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 9, 2026.
Potter County, Pennsylvania, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Potter County is held at the county jail, run by the 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: Potter County public records, Potter County arrest records, Potter County warrants, Potter County criminal records, Potter County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Potter County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Potter County is held at the county jail, run by the Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Sheriff's Office at pottercountypa.gov/departments/sheriff.php (page title: Potter County), phone (814) 274-9350, Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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) 274-9350.
The Potter County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 36 people, down from about 58 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 73 beds, and it ran at 49 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Potter County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Potter County Jail
The Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Coudersport, Shinglehouse and Galeton make the arrests that end in a booking in Potter County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Potter County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Coudersport's 34 for 2024, Galeton's 18 for 2025 and Shinglehouse's 11 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Potter County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 29 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 Potter 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 Potter County serves the sentence in a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Potter County?
Ask the Sheriff's Office at (814) 274-9350; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at pottercountypa.gov/departments/sheriff.php.
How many people are in the Potter 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 73 beds.
What is the phone number for the Potter County jail?
(814) 274-9350, the number on the page of the Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Potter County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official Potter 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.