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 2, 2026.
Accomack County, Virginia, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Accomack County is held at the county jail, run by the Accomack 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: Accomack County public records, Accomack County arrest records, Accomack County warrants, Accomack County criminal records, Accomack County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Accomack County
The county jail, run by the Accomack County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Accomack County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Accomack County Sheriff's Office at accomack.gov/241/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Accomack County, VA), phone 757-787-1131, 23323, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 757-787-1131.
The Accomack County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 100 people, up from about 100 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 95 beds, and it ran at 107 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Accomack County has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Accomack County Jail
The Accomack County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Chincoteague, Onancock, Parksley and Onley make the arrests that end in a booking in Accomack County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Accomack County: the Accomack County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Accomack County Sheriff's Office's 384 for 2025, Chincoteague's 108 for 2025 and Onley's 35 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Accomack County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 548 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 Accomack 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 Virginia Department of Corrections lists its inmates at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Accomack County?
Ask the Accomack County Sheriff's Office at 757-787-1131; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at accomack.gov/241/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Accomack County jail?
About 100 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 95 beds.
What is the phone number for the Accomack County jail?
757-787-1131, the number on the page of the Accomack County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Accomack County go?
To a facility of the Virginia Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
Is this the official Accomack 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.