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 3, 2026.
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wyoming County is held at the county jail, run by the Wyoming 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: Wyoming County public records, Wyoming County arrest records, Wyoming County warrants, Wyoming County criminal records, Wyoming County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Wyoming County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wyoming County is held at the county jail, run by the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office at wyomingcountypa.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff's Office | Wyoming County, PA, USA), phone (570) 996-2265, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 3, 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) 996-2265.
The Wyoming County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 49 people, down from about 58 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 78 beds, and it ran at 63 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wyoming County has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wyoming County Jail
The Wyoming County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Tunkhannock, Tunkhannock (township) and Meshoppen make the arrests that end in a booking in Wyoming County.
The FBI's agency list also places two other agencies, three state agencies and one state police unit in Wyoming County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Tunkhannock's 135 for 2025, Tunkhannock (township)'s 80 for 2025 and Meshoppen's 33 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Wyoming County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 248 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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming County?
Ask the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office at (570) 996-2265; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at wyomingcountypa.gov/sheriff.
How many people are in the Wyoming County jail?
About 49 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 78 beds.
What is the phone number for the Wyoming County jail?
(570) 996-2265, the number on the page of the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Wyoming County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official Wyoming 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.