page for paper copies
• Vital records through the town clerk at (781) 698-4558
• Property records free at masslandrecords.com

Middlesex County Phone Directory

Lexington is part of Middlesex County, the most populous county in Massachusetts with roughly 1.6 million residents. County offices that serve Lexington include the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds in Cambridge, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office, and the Sheriff's Department. The Middlesex Probate and Family Court South in Woburn also covers Lexington. For all county-level contacts and phone numbers, visit the Middlesex County directory.

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