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 1, 2026.
Transylvania County, North Carolina, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Transylvania County is held at the county jail, run by the Transylvania 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 Transylvania County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Transylvania County is held at the county jail, run by the Transylvania County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Transylvania County Sheriff's Office at transylvaniacounty.org/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Transylvania County), phone 828-884-3169, 153 Public Safety Way, Brevard, NC 28712, 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 828-884-3169.
The Transylvania County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 56 people, down from about 83 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 114 beds, and it ran at 73 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Transylvania County has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Transylvania County Jail
The Transylvania County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Brevard make the arrests that end in a booking in Transylvania County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Transylvania County: the State Park Rangers at Gorges (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Transylvania County Sheriff's Office's 490 for 2025 and Brevard's 304 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Transylvania County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 837 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 Transylvania 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 Transylvania 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 Transylvania County?
Ask the Transylvania County Sheriff's Office at 828-884-3169; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at transylvaniacounty.org.
How many people are in the Transylvania County jail?
About 56 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 114 beds.
What is the phone number for the Transylvania County jail?
828-884-3169, the number on the page of the Transylvania County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Transylvania 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 Transylvania 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.