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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Storey County, Nevada, has about 4,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Storey County is held at the county jail, run by the Storey 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: Storey County public records, Storey County arrest records, Storey County warrants, Storey County criminal records, Storey County court records, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Storey County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Storey County is held at the county jail, run by the Storey County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Storey County Sheriff's Office at storeycounty.org/313/Sheriff (page title: Storey County Sheriff's Office | Storey County, NV), phone 775-847-0959, 205 S. C St. P.O. Box 498 Virginia City, NV 89440, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., 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 775-847-0959.
The Storey County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 13 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 25 beds, and it ran at 52 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Storey County has about 4,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 32 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Storey County Jail
The Storey County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Storey County.
The Storey County Sheriff's Office reported 217 arrests to the FBI for 2022. 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 Storey 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 Storey County?
Ask the Storey County Sheriff's Office at 775-847-0959; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at storeycounty.org/313/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Storey County jail?
About 13 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 25 beds.
What is the phone number for the Storey County jail?
775-847-0959, the number on the page of the Storey County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Storey 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 Storey 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.