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 October 9, 2026.
Currituck County, North Carolina, has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Currituck County is held at the county jail, run by the Currituck 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.
Related guides: Currituck County public records, Currituck County arrest records, Currituck County warrants, Currituck County criminal records, Currituck County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Currituck County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Currituck County is held at the county jail, run by the Currituck County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Currituck County Sheriff's Office at currituckcountync.gov/sheriffs-office/detention-center (page title: Detention Center | Currituck County), phone 252-453-3633, Monday to Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 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 252-453-3633.
The Currituck County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 46 people, up from about 28 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 62 beds, and it ran at 45 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Currituck County has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 14 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Currituck County Jail
The Currituck County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Currituck County.
The Currituck County Sheriff's Office reported 844 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Currituck County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction lists its inmates at dac.nc.gov/dac-services/criminal-offender-searches.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Currituck County?
Ask the Currituck County Sheriff's Office at 252-453-3633; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at currituckcountync.gov.
How many people are in the Currituck County jail?
About 46 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 62 beds.
What is the phone number for the Currituck County jail?
252-453-3633, the number on the page of the Currituck County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Currituck 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 Currituck 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.