Pike County Prothonotary's Office

The Prothonotary's Office sits inside the Pike County Courthouse on Broad Street in the heart of downtown Milford, a short walk from the borough's shops and the county administration buildings. As the office that keeps the county's civil court records, it also serves the public as a registered passport acceptance facility, so residents of Milford and the surrounding Delaware River communities can begin a new passport here without driving out toward Scranton or across the state line into New York.

Staff at the courthouse counter review your completed Form DS-11, witness your signature, verify your identification and citizenship documents, and seal everything into the packet that travels on to the State Department. Because this is a county office rather than a passport agency, no passport books or cards are printed on site; the finished document arrives by mail. First-time applicants, children, and anyone whose passport expired more than fifteen years ago are the usual visitors, since those cases all require an in-person appearance.

Milford is the seat of Pike County, and the courthouse is one of two acceptance points listed for the borough. For a broader look at where else to apply across the commonwealth, see our Pennsylvania passport offices guide.

Call ahead to confirm the counter's passport hours before you go, since a county office balances passport work with its regular court-records duties. Bring an unsigned DS-11, original proof of citizenship, a photo ID with a copy, and a passport photo; the library branch a few blocks south is the borough's other Milford option if the courthouse counter is busy.