How to Find Someone's Address in 2026 (7 Legal Methods)

People move on average every 5 years. If you haven't talked to your old college roommate since 2019, the address in your phone is almost certainly wrong. Here's how to find their current one — legally.

1. Voter registration records

Free, public in 48 states. Voter rolls include name, age, and current registered address. Start with your state's Secretary of State website.

2. Property records

If they own a home, the county assessor's website has it. Search by name; the deed lists the property address and often a mailing address.

3. Court records (PACER for federal, state portals for state)

Civil filings, divorces, traffic citations — all list a current address at the time of filing.

4. Professional licenses

Doctors, lawyers, nurses, real estate agents, contractors — all have state-licensed addresses on file. Most are searchable online.

5. UCC filings

Anyone who's financed a car, signed a lease for business equipment, or pledged collateral has a UCC filing with their current address.

6. LinkedIn + employer directory

Doesn't give a home address, but narrows the city. Combined with #1 or #2, it usually nails it.

7. A people-search service

If you don't want to spend three hours on six government sites, Personpages aggregates all of the above. The free preview shows the city and state; the full unlock shows the full address history.

What's NOT legal

Calling utilities and pretending to be them. Tricking the USPS for forwarding. Buying a "skip trace" report without a permissible purpose under the GLBA. Don't do any of these.