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 September 28, 2026.
Snyder County, Pennsylvania, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Snyder County is held at the county jail, run by the Snyder 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 Snyder County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Snyder County is held at the county jail, run by the Snyder County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Snyder County Sheriff's Office at snydercounty.org/departments/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Snyder County, PA Government), phone 570-837-3311, Monday - Friday: 8 am - 4 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 570-837-3311.
The Snyder County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 53 people, down from about 97 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 138 beds, and it ran at 38 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Snyder County has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Snyder County Jail
The Snyder County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Selinsgrove, Shamokin Dam and Middleburg make the arrests that end in a booking in Snyder County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Snyder County: the Snyder County State Police (state police); the Bureau of Forestry in Snyder County and the Office of Attorney General Region 2 in Snyder County (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Selinsgrove's 184 for 2020, Middleburg's 98 for 2024 and Shamokin Dam's 19 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Snyder County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 147 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 Snyder 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 Snyder 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 Snyder County?
Ask the Snyder County Sheriff's Office at 570-837-3311; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at snydercounty.org/departments/sheriff.
How many people are in the Snyder County jail?
About 53 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 138 beds.
What is the phone number for the Snyder County jail?
570-837-3311, the number on the page of the Snyder County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Snyder County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official Snyder 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.