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Apply for a Passport in Adams County, PA

Passport applications go to an acceptance facility designated by the U.S. Department of State, and the Clerk of the Orphans' Court is not on that list. Here's where to go instead.

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Passport applications in Adams County
Acceptance facilities are designated location by location by the U.S. Department of State
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$35 + $130adult first passport book · $35 to the facility, $130 to the U.S. Department of State

Federal fees, the same everywhere (22 CFR 22.1): a $35 execution fee paid to the acceptance facility, and for an adult passport book a $50 application fee plus the $80 security surcharge paid to the U.S. Department of State. First-time applicants use form DS-11 and apply in person.

The Clerk of the Orphans' Court is not on the federal list
The U.S. Department of State's acceptance-facility data, as of 26 September 2026, does not list the Adams County Clerk of the Orphans' Court.It does list this county facility:Adams County Prothonotary — 117 Baltimore Street Room 104, Gettysburg, PA 17340 · (717) 334-9834
The listed facilities nearest the office (straight-line distance from ZIP 17325):Gettysburg Post Office — 115 Buford Avenue, Gettysburg, PA 17325 · same ZIP codeTaneytown Post Office — 13 Middle Street, Taneytown, MD 21787 · (410) 756-6411 · about 11 miHanover Post Office — 18 High Street, Hanover, PA 17331 · (717) 637-0108 · about 13 mi
Facilities set their own hours and appointment rules; confirm before you go.

Source: the U.S. Department of State's passport acceptance facility list, as published 26 September 2026. The list changes; the federal search is always current.

📄Download Form — fill it out at homeDS-11 Application for a U.S. Passport — complete it before you go↓

Federal form — apply in person at a passport acceptance facility. In Pennsylvania passport acceptance varies by county (some Prothonotary offices accept applications; Indiana County no longer does) — check with your county.

📋Office Information

⚠️ This office does not process passport applications — a passport acceptance facility does. The office below is your county's Clerk of the Orphans' Court — useful for other services.

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Office
Clerk of the Orphans' Court
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Office Address
117 Baltimore St, Room 103, Gettysburg, PA 17325
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Official Website
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Based on available public records

This page shows the best information we have for Adams County. Fees and hours may vary — call ahead to confirm before visiting.

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