National Archives and Records Administration

This article originally appeared in "Appendix G: The National Archives and Records Administration and Its Regional Archives System" in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy

For more information on all the National Archives and Records Administrations locations visit the main archive locations page at the NARA website.

NARA Washington D.C.'area locations:

National Archives and Records Administration

700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20408-0001

National Archives at College Park

8601 Adelphi Rd.

College Park, MD 20740-6001

The Washington National Records Center (WNRC) in Suitland, Maryland

4205 Suitland Rd.

Suitland, MD 20746-8001

Office of the Federal Register (OFR)

800 North Capitol St. NW

Suite 700

Washington, DC 20001

NARA Regional Archives System

The regional archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) listed below receive the permanently valuable, noncurrent records of federal courts and agencies in the areas they serve (except for the Pittsfield region). All regional archives have extensive holdings of National Archives microfilm publications. For additional information regarding the full holdings and unique collections within each archive division, contact the state you are researching.

National Archives'Northeast Region (Boston)

380 Trapelo Rd.

Waltham, MA 02452-6399

Phone: (781) 663-0130

http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston

Covers Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

National Archives'Northeast Region (Pittsfield)

10 Conte Dr.

Pittsfield, MA 01201-8230

Phone: (413) 236-3600

http://www.archives.gov/northeast/pittsfield

Has no original records'only microfilmed records relating to genealogy

National Archives'Northeast Region (New York City)

201 Varick St.

New York, NY 10014-4811

Phone: 1 (866) 840-1752

http://www.archives.gov/northeast/nyc

Covers New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

National Archives'Mid-Atlantic Region (Center City, Philadelphia)

900 Market St., Room 1350

Philadelphia, PA 19107-4292

Phone: (215) 606-0100

http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic

Covers Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia

National Archives'Southeast Region

5780 Jonesboro Rd.

Morrow, GA 30260

Phone: (770) 968-2100

http://www.archives.gov/southeast

Covers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee

National Archives'Great Lakes Region (Chicago)

7358 S. Pulaski Rd.

Chicago, IL 60629-5898

Phone: (773) 948-9001

http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/chicago

Covers Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin

National Archives'Great Lakes Region (Dayton, OH)

3150 Springboro Rd.

Dayton, OH 45439-1883

Phone: (937) 425-0629

http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/dayton

Covers Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin

National Archives'Central Plains Region (Kansas City)

2312 E. Bannister Rd.

Kansas City, MO 64131-3011

Phone: (816) 268-8000

http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city

Covers Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

National Archives'Central Plains Region (Lee's Summit, MO)

200 Space Center Dr.

Lee's Summit, MO 64064-1182

Phone: (816) 268-8100

http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/lees-summit

Covers Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

National Archives'Southwest Region

501 W. Felix St.

P.O. Box 6216

Fort Worth, TX 76115-0216

Phone: (817) 334-5525

http://www.archives.gov/southwest

Covers Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

National Archives'Rocky Mountain Region

Building 48, Denver Federal Center

P.O. Box 25307

Denver, CO 80225-0307

Phone: (303) 407-5740

http://www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain

Covers Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming

National Archives'Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel)

24000 Avila Rd.

P.O. Box 6719

Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-6719

Phone: (949) 360-2641

http://www.archives.gov/pacific/laguna

Covers Arizona, southern California, and Clark County, Nevada

National Archives'Pacific Region (San Francisco)

1000 Commodore Dr.

San Bruno, CA 94066-2350

Phone: (415) 876-9015

http://www.archives.gov/pacific/san-francisco

Covers California (except southern California), Hawaii, Nevada (except Clark County), American Samoa, and Guam

National Archives'Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle)

6125 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle, WA 98115-7999

Phone: (206) 336-5115

http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seatles

Covers Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

National Archives'Pacific Alaska Region (Anchorage)

654 W. 3rd Ave.

Anchorage, AL 99501-2145

Phone: (907) 261-7820

http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/anchorage

Covers Alaska