Unclaimed Properties

Welcome to the County of Orange’s Unclaimed Property Website

This site, created by the Auditor-Controller’s Office, aims to raise awareness about California’s Unclaimed Property Division and help residents claim their property. Orange County residents: You may have money waiting for you! The State of California holds millions of dollars belonging to individuals, businesses, and nonprofits in Orange County through its Unclaimed Property Division.

Why is the State Holding My Money?

Under California’s Unclaimed Property Law, financial institutions, insurance companies, businesses, and other entities must report and transfer unclaimed property to the State Controller’s Office after a designated period of inactivity.

Forgotten money or valuables—collectively known as property—may be waiting for you at the State. Use the searchable map above to check if you, your family, friends, or neighbors have any unclaimed funds. Please note, this map only displays records tied to Orange County.

The most common types of unclaimed property include:

Bank accounts
Stocks
Uncashed checks
Escrow funds
Insurance benefits
Wages
Safe deposit box contents

Important: Real estate is not included in unclaimed property. By law, the State publishes information about unclaimed property on its website. The only way to remove names and records from the site is to claim the property.

How Do I Claim My Money?

All unclaimed property must be claimed directly through the State of California’s website. The OC Auditor-Controller’s Office does not manage or process claims. If your claim is $1,000 or more, notarization is required. The OC Auditor-Controller’s Office offers FREE notary services for unclaimed property claims only. To make it easier, we’ve created a map that shows only Orange County records.

Keep in Mind:

The Orange County Auditor-Controller updates the map data quarterly, with information pulled from the State around January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15.
We recommend checking the map periodically to see if you or someone you know has unclaimed property.
With millions of records on the State’s site, data may be incomplete or difficult to search, especially for common names.

Start your search today—there may be money waiting for you!

Learn what unclaimed property is and how to search and claim your property using ocunclaimed.gov.

Visit ocunclaimed.gov

to search for unclaimed properties

Frequently Asked Questions on how to use ocunclaimed.gov

How to search

Go to https://ocunclaimed.gov/
Click on the Owner Query icon.
Type in your name in the Owner Name contains box and click Apply. The search can take a few moments.
Try your first name and last name separated by a space. For example, Jane Do.
Also try reversing the order. For example, Do Jane.
Search for businesses and non-profits too! Try part of the organization’s name.
Click on the search results for a zoom to the address where the unclaimed money or property is located. You can also click on the arrow next to the name to expand the record.
Make a note of the Property ID.
Be sure to visit the State’s website to claim your money or property. https://ucpi.sco.ca.gov/en/Property/SearchIndex

How to Download Your Search Results

Search for a name per the directions in the section above.
To download your search results, click on Actions.
If you click on Export under the Loaded section, then it will allow you to export the first 100
search results, or the first page.
If you want to download more than one page of results, under All data, click on Add to Table.
Your search results will be added to the table that can be accessed by clicking on the small arrow
at the bottom of the screen. The first tab on the left will contain all data, and the tab to the right
will contain your latest search results.
To download your search results from the table, go to the table, click on the tab that you want to
download (the information on the right-most side), and then to the Actions button.
Click on Export and then Export to JSON, Export to CSV (common), or Export to GeoJSON.
CSV files can be opened by Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Mac Numbers, or OpenOffice.
Check your Downloads file for your downloaded file.

How to Claim Your Property from the State

Go to https://ocunclaimed.gov/ click State Website (Claim Your Property) link

or to the State’s unclaimed Properties website: https://ucpi.sco.ca.gov/en/Property/SearchIndex
Search for your Property # (Property ID from A-C’s website) or your name.
Follow the instructions on their website.

How to search for an address

Go to https://ocunclaimed.gov/
Click on the Address Search icon.
Type in the address into the Address Search box.
Click on the Search button. The website will zoom to your address and drop a pin on your search result, if any.
To remove the pin, delete the address from the Address Search box.

How to search for a City

Go to https://ocunclaimed.gov/
Click on the City Search icon.
Type in the name of the City you wish to search for.
Click on the Search button. The website will zoom to the city you searched for, and display statistics such as the “Total cash reported”.
To remove your search results, delete the city name from the City Search box.

How to view Countywide amounts

Go to https://ocunclaimed.gov/
Click on the Countywide Amounts icon.
The website will display the Total Cash Reported, the Total Shares Reported, and the Total Securities Reported. Note that these amounts may be slightly inflated due to some unclaimed properties having multiple owners. If a property is owned by two people, for example, it will be counted twice in the totals.

How to view the Top Records by City

Go to https://ocunclaimed.gov/
Click on the Top Records by City icon.
Choose a city from the City Name is dropdown. Click on the Apply button.
The website will display the records for that City, sorted by Cash Reported.
Click on the search results for a zoom to the address where the unclaimed money or property is located. You can also click on the arrow next to the name to expand the record.
To download your search results, click on the Actions button. The file formats are JSON, CSV (which you can open in Excel), or GeoJSON.
Under All Data, click on Export. Choose a file format. For example, click on Export to CSV.
A warning will pop up, warning you that exporting this large of a data set will take time. Click Export. You may have to allow popups from the website in order to download your file.

How to download records for a neighborhood

Go to https://ocunclaimed.gov/
Go to the area on the map that you wish to download.
Click on the Selection tool. The default is to search by Rectangle.
Drag your mouse (or finger, if you’re using a touch screen) over the results you wish to select. The results in area you select will have a blue glow around it. These are your “Selected” results.
Open the table by clicking on the little arrow at the bottom of the map.
If you have multiple tabs open, click on the tab on the left. This is the tab that contains all results for Orange County.
Click on the Show Selection button. It will show only the results you selected earlier, highlighted in blue.
Click on the Action button. Under Selected, click on Export and then Export to JSON, Export to CSV, Export to GeoJSON, or Export to Item. Export to CSV is the most common format. CSV files can be opened by Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Mac Numbers, or OpenOffice.