Buena Vista County Lists Contacts, Service Hours and Storm Lake Courthouse Address

Buena Vista County officials identify the Buena Vista County Courthouse at 215 E. 5th St., Storm Lake, IA 50588 as the administrative hub for county services. The county’s main phone number is 712-749-2547. General county hours are Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (confirm before visit).

The county website organizes services and information through a staff directory and a contact page and lists core navigation headings such as About, Government, Services, Communities and How Do I? Residents across the county’s ten communities, Albert City, Alta, Lakeside, Linn Grove, Marathon, Newell, Rembrandt, Sioux Rapids, Storm Lake and Truesdale, should use the Storm Lake courthouse address and main phone number to reach central administration.

Common transactions are spelled out on the county’s How Do I? menu. That list includes Apply for a Job; Apply for Tax Credits; Contact Clerk of Court; Find My Property; Get a Copy of My Birth Certificate; Get a Passport; Get COVID-19 Vaccination; Get Flu Shot; Pay Property Taxes; Pay Fines; Renew Driver’s License; Register Vehicle; Request Absentee Ballot; and Register to Vote. These entry points map to department pages and procedural steps that residents use for voting, taxes, licenses and public health.

Departmental responsibilities are detailed under Departments A–D and Departments D–Z. Departments A–D include Assessor with Credits & Exemptions, Property Search/Sales Information/GIS, Appeal Information and Assessment Information; Buildings & Grounds; Comm. Center/911; Conservation with Parks; Clerk of Court; and Drainage Engineer. Departments D–Z include Driver’s License; Emergency Management; Engineer; Environmental Health; General Relief; IT/GIS; Motor Vehicle; Public Health & Home Care; Taxes; Veteran Affairs; and Zoning. Auditor functions explicitly list ARCA Search and Buena Vista County Elections. Recorder functions include Real Estate, Passports and Recreational Vehicle Registration.

Local governance and advisory bodies are likewise listed: Board of Supervisors; Buena Vista County Trails; Conservation Board; County Fair Board; Board of Review; Conference Board; and Examining Board. Those boards shape land use, trails and county-level oversight that affect property owners, recreation users and local businesses.

Residents should confirm office hours and specific staff availability before making trips to Storm Lake by calling 712-749-2547 or consulting the county Contact or Staff Directory pages for staff-level phone numbers and email addresses. The Original Report that provided the courthouse hours carries the explicit advisory to confirm before visit.

A note on similarly named jurisdictions: Buena Vista in Colorado is a distinct town. Town Hall is at 210 East Main Street, Post Office Box 2002, Buena Vista, CO 81211; a top line contact is Call 719-395-3496 and Town Hall phone 719-395-8643. Town Hall hours are Monday through Thursday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and Friday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Central Colorado Regional Airport (AEJ) is at 27960 County Rd 319 and lists airport emails bvairport@buenavistaco.gov, ccraops@buenavistaco.gov and ccramgr@buenavistaco.gov; named airport staff include Chandra Swanson, Airport Manager, and Nick Sanner, Airfield Operations Supervisor. Buena Vista Township, New Jersey is also separate; municipal offices are at 890 Harding Highway, PO Box 605, Buena NJ, 08310, general email info@buenavistanj.com, phone 856.697.2100 or 609.561.5650 and fax 856.697.8651. Department mailboxes on that page are mayor@buenavistanj.com; publicworks@buenavistanj.com; clerk@buenavistanj.com; taxcollector@buenavistanj.com; taxassessor@buenavistanj.com; administrator@buenavistanj.com; finance@buenavistanj.com; fire@buneavistanj.com; zoning@buenavistanj.com; and mlkcenter@buenavistanj.com. Buena Vista Township office hours are Monday to Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM, and the contact page provides driving directions from the Garden State Parkway, from Mays Landing and from NJ Route 55.

For Buena Vista County residents the takeaway is practical: use 215 E. 5th St., Storm Lake, IA 50588 and 712-749-2547 as the primary contact points for county services, consult the listed How Do I? services and department functions for transaction steps, and confirm hours or staff availability before visiting.