This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. Torrance Residents Directory is a private reference. It cannot pull records, certify copies, confirm who lives at an address, or remove a person from a roll. For an emergency, call 911. If someone is being stalked or harassed, contact local police.
Find the Office Behind the Record
Questions about a record should go to the custodian, with an address, date range, record type, permit number, case number, or instrument number when known. The fastest routes for common Torrance questions are:
- Street and parcel evidence: use the Torrance streets route and the Los Angeles County Assessor Portal.
- Historical volumes: use the Torrance city directory collection and Torrance Public Library reference service.
- One-person verification: use the Torrance resident lookup workflow, then contact the relevant source custodian.
- Postal geography: use the Torrance ZIP code directory before deciding whether Torrance or the county owns a request.
- Records not online: use the California Public Records Act route named by the responsible city or county department.
Los Angeles County RR/CC
12400 Imperial Highway
Norwalk, CA 90650
800-201-8999
Public hours: verify before visiting.
Torrance City Clerk
Municipal records, published city material, and CPRA routing
Address and current hours: verify with the city.
Torrance Public Library
3301 Torrance Boulevard
Torrance, CA 90503
310-618-5959
Reference hours: verify with the library.
Police reports use the Torrance Police records channel. Superior Court holds case files. County planning, tax, health, and Sheriff records use their responsible departments. A request sent to the wrong office may be valid but still produce no result, so confirm jurisdiction before sending personal information.