Quincy Phone Directory

The Quincy phone directory covers all city departments, courts, and public offices in this Norfolk County city of about 101,000 people. Quincy City Hall at 1305 Hancock Street is the main hub for municipal services, and most departments can be reached through the main line at (617) 376-1000. Whether you need the city clerk, assessor, police, or public works, this directory has the direct phone numbers so you can get through fast. The city also keeps a staff directory on its website at quincyma.gov where you can look up any employee by name or department.

Quincy City Hall Phone Numbers

Quincy City Hall sits at 1305 Hancock Street in the heart of downtown. The building houses the mayor's office, city clerk, assessors, treasurer, and many other departments. Mayor Thomas P. Koch runs the city from the second floor. City Hall is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The main switchboard number is (617) 376-1000, and from there you can reach most offices by extension.

The city clerk's office handles vital records, marriage licenses, business certificates, and public records requests. You can reach the clerk at (617) 376-1132. The office is on the second floor of City Hall. If you need a birth, death, or marriage certificate, the clerk is where you go. Public records requests in Quincy follow the Massachusetts Public Records Law under MGL Chapter 66, Section 10. The city must respond within 10 business days. You can submit requests in person, by mail, or through the city website at quincyma.gov.

The assessor's office is on the first floor. Call (617) 376-1170 for general questions or (617) 376-1172 for the assessor directly. They handle property valuations, tax exemptions, and abatement applications. You can search Quincy property records online through Vision Government Solutions, which shows assessed values, lot sizes, and building details for every parcel in the city.

Quincy Department Phone Directory

Quincy runs more than 40 departments and offices across several buildings. The Department of Public Works is at 55 Sea Street and handles roads, water, sewer, and trash collection. Call (617) 376-1959 to reach the DPW main office. For water and sewer billing questions, the number is (617) 376-1910. Snow removal and street repair complaints also go through the DPW line.

The Quincy Police Department is at 1 Sea Street. For non-emergency calls, dial (617) 479-1212. Always call 911 for emergencies. The police records division can help with accident reports, incident reports, and background checks. The Quincy Fire Department headquarters is at 40 Quincy Avenue, and the main number is (617) 376-1015. Quincy has eight fire stations spread across the city. For fire prevention, permits, or inspection questions, call the headquarters line.

Other key numbers in Quincy include:

• Mayor's Office: (617) 376-1990
• Treasurer/Collector: (617) 376-1145
• Health Department: (617) 376-1272
• Parks and Recreation: (617) 376-1254
• Building Department: (617) 376-1220
• Veterans Services: (617) 376-1193

The Thomas Crane Public Library main branch is at 40 Washington Street, and you can call (617) 376-1301 for hours and programs. Quincy also has branch libraries in North Quincy and Wollaston. The school department runs its own phone system from the administrative offices on Coddington Street.

Note: Many Quincy department numbers start with (617) 376; if you know the last four digits, you can often dial the main line and enter the extension.

Quincy District Court Phone Directory

The Quincy District Court is at 1 Dennis F. Ryan Parkway in Quincy. The main phone number is (617) 471-1650 and the fax is (617) 472-1924. Court hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. This court serves Quincy along with Braintree, Cohasset, Holbrook, Milton, Randolph, and Weymouth. It handles criminal cases, civil matters, housing disputes, and small claims for all those communities.

Quincy also has a Juvenile Court session at the same address. That number is (617) 376-7505. The juvenile session covers cases for minors in the same seven communities that the district court serves. If you need the Norfolk County Superior Court, that is in Dedham at 650 High Street. Call (781) 326-1600 for the clerk's office there. The MassCourts system lets you search case records online for free. You can look up cases by name or case number from any Norfolk County court.

The Norfolk Probate and Family Court is in Canton at 35 Shawmut Road. Phone is (781) 830-1200. This court handles divorces, estates, guardianships, and name changes for all 28 Norfolk County communities, including Quincy. You can reach the Register of Probate by email at norfolkprobate@jud.state.ma.us. For electronic filing, Quincy residents can use eFileMA.com to submit court papers online.

How to Search the Quincy Phone Directory

The fastest way to find a Quincy government phone number is the city's online staff directory. Go to quincyma.gov/staff_directory and search by name or department. Each listing shows the person's title, phone number, and email. This is the most current source for city employee contacts.

For residential phone lookups in Quincy, Massachusetts does not maintain a public phone book for private residents. White pages services and people-search websites are the main tools for that. Property records through the assessor may show an owner's name and address but will not have phone numbers. The Quincy assessor database at Vision Government Solutions can help you find out who owns a property, but it stops there.

If you are looking for a business phone number, the city clerk's office may have contact details for licensed businesses. The Massachusetts Secretary of State runs a business entity search that shows registered agent information and business addresses for any company registered in the state. That can sometimes lead you to a phone number. State professional license boards also keep contact info for licensed individuals, which is another way to track down a business number.

Note: The city staff directory is updated regularly, but always call to confirm a number before relying on it for time-sensitive matters.

Quincy Public Records Access

Quincy follows the Massachusetts Public Records Law under MGL Chapter 66. Any person can request public records from any city department. You do not need to be a Quincy resident. You do not need to give a reason for your request. The city has 10 business days to respond.

The first four hours of search time are free for municipal requests in cities over 20,000 people. After that, the city can charge up to $25 per hour. Copies cost $0.05 per page for black and white. If the records exist in electronic form, the city should provide them that way at no charge. The city clerk's office at (617) 376-1132 handles most records requests. Some departments, like the police, have their own records request process.

For land and property records, the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds at 649 High Street in Dedham keeps all deeds, mortgages, and liens for Quincy. You can search those records online at masslandrecords.com/Norfolk for free. The registry has over 13.1 million documents going back to 1793. You can also sign up for the free Consumer Notification Service at norfolkdeeds.org to get alerts if someone records a document against your name in Norfolk County. That is a useful fraud prevention tool for Quincy property owners.

Norfolk County Phone Directory

Quincy is the largest city in Norfolk County, which has 28 cities and towns total. The county seat is Dedham, where most county offices are based. Norfolk County still runs an active county government, one of only six in Massachusetts that do. The county handles the registry of deeds, the sheriff's office, the superior court, and other services that cover all 28 communities. For a full list of Norfolk County offices and their phone numbers, see the county directory page.

View Norfolk County Phone Directory