Access Spokane Valley Death Records

Spokane Valley death records are handled through the Spokane Regional Health District, which serves all of Spokane County including Spokane Valley. If you need to find a death record or order a certified death certificate for a Spokane Valley resident, the health district office in Spokane is where you go. Records go back to 1907 for Spokane County deaths. The Spokane Valley City Clerk handles city administrative records, but vital records like death certificates are processed through the county health district, not the city office.

Spokane Valley Death Records Office

Spokane Valley is a city in Spokane County. Death records for Spokane Valley residents are held by the Spokane Regional Health District, the same agency that covers Spokane and all other Spokane County communities. The health district office is at 1101 W. College Ave., Spokane, WA 99201, just a short drive from Spokane Valley.

The health district issues certified copies of death certificates for Spokane County deaths. Their records cover deaths from 1907 to the present. They also issue certificates for all Washington State deaths filed electronically, so if you need a death certificate from another county in some cases they may be able to help. Call (509) 324-1601 or (509) 324-1524 before visiting to confirm what you need to bring. Walk-in hours end at 4:15 PM on weekdays and 12:15 PM on Fridays, so plan your visit accordingly.

For city administrative records like public records requests, zoning documents, or city council filings, contact the Spokane Valley City Clerk at spokanevalley.org. The city clerk does not process vital records. Death certificates require the health district.

Spokane Valley City Records Portal

The screenshot below shows the Spokane Valley City Clerk page, which handles public records requests for city administrative documents. Vital records like death certificates are processed through the Spokane Regional Health District, not through this city portal.

Spokane Valley residents can use the city's public records portal for city administrative records, but death certificate requests must go to the Spokane Regional Health District in Spokane.

Ordering Spokane Valley Death Certificates

There are three ways to get a Spokane Valley death certificate. You can go in person to the Spokane Regional Health District, send a mail request, or order online through VitalChek. In-person visits at the Spokane office are the fastest option when you need the record the same day.

Mail requests go to Spokane Regional Health District, 1101 W. College Ave., Spokane, WA 99201. Include a completed request form, a photocopy of your government-issued photo ID, documentation showing your relationship to the deceased, and a check or money order for $25 per certificate. Do not send cash or original documents. Processing time for mail orders varies, so allow at least a few weeks. Make the check payable to Spokane Regional Health District.

Online orders go through VitalChek. VitalChek is Washington State's only approved third-party vendor for vital records. Online processing typically takes 3 to 7 business days. The base fee is $25, plus VitalChek's service charge and any shipping fees you select. You can begin an online order through the health district's website at srhd.org.

To qualify for a certified death certificate, you must be a qualifying family member, legal representative, or have a documented legal need. Qualifying relationships under Washington State law include spouse or domestic partner, child, parent, stepparent, stepchild, sibling, grandparent, great-grandparent, grandchild, and others listed under RCW Chapter 70.58A. If you do not qualify, you can still request an informational copy, which anyone can get and which carries the same information but cannot be used for legal purposes.

Note: All fees are nonrefundable. This applies even if no matching record is found in the database.

Historical Spokane Valley Death Records

Spokane Valley was incorporated as a city in 2003, but death records for the area go back much further since it was part of Spokane County before incorporation. The Washington State Digital Archives offers free public access to historical Spokane County death records including the Spokane County Auditor Death Register from 1891 to 1907 and death returns from 1888 to 1907. Search these at digitalarchives.wa.gov with no registration required.

FamilySearch provides free access to Washington death certificates from 1907 to 1960 and the state death index through 2020. Their database includes Spokane County records going back to the early 1900s. You can search by name, year, and county at familysearch.org.

The Spokane Public Library's Northwest Room at 906 W. Main, Spokane, phone 509-444-5336, holds local historical collections that include obituaries and other death-related records. Their genealogy volunteers are available Tuesdays from 10 AM to 5 PM at spokanelibrary.org. This is a good resource when you are looking for context beyond what is in official certificates, especially for older Spokane Valley deaths.

Spokane County Death Records

Spokane Valley is in Spokane County. All death records for this city are maintained through the Spokane Regional Health District, which serves the entire county. Visit the Spokane County page for more on county-level resources and additional historical records.

View Spokane County Death Records

Nearby Cities

These cities are near Spokane Valley. Spokane shares the same health district for death records.