Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. 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 2, 2026.
Hyde County, North Carolina, has about 4,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hyde County is held at the county jail, run by the Hyde 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: Hyde County public records, Hyde County arrest records, Hyde County warrants, Hyde County criminal records, Hyde County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hyde County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hyde County is held at the county jail, run by the Hyde County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hyde County Sheriff's Office at hydecountync.gov/departments/sheriffs_department.php (page title: Welcome to Hyde County, North Carolina), phone (252) 926-3171, 1223 Main Street, Swan Quarter, NC 27885, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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) 926-3171.
The Hyde County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 7 people, down from about 11 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 13 beds, and it ran at 79 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hyde County has about 4,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hyde County Jail
The Hyde County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Hyde County.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Hyde 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 Hyde 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 Hyde County?
Ask the Hyde County Sheriff's Office at (252) 926-3171; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hydecountync.gov.
How many people are in the Hyde County jail?
About 7 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 13 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hyde County jail?
(252) 926-3171, the number on the page of the Hyde County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hyde 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 Hyde 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.