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.
Tillamook County, Oregon, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tillamook County is held at the county jail, run by the Tillamook 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 Tillamook County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tillamook County is held at the county jail, run by the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office at tillamookcounty.gov/sheriff/page/booking-process (page title: Booking Process | Tillamook County OR), phone 503-815-1911, 5995 Long Prairie Rd. Tillamook, OR 97141, Monday - Friday 8am-Noon and 12:30pm-5pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Tillamook County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 36 people, down from about 71 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 66 beds, and it ran at 108 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Tillamook County has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Tillamook County Jail
The Tillamook County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Tillamook and Manzanita make the arrests that end in a booking in Tillamook County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Tillamook County: the Tillamook County State Police (state police); the Tillamook County Liquor Commission (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Tillamook's 124 for 2024, the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office's 87 for 2025 and Manzanita's 16 for 2024.
Together, the three agencies in Tillamook County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 337 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 Tillamook 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 Tillamook County serves the sentence in a facility of the Oregon Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at oregon.gov/doc/victim-services/pages/offender-search.aspx.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Tillamook County?
Look on the custody page of the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office at tillamookcounty.gov, or call 503-815-1911. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Tillamook County jail?
About 36 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 66 beds.
What is the phone number for the Tillamook County jail?
503-815-1911, the number on the page of the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Tillamook County go?
To a facility of the Oregon Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at oregon.gov.
Is this the official Tillamook 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.