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 23, 2026.
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, has about 113,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lycoming County is held at the county jail, run by the Lycoming 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: Lycoming County public records, Lycoming County arrest records, Lycoming County warrants, Lycoming County criminal records, Lycoming County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lycoming County
The county jail, run by the Lycoming County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lycoming County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lycoming County Sheriff's Office at lycomingcountypa.gov/government/row_officers/government/sheriff/gov... (page title: Lycoming County, PA), phone 570-327-2280, 48 West Third Street, 3rd floor, Williamsport PA 17701, MON 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, 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 570-327-2280.
The Lycoming County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 180 people, down from about 310 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 256 beds, and it ran at 71 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lycoming County has about 113,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lycoming County Jail
The Lycoming County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Williamsport, South Williamsport, Montoursville, Muncy and Hughesville make the arrests that end in a booking in Lycoming County.
The FBI's agency list also places four state agencies, one campus police department, one state police unit and two other agencies in Lycoming County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Williamsport's 1,639 for 2023, Montoursville's 149 for 2019 and South Williamsport's 147 for 2020.
Together, the five agencies in Lycoming County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 1,684 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 Lycoming 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 Lycoming County?
Ask the Lycoming County Sheriff's Office at 570-327-2280; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at lycomingcountypa.gov.
How many people are in the Lycoming County jail?
About 180 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 256 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lycoming County jail?
570-327-2280, the number on the page of the Lycoming County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lycoming County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official Lycoming 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.