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.
Tioga County, Pennsylvania, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tioga County is held at the county jail, run by the Tioga 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 Tioga County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tioga County is held at the county jail, run by the Tioga County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Tioga County Sheriff's Office at tiogacountypa.us/departments/sheriff-s-office (page title: Tioga County | Sheriff's Office), phone 570-724-3491, 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 570-724-3491.
The Tioga County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 60 people, down from about 84 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 141 beds, and it ran at 43 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Tioga County has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Tioga County Jail
The Tioga County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Wellsboro, Mansfield, Elkland, Blossburg and Westfield make the arrests that end in a booking in Tioga County.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit, five state agencies, one campus police department and one other agency in Tioga County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Mansfield's 124 for 2024, Wellsboro's 74 for 2025 and Elkland's 39 for 2024.
Together, the seven agencies in Tioga County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 127 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 Tioga 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 Tioga County?
Ask the Tioga County Sheriff's Office at 570-724-3491; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at tiogacountypa.us/departments/sheriff-s-office.
How many people are in the Tioga County jail?
About 60 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 141 beds.
What is the phone number for the Tioga County jail?
570-724-3491, the number on the page of the Tioga County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Tioga County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official Tioga 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.