Herndon Phone Directory Access
The Herndon phone directory is the fastest way to find a town office, police line, or staff contact in Herndon, Virginia. Most Herndon numbers and email addresses live on the Herndon public records and FOIA page. You can search the Herndon phone directory by department, by name, or by service. This page pulls together every line you might need so you do not have to dig. Look up a contact, place a call, or send an email in just a few clicks.
Herndon Phone Directory Overview
Where to Search the Herndon Phone Directory
The first stop for any Herndon phone directory search is the town's own staff page at Herndon public records and FOIA page. The town keeps it fresh. Names, lines, and emails sit in one spot. You can call the right desk on the first try. The main town number is 703-435-6800, and the front office sits at 777 Lynn Street, Herndon, VA 20170. From there, staff can route your call.
If you need a Herndon phone directory contact for police, parks, or public works, the same town site has each office on its own page. Most pages list a chief, a fax line, and an email. Some have a contact form too. The town updates these as staff change. That makes the Herndon phone directory more useful than a third-party list.
Note: For the most current Herndon phone directory, always check the town's own page before you call.
Key Herndon Phone Directory Lines
Most folks need just a few core lines in the Herndon phone directory. The list below covers the ones you will use most. Each one comes from the town's own staff page.
- Herndon Municipal Center: 703-435-6800 Information@herndon-va.gov
- Police non-emergency: 703-435-6846
- Police FOIA Specialist: 703-435-6891 herndonpd.foia@herndon-va.gov
- Town Council: 703-435-6800
If your call is for an emergency, dial 911. The lines above are for non-emergency questions, records, forms, and routine help. The Herndon phone directory does not list home or cell numbers for staff. You reach them at the office line.
Herndon Phone Directory Screenshots
The team at Virginia FOIA statute Section 2.2-3700 keeps an updated set of Herndon phone directory contacts on its page. Take a look at the layout below.
Use the page above to call the right office in Herndon or to send a quick note by email.
The team at Virginia FOIA records request rules keeps an updated set of Herndon phone directory contacts on its page. Take a look at the layout below.
Use the page above to call the right office in Herndon or to send a quick note by email.
The team at Virginia General District Court Online Case Information System keeps an updated set of Herndon phone directory contacts on its page. Take a look at the layout below.
Use the page above to call the right office in Herndon or to send a quick note by email.
Herndon County Records and Phone Directory
For records held at the county level, head to the Fairfax County phone directory page. Herndon sits inside Fairfax County, so the county clerk and circuit court hold many of the bigger files. The Herndon phone directory does not always cover what the county handles. For deeds, marriage licenses, court cases, and big land records, you go to the county. For town parks, town police, and town utilities, you stay with the Herndon phone directory.
The Virginia court system runs a free case lookup at eapps.courts.state.va.us/gdcourts/. You can search General District Court files there. The state portal at vacourts.gov covers more case types. Both work alongside the Herndon phone directory when you need a court contact.
FOIA Requests Through the Herndon Phone Directory
Virginia opens most public records under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, codified at Va. Code § 2.2-3700. The law sets the rules for how a town like Herndon must reply. The custodian can ask you for your name and a legal address, per § 2.2-3704. Staff have five working days to respond.
To file a FOIA request through the Herndon phone directory, call the town clerk at 703-435-6800 or use the email on the town site. You can ask for records by mail, fax, email, in person, or by phone. The town does not need a written request, but a written one helps lock in the details. Keep your request narrow. List the records by date, by office, or by topic.
If staff need more time, the law gives them seven extra days under § 2.2-3704.2. Cost rules sit in § 2.2-3714. The town can charge for staff time, copies, and search costs. Most small Herndon requests come back free or for a few dollars. If your job will run more than $200, the town can ask for a deposit first.
Some records get held back. Personnel files, attorney work, and active police files often fall under § 2.2-3705.1. The Herndon phone directory does not list private staff data for that reason. If you think a request was wrong, you can call the Virginia FOIA Council at foiacouncil.dls.virginia.gov for a free advisory opinion.
Other Ways to Use the Herndon Phone Directory
Beyond the town site, several other tools help you fill in the Herndon phone directory. The Virginia Department of Health runs a vital records portal at vdh.virginia.gov. That covers birth, death, marriage, and divorce. Each one comes with its own contact line. None of those lines sit in the town hall, so you call VDH instead.
Voter info is at vote.elections.virginia.gov. The general registrar in Fairfax County runs voting in Herndon. The state runs the lookup. You can check your status, find your polling place, and get the local registrar phone with one search. That fills out the Herndon phone directory for civic life.
For sex offender data, the Virginia State Police keep a public list under § 9.1-902. Criminal history checks fall under § 19.2-390.1. None of that sits in the Herndon phone directory itself, but the lines route through state offices that you can call from the same town hall page.
How to Use the Herndon Phone Directory
Pick a need first. Then match it to a department. The Herndon phone directory groups lines by office, not by topic. So if you want a parking ticket waived, you call finance, not police. If you want a noise complaint heard, you call police, not town hall. A bit of guess work helps. When in doubt, call the main town line at 703-435-6800 and ask staff to route you.
Most calls in Herndon get answered the same day. Email may be slower. Some offices reply within one work day. Others take three. The town staff page often lists hours next to each line. Check the hours first. Many small offices close at lunch.
If you need a record copy, ask for it by name. The clerk can quote a fee. Plain paper copies usually run a quarter each. Some files come free if they take less than ten dollars in staff time. The Herndon phone directory page can confirm the latest rates.
State Laws Behind the Herndon Phone Directory
Virginia treats most public records as open. Under Va. Code § 2.2-3700, every record held by a public body is presumed open. A town can only hold one back if a clear law says so. That keeps the Herndon phone directory honest. Staff cannot refuse a basic request without a real legal reason.
Health records have their own rules. Under § 32.1-271, vital records like birth and death stay closed for set periods. A 50-year wait covers death records. A 100-year wait covers birth records. Marriage and divorce open after 25 years. The Herndon phone directory points you to VDH for any of those.
The cost rules under § 2.2-3704 and § 2.2-3707 matter for any meeting record. The law also covers open meetings. Town councils in Herndon post agendas and minutes online. Those filings tie back into the Herndon phone directory because the clerk listed there is the one who posts them.
More Herndon Phone Directory Resources
Below are extra pages tied to the Herndon phone directory. Each one comes from the official town site or from a state body that serves Herndon.
Nearby Cities Phone Directory
If you cannot find what you need in Herndon, check a nearby city. These towns and cities sit close by and have their own phone directory pages.