CalPERS: Fax Numbers for Retirement Forms

CalPERS confirms fax numbers tied to specific forms, including address changes, estimate requests, and survivor benefits.

Sarah Mitchell

Published on

September 18, 2026

Last updated on

October 6, 2026

CalPERS' general fax, (800) 959-6545, covers Address Change Authorization, Retirement Allowance Estimate Request, and completed Survivor Benefits applications.
A separate fax, (916) 795-3933, is for the first step of notifying CalPERS of a member's death.
myCalPERS is promoted for account questions, but fax remains a real, stated channel for these specific forms.

Who This Page Is For

CalPERS members or their survivors submitting an address change, an estimate request, or a survivor benefits application. myCalPERS handles most day-to-day account access, this fax route is for these specific forms.

What are CalPERS' fax numbers?

CalPERS confirms two fax numbers directly on its own live survivor-benefits process page, tied to specific steps and forms rather than one general-purpose line.

Where to fax

Address Change Authorization (member): fax (800) 959-6545. Source: CalPERS' own official process page.
Retirement Allowance Estimate Request (member): fax (800) 959-6545. Source: CalPERS' own official process page.
Completed Survivor Benefits application (survivor or beneficiary): fax (800) 959-6545. Source: CalPERS' own death-benefits application process page.
Initial notification of a member's death (survivor or beneficiary, step 1 of the survivor process): fax (916) 795-3933. Source: CalPERS' own death-benefits application process page.

^{Fax numbers verified September 17, 2026.}

Which route should I use?

Changing your address or requesting a retirement estimate: use (800) 959-6545.
Notifying CalPERS that a member has died, the first step of survivor benefits: use (916) 795-3933.
Submitting the completed survivor benefits application once CalPERS has opened the case: use (800) 959-6545, the general number.

Several other retirement and benefits administrators in our directory follow a similar pattern. Our directory also covers TIAA's fax number, how to fax CalSTRS, and the Railroad Retirement Board fax page, each with its own scope and confirmed sources.

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FAQs

Does CalPERS accept a completed retirement application by fax?

CalPERS' confirmed fax numbers are tied to specific forms (address changes, estimate requests, survivor benefits), not a general service retirement application. Check the specific form's own instructions for its accepted submission method.

Why does CalPERS use two different fax numbers for survivor benefits?

The process has two steps: first notifying CalPERS of the member's death (a separate fax), then submitting the completed survivor benefits application package once CalPERS has opened the case (the general fax).

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