Contact Information & Office Hours

Contact Information: 

To report a death call (515) 286-3333 (24 hours a day)

Polk County Medical Examiner's Office
1801 Hickman Road
Des Moines, IA 50314

For general information (NOT to report a case)

(515) 286-2102 Days
(515) 286-2208 Fax

Medicolegal Death Investigators from the Polk County Medical Examiner's Office are on-call 24 hours every day of the year.

Office Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (CST)

To contact the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner, call (515) 725-1400