Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Covington County, Alabama, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Covington County is held at the county jail, run by the Covington County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Covington County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Covington County is held at the county jail, run by the Covington County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Covington County Sheriff's Office at covingtoncountyal.gov/31/Sheriffs-Department (page title: Sheriff's Department | Covington County, AL), phone 334-428-2641, 260 Hillcrest Drive Andalusia, AL 36420, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 334-428-2641.
The Covington County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 260 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 10 beds, and it ran at 2560 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Covington County has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 68 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Covington County Jail
The Covington County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Andalusia, Opp, Florala, River Falls, Lockhart, Red Level and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Covington County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Covington County: Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Andalusia's 449 for 2025, Opp's 392 for 2025 and the Covington County Sheriff's Office's 361 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Covington County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 934 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Covington County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Covington County?
Ask the Covington County Sheriff's Office at 334-428-2641; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at covingtoncountyal.gov/31/Sheriffs-Department.
How many people are in the Covington County jail?
About 260 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 10 beds.
What is the phone number for the Covington County jail?
334-428-2641, the number on the page of the Covington County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Covington County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.