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 4, 2026.
Cameron County, Pennsylvania, has about 4,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cameron County is held at the county jail, 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: Cameron County public records, Cameron County arrest records, Cameron County warrants, Cameron County criminal records, Cameron County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Cameron County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cameron County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the sheriff's office at cameroncountypa.com/government/sheriff.php (page title: County of Cameron, PA), phone (814) 486-3338, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 (814) 486-3338.
The Cameron County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 10 people. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Cameron County has about 4,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Cameron County Jail
The agency that reports for Emporium makes the arrests that end in a booking in Cameron County.
The FBI's agency list also places six state agencies and one state police unit in Cameron County (the arrest records guide names each one).
Emporium reported 20 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 Cameron 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 Pennsylvania Department of Corrections lists its inmates at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Cameron County?
Ask the sheriff's office at (814) 486-3338; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at cameroncountypa.com/government/sheriff.php.
How many people are in the Cameron County jail?
About 10 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Cameron County jail?
(814) 486-3338, the number on the page of the sheriff's office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Cameron County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official Cameron 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.