Services
A quickly scannable directory of County services! Search by alphabetical order or scroll down to browse by category. For life-threatening emergencies, please call 911.
4-H (Thurston County 4-H)
A
Advisory Boards, Commissions & Committees
Air Quality Information (scroll down that page for current air quality)
Algae Alerts for Thurston County Lakes
B
Boards (Board of County Commissioners, Board of Health, Volunteer Advisory Boards)
Budget (Balancing the County Budget)
C
Car, Boat & Vehicle Registration Renewals / Car Tab Renewals / Registering new, used and out of state vehicles & mobile homes (called Title Transfer)
Careers with the County / County HR Dept
Codes (all Thurston County Codes)
Compliance (Report a Code Violation)
Corrections / Jail Roster Lookup
Crime Prevention & Non-Emergency Reporting 360-704-2740
Courts (Family & Juvenile Court, District Court, Superior Court, Jury Duty, Court Calendars & Zoom Links)
D
Departments (list of County Departments and Offices)
Developmental Disability Support Services (from Public Health & Social Services)
Disability Support for County services, meetings and information
Downed Tree in Road (Storm cleanup)
Drinking Water Quality Reports
Dump, Garbage & Recycling (Waste and Recovery Center, Accepted Items, Hours, Rates)
E
Elections & Voter Registration
Emergency Alerts & Emergency Management
Environmental Health Department
Environmental Protection (Fish Passage, Conservation Futures, Critical Areas Ordinance, Energize Thurston Heat Pump program, Noxious Weed Control, Shoreline Protections, Fix-IT Fairs, Home Energy Score)
Extension (Thurston County Washington State University (WSU) Extension)
F
Fix-It Fairs (Waste Reduction)
Flooding & Stormwater (Emergency Alerts, River Levels, Real-time Dashboard)
G
Garbage & Recycling (Waste and Recovery Center, Accepted Items, Hours, Rates)
Gardening (Master Gardener program, Go-Green Lawn Care, Noxious Weed Control)
H
Homelessness Prevention and Housing Support
Hours (Office and Courts)
I
J
L
Lawn Care (non-toxic Go-Green Yard Care, Noxious Weeds)
M
Master Recycler Composter / Master Gardener programs
Mental Health and Social Services
N
New Residents (Set up Utilities, Register Vehicles, Look up your Property, Register to vote)
P
Permits (Building Permits, Business Permit/License, Septic Permits)
Pet Waste Station Program (Free for apartments and neighborhoods)
Police / Sheriff & Crime Reporting
Property Information & Tax Lookup
R
Rainfall & River Gauges (Real-time dashboards)
Real Estate Excise Tax Affidavit (and other Treasurer's forms)
Reporting (Code Violations, Downed Tree, Street Flooding, Road Issues, Junk Vehicles, Spills & dumping down a Storm Drain)
S
Suicide Prevention (Call 988)
T
Taxes (Property taxes, dispute an assessment, Tax Levies, Look up Your Property Tax)
Title Transfer (Registering new, used or out of state cars, mobile homes & other vehicles)
Trash (Waste and Recovery Center, Accepted Items, Hours, Rates)
Tree in Road (Storm cleanup)
U
Utilities (Water & Sewer, Stormwater)
V
Vaccination and Immunization Clinics
Veterans' Assistance and Services
W
Waste and Recovery Center - WARC (Garbage and Recycling drop off, Accepted Items, Rates)
Wells (Drilling a new well, Well water testing, Well Permits, Replacement)
Z
Zoning - Find zoning information for your property, Countywide Zoning Map (Adopted 9/2025)
Boards, Governance & Public Records
Advisory Boards, Commissions & Committees (List of all Volunteer Citizen Advisory Boards & Commissions)
Board Meetings & Public Hearings (Board of County Commissioners, Board of Health, Hearing Examiner, Live Streamed Meetings)
Elections & Voting (Voter Registration, County’s Elected Officials)
Public Records (Public Record Requests)
Certificates, Permits & Licenses
Building & Planning Permits (Building Permits, Zoning)
Business & Professional Licenses (Business Licensing, Food/Restaurant Permits)
Marriage Licenses
Birth & Death Certificates (Vital Records)
Passports
Pet Licensing
Vehicles, Property & Taxes
Property Taxes & Assessments (Pay Taxes, Tax Assessments, Dispute Assessment, Real Estate Excise Tax)
Property Search & Mapping (Look Up Property Info, Maps & GIS Data)
Vehicle & Boat Registration & Car Tab Renewals
Public Safety, Law & Justice
Emergency Reporting (Call 911), Emergency Alerts
Law Enforcement (Thurston County Sheriff)
Courts & Legal Resources (Superior Court, District Court, Jury Duty, Public Defender, Protection/Restraining Orders)
Jail Roster Lookup, Supervised Release / Pretrial Services
Garbage, Recycling & Environmental Health
Waste & Recycling Center (WARC / Dump, Accepted Items, Rates, Disposal Info)
Environmental Health & Safety
Sewer, Septic & Wells
Roads, Weather & Infrastructure
Roads & Traffic (Road Maintenance, Closures, Sidewalks, Fallen Trees in Roadway)
Stormwater Facilities
Health, Human & Veteran Services
Public Health Services (Community wellness)
Social Services (Disability Support, Housing & Homelessness, Veteran's Support)
Veteran’s Services & Assistance
Parks, Community & Volunteer Opportunities
Parks & Trails (County Parks, Lake Safety & Alerts)
County Careers & Employment (Job Openings)
New 24/7 Permitting Services Coming October 14!
New Online Options for Permitting Customers!
- Check your permit status anytime!
- Schedule your building inspection!
- Request your final septic inspection!
- Search your project records!
- Find details on the Permit Customer Portal webpage.
Walk-in Service Counters Open: M-F, 8 AM - 1 PM | Scheduled Appointments 1:30 - 4 PM
(Last walk-in appointment at 12:30 PM daily)