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 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in Pasquotank County, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Elizabeth City is held at the county jail, run by the Pasquotank 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, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Elizabeth City
The county jail, run by the Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Elizabeth City, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office at pasquotankcountync.org/sheriff (page title: Sheriff's Office | Pasquotank County North Carolina), phone 252-338-2191, 200 East Colonial Ave. Elizabeth City, NC 27909, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 252-338-2191.
The Pasquotank County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 120 people, down from about 150 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 159 beds, and it ran at 72 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pasquotank County has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pasquotank County Jail
The Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Elizabeth City (filed by the FBI as Elizabeth City Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Elizabeth City.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Pasquotank County: Elizabeth City State University (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office's 402 for 2024 and Elizabeth City's 164 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Pasquotank County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 686 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 Elizabeth City arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Pasquotank County serves the sentence in a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, whose inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov/dac-services/criminal-offender-searches.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Elizabeth City?
Ask the Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office at 252-338-2191; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at pasquotankcountync.org/sheriff.
How many people are in the Pasquotank County jail?
About 120 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 159 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pasquotank County jail?
252-338-2191, the number on the page of the Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pasquotank County go?
To a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction; its inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov.
Is this the official Elizabeth City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.