Reviewed and updated October 11, 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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Gates County, North Carolina, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Gates County is held at the county jail, run by the Gates 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, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Gates County public records, Gates County arrest records, Gates County warrants, Gates County criminal records, Gates County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Gates County
The county jail, run by the Gates County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Gates County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Gates County Sheriff's Office at gatescountync.gov/?SEC=92C40BAB-FD61-489F-B976-A8C4B4F1BDBC (page title: Sheriff's Office | Gates County, NC), phone (252) 357-0210, 202 Court Street P.O. Box 154 Gatesville, NC 27938, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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) 357-0210.
Who Books People Into the Gates County Jail
The Gates County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Gates County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Gates County: the State Park Rangers at Merchants Millpond (state agency).
The Gates County Sheriff's Office reported 178 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 Gates County 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 Gates 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 Gates County?
Ask the Gates County Sheriff's Office at (252) 357-0210; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gatescountync.gov.
What is the phone number for the Gates County jail?
(252) 357-0210, the number on the page of the Gates County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Gates 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 Gates 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.