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Apply for a Passport in Centre County, PA

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

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Passport applications in Centre 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 Register of Wills & Clerk of 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 Centre County Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court.It does list this county facility:Centre County Prothonotarys — 102 S Allegheny Street, Room 102, Bellefonte, PA 16823 · (814) 355-6796
The listed facilities nearest the office (straight-line distance from ZIP 16823):Penn State University — 635 Services Road, 101 Hostetter Business Services Building, University Park, PA 16802 · (814) 865-7544 · about 11 miState College Main Post Office — 237 S Fraser St., State College, PA 16801 · (814) 238-2435 · about 11 miPort Matilda Post Office — 109 N High Street, Port Matilda, PA 16870 · (814) 692-8100 · about 18 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 Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court — useful for other services.

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Office
Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court
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Office Address
414 Holmes Street, Suite 2, Bellefonte, PA 16823
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Based on available public records

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

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