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 on September 23, 2026.
Pamlico County, North Carolina, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pamlico County is held at the county jail, run by the Pamlico 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: Pamlico County public records, Pamlico County arrest records, Pamlico County warrants, Pamlico County criminal records, Pamlico County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Pamlico County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pamlico County is held at the county jail, run by the Pamlico County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pamlico County Sheriff's Office at pamlicocounty.org/departments/office_of_the_sheriff/index.php (page title: Pamlico County, NC), phone 252-745-3101, 200 Main Street PO Box 437 Bayboro, NC 28515, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 am to 4 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 252-745-3101.
The Pamlico County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 110 people, up from about 100 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 108 beds, and it ran at 88 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pamlico County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 90 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pamlico County Jail
The Pamlico County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Oriental make the arrests that end in a booking in Pamlico County.
The Pamlico County Sheriff's Office reported 339 arrests to the FBI for 2020. 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 Pamlico 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 Pamlico County?
Ask the Pamlico County Sheriff's Office at 252-745-3101; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at pamlicocounty.org.
How many people are in the Pamlico County jail?
About 110 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 108 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pamlico County jail?
252-745-3101, the number on the page of the Pamlico County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pamlico 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 Pamlico 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.