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 24, 2026.
Eureka County, Nevada, has about 1,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Eureka County is held at the county jail, run by the Eureka 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 Eureka County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Eureka County is held at the county jail, run by the Eureka County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Eureka County Sheriff's Office at eurekacountynv.gov/departments/sheriff/detentions-division (page title: Detentions Division | Eureka County), phone 775-237-5330, Monday through Thursday 7:00 am until 5:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 775-237-5330.
The Eureka County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 5 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 22 beds, and it ran at 23 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Eureka County has about 1,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 27 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Eureka County Jail
The Eureka County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Eureka County.
The Eureka County Sheriff's Office reported 30 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 Eureka 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 Nevada Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.nv.gov/offender-info.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Eureka County?
Ask the Eureka County Sheriff's Office at 775-237-5330; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at eurekacountynv.gov.
How many people are in the Eureka County jail?
About 5 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 22 beds.
What is the phone number for the Eureka County jail?
775-237-5330, the number on the page of the Eureka County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Eureka County go?
To a facility of the Nevada Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.nv.gov/offender-info.
Is this the official Eureka 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.