We are open Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Some programs and services have different hours of operation—see below.
We are closed some holidays.
Vital Records office
Open Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
On the last Tuesday of each month, open 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
STD/HIV clinic
By appointment. Call (253) 649-1418.
Needle exchange
Available Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Look for the van on 37th Street and Pacific Avenue in the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department parking lot.
Questions? Contact Point Defiance AIDS Project Needle Exchange at (253) 334-9576.
Key Peninsula office
Key Center Corral, Suite D
9013 Key Peninsula Hwy N
Lakebay, WA 98349
Open Thursdays 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Call (253) 432-4948.
Learn more and view the staffing schedule at tpchd.org/kp.
You can charge your electric vehicle at our building.
We have 2 electric vehicle charging stations. They’re available for use 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in our D Street parking lot.
Download the Flo app (Google Play or Apple) on your mobile device or register online. Charging your vehicle costs $2 for a full 6 hours or $0.33 per hour. After 6 hours, it’s $3 per hour.
Skip the trip
Many of our services are available online:
- Get help with a septic system.
- Order a birth or death certificate.
- Report a foodborne illness or food safety complaint.
- See food inspection reports.
- Report a problem.
Question about our services?
Main Health Department line
(253) 649-1500
(800) 330-1844
TDD (253) 649-1400
Environmental Health
(253) 649-1420
Vital Records
(253) 649-1401
Food and Community Safety
(253) 649-1417
Food Establishment plan review
(253) 649-1706
Question about COVID-19?
Health Department call center
Open Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Call (253) 649-1412.
Washington State Department of Health call center
Open Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Call (800) 525-0127.