Where is the Buried City Town Hall Key used in Arc Raiders?

On the north side of Town Hall at ground level, in the centre of Buried City. Our map marks the north-west face on Corso da Vinci, which is the approach that puts you on the door without crossing the open plaza.

How do I get the Buried City Town Hall Key?

It is an Epic random drop from residential containers, most commonly reported at Ruby Residence and the Research and Administration building on Dam Battlegrounds. The quest Our Presence up There also rewards one, but only if you extract successfully.

Does the Town Hall Key open a room or the whole building?

The whole building. It is not a side room, it is a full multi-floor structure with multiple interior spaces, which is why it is widely rated the strongest key in the game.

What loot is inside Town Hall?

A documented baseline of two Security Lockers and one Weapon Case, plus lockers, cabinets, bags, weapon and grenade crates spread across the floors. Contents are randomised each raid, and the value comes from container density rather than any one item.

Is the Town Hall worth the risk?

Yes, but plan for it. Town Hall is a red loot zone in a high traffic part of the map, and clearing it properly takes long enough for other squads to set up on your exits. Go in light, clear the ARC units first, and know your extract.

Buried City Town Hall Key Location in Arc Raiders

Buried City Town Hall Key location in Arc Raiders, the ground level door it opens, the loot inside the building, and how to run the best key on the map.

Category: Key & Keycard Locations · Updated 2026-08-02

Buried City map in Arc Raiders with the Buried City Town Hall Key locked door marked at Town Hall, north-west face on Corso da Vinci — Buried City. The reticle marks the locked door the Buried City Town Hall Key opens, at Town Hall, north-west face on Corso da Vinci. The key itself is a random container drop.

Short answer

Where to find it and where to use it

Our map marks the locked door on the north-west face of Town Hall, on Corso da Vinci, where the locked entrance is. Town Hall is the easiest building on Buried City to find: a massive structure standing in the open near the centre of the map, navigable by silhouette from most of the surrounding streets.

The key is an Epic random drop out of residential-style containers, so the usual sources apply. Desks, drawers, backpacks, and other Raiders. Guides that farm it point at Dam Battlegrounds rather than Buried City for the drop itself, specifically the Ruby Residence apartment building and the second floor of the Research and Administration building.

There is one route that is not RNG. The quest Our Presence up There rewards a Buried City Town Hall Key on completion. The quest sends you to the Pattern House on Dam Battlegrounds to flip a power switch and finish an antenna installation on the roof. The catch that catches people out: it only counts if you extract. Die on the way out and the quest does not complete and the key does not arrive.

Some guides also report a guaranteed Town Hall Key on a page of the Raider Deck for a small Creds cost. Deck contents rotate, so check yours rather than taking that as permanent.

What it unlocks

The whole building. This is the part that separates this key from every other key on Buried City.

The locked door is on the north side of Town Hall at ground level, and it opens directly into the interior. Behind it is not a side office or a supply closet, it is a full multi-floor structure with multiple interior spaces to work through. Our map marks the locked door on the north-west face on Corso da Vinci, which is the approach that puts you on that door without circling the building in the open.

Approach from Corso da Vinci rather than crossing the open ground in front of Town Hall. The plaza side leaves you visible from a long way out, and Town Hall is exactly the sort of landmark that people watch.

What is inside

The wiki lists a fixed baseline of high-value containers:

2x Security Locker
1x Weapon Case

On top of that baseline, run reports describe lockers and cabinets spread across the floors, loose bags, additional weapon crates, grenade crates, and security breach containers if you have the skill tree node that lets you open them.

Two honest notes. First, no source publishes an exact contents list, because the rolls are randomised every raid. Second, the reason this key is rated so highly is not any single item, it is container density. You are not opening one drawer, you are opening a building's worth of them. Even a mediocre roll across that many containers extracts for good value, and night raids reportedly roll stronger.

Is it worth the detour

Yes, and it is the one Buried City key genuinely worth planning a raid around. It is also the one with the most ways to get you killed.

The risk is real and it is not the door, it is the time. Town Hall sits in a red loot zone, the highest tier on the map, which means the best loot and the heaviest ARC presence. It is a high traffic building in the centre of Buried City, and clearing it properly means sustained exploration, backtracking through floors, and a lot of noise. Every one of those minutes is a minute a squad can hear you and set up on the exits.

The straight recommendation:

Do not open this door with a full bag. Come in light so you can actually carry what you find.
Clear the ARC threat first. The interior is not a place to fight something you woke up on floor three.
Know your extract before you go in. Coming out of Town Hall heavy with no plan is how these runs end.
Bring a friend if you have one. Solo is doable, but one person cannot watch a multi-floor building.

Get those four right and this is the best single key use on the map. Get them wrong and you hand an Epic key and a full bag to whoever was waiting outside.

How keys work in Arc Raiders

Keys in Arc Raiders are consumables, not tools. Four rules cover everything you need to know before you carry one into a raid.

Every key is single use. It is consumed the moment the door opens. One key equals one room, so a second run at the same door means a second key.
Keys are lost on death. If a Raider drops you on the way there, the key is on your body with the rest of your bag. The only way it survives a death is in your Safe Pocket.
Locked rooms reset between raids. The room refills every raid, so it never goes stale. Stack keys and run the same door over and over.
Keys come out of containers and off players. Cabinets, drawers, desks, and lockers are the sources, along with anyone you kill who was carrying one. There is no guaranteed spawn shelf, so the honest advice is to loot every drawer on the way past.

Other keys on Buried City

JKV Employee Access Card: an Uncommon card for the fourth floor of the Space Travel building
Hospital Key: a Rare key for the small room in the north west corner of the Hospital
Residential Master Key: an Uncommon key with three separate apartment doors to choose from
Every key in the game: the full Arc Raiders key locations hub
The map itself: our interactive Buried City map, with every marked spawn and door

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Buried City Town Hall Key used in Arc Raiders?: On the north side of Town Hall at ground level, in the centre of Buried City. Our map marks the north-west face on Corso da Vinci, which is the approach that puts you on the door without crossing the open plaza.
How do I get the Buried City Town Hall Key?: It is an Epic random drop from residential containers, most commonly reported at Ruby Residence and the Research and Administration building on Dam Battlegrounds. The quest Our Presence up There also rewards one, but only if you extract successfully.
Does the Town Hall Key open a room or the whole building?: The whole building. It is not a side room, it is a full multi-floor structure with multiple interior spaces, which is why it is widely rated the strongest key in the game.
What loot is inside Town Hall?: A documented baseline of two Security Lockers and one Weapon Case, plus lockers, cabinets, bags, weapon and grenade crates spread across the floors. Contents are randomised each raid, and the value comes from container density rather than any one item.
Is the Town Hall worth the risk?: Yes, but plan for it. Town Hall is a red loot zone in a high traffic part of the map, and clearing it properly takes long enough for other squads to set up on your exits. Go in light, clear the ARC units first, and know your extract.