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Callers can always reach a city employee Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. by dialing City Hall at 760-434-2820.  This is an easy place to start for those who are unsure what city department they need to call for information.

Prefer email? Below is a list of city departments and email addresses. Send a message directly to city officials and city departments. All email correspondence addressed to the City of Carlsbad is a public record. City staff emails follow this format: first.last@carlsbadca.gov.

Building 760-602-2719
cdadmin@carlsbadca.gov
  
City Hall 760-434-2820
  council@carlsbadca.gov
  
Code Enforcement 760-602-2703
codeenforcement@carlsbadca.gov
  
Community & Economic Development  760-602-2710
cdadmin@carlsbadca.gov
  
Cultural Arts 760-434-2920
arts@carlsbadca.gov
  
Emergency Operations 760-931-2137
david.harrison@carlsbadca.gov
  
Finance 760-602-2430
finance@carlsbadca.gov
  
Fire (non-emergencies) 760-931-2141
fire@carlsbadca.gov
  
Geographic Info Systems 760-602-2434
gisdepartment@carlsbadca.gov
  
Housing 760-434-2810
housing@carlsbadca.gov
  
Human Resources 760-602-2440
Jobline 760-602-2480
hr@carlsbadca.gov
  
Library
Dove Library 760-602-2011
Cole Library 760-434-2870
Learning Center 760-931-4500
librarian@carlsbadca.gov
 
Neighborhood Services  760-434-2810
housing@carlsbadca.gov
  
Parks & Recreation 760-434-2826
parksandrec@carlsbadca.gov
  
Planning 760-602-4600
planning@carlsbadca.gov
  
Police (non-emergencies) 760-931-2197
police@carlsbadca.gov
 
Property & Environmental Management 760-434-2980, x2
  
Records Management 760-434-2808
clerk@carlsbadca.gov
  
Senior Center 760-602-4650
    
Sewer 760-438-2722
(sewer after hours) 760-931-2197
wastewater@carlsbadca.gov
 
Transportation 760-602-2730
transportation@carlsbadca.gov
 
Trash & Recycling 760-602-4646
trashservice@carlsbadca.gov
 
Utilities
Customer Service 760-602-2420
Operations/Admin 760-438-2722
    
Water
Customer Service 760-602-2420
Operations/Admin 760-438-2722