Search Smithfield Phone Directory
The Smithfield phone directory is the fastest way to find a town office, police line, or staff contact in Smithfield, Virginia. Most Smithfield numbers and email addresses live on the Smithfield town departments directory. You can search the Smithfield 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.
Smithfield Phone Directory Overview
Where to Search the Smithfield Phone Directory
The first stop for any Smithfield phone directory search is the town's own staff page at Smithfield town departments directory. 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 757-365-9505, and the front office sits at 911 South Church Street, Smithfield, VA 23430. From there, staff can route your call.
If you need a Smithfield 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 Smithfield phone directory more useful than a third-party list.
Note: For the most current Smithfield phone directory, always check the town's own page before you call.
Key Smithfield Phone Directory Lines
Most folks need just a few core lines in the Smithfield phone directory. The list below covers the ones you will use most. Each one comes from the town's own staff page.
- Town Manager Office: 757-365-9505
- Town Clerk / FOIA: Lesley King
- Smithfield Police: Smithfield PD
- Public Works & Utilities: Town Hall
If your call is for an emergency, dial 911. The lines above are for non-emergency questions, records, forms, and routine help. The Smithfield phone directory does not list home or cell numbers for staff. You reach them at the office line.
Smithfield Phone Directory Screenshots
The team at Smithfield town departments page keeps an updated set of Smithfield phone directory contacts on its page. Take a look at the layout below.
Use the page above to call the right office in Smithfield or to send a quick note by email.
The team at Smithfield town homepage keeps an updated set of Smithfield phone directory contacts on its page. Take a look at the layout below.
Use the page above to call the right office in Smithfield or to send a quick note by email.
The team at Smithfield FOIA page keeps an updated set of Smithfield phone directory contacts on its page. Take a look at the layout below.
Use the page above to call the right office in Smithfield or to send a quick note by email.
Smithfield County Records and Phone Directory
Smithfield is in Isle of Wight County. The county clerk and circuit court hold deeds, court files, and other records that the town does not keep on its own. Call the Isle of Wight County courthouse for help on those. The Smithfield 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 Smithfield 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 Smithfield phone directory when you need a court contact.
FOIA Requests Through the Smithfield 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 Smithfield 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 Smithfield phone directory, call the town clerk at 757-365-9505 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 Smithfield 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 Smithfield 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 Smithfield Phone Directory
Beyond the town site, several other tools help you fill in the Smithfield 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 Isle of Wight County runs voting in Smithfield. 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 Smithfield 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 Smithfield phone directory itself, but the lines route through state offices that you can call from the same town hall page.
How to Use the Smithfield Phone Directory
Pick a need first. Then match it to a department. The Smithfield 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 757-365-9505 and ask staff to route you.
Most calls in Smithfield 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 Smithfield phone directory page can confirm the latest rates.
State Laws Behind the Smithfield 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 Smithfield 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 Smithfield 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 Smithfield post agendas and minutes online. Those filings tie back into the Smithfield phone directory because the clerk listed there is the one who posts them.
More Smithfield Phone Directory Resources
Below are extra pages tied to the Smithfield phone directory. Each one comes from the official town site or from a state body that serves Smithfield.
Nearby Cities Phone Directory
If you cannot find what you need in Smithfield, check a nearby city. These towns and cities sit close by and have their own phone directory pages.