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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Northumberland County, Virginia, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Northumberland County is held at the county jail, run by the Northumberland 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: Northumberland County public records, Northumberland County arrest records, Northumberland County warrants, Northumberland County criminal records, Northumberland County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Northumberland County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Northumberland County is held at the county jail, run by the Northumberland County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Northumberland County Sheriff's Office at northumberlandsheriff.net (page title: Northumberland County Sheriff's Office), phone (804) 580-5221, 195 Judicial Place Heathsville, VA 22473, 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 (804) 580-5221.
The Northumberland County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 120 people, up from about 84 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 138 beds, and it ran at 84 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Northumberland County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 97 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Northumberland County Jail
The Northumberland County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Northumberland County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Northumberland County: the Northumberland County State Police (state police).
The Kilmarnock Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Northumberland County, so its arrests are not broken out for Northumberland County here.
The Northumberland County Sheriff's Office reported 105 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Northumberland 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 Northumberland County serves the sentence in a facility of the Virginia Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Northumberland County?
Ask the Northumberland County Sheriff's Office at (804) 580-5221; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at northumberlandsheriff.net.
How many people are in the Northumberland County jail?
About 120 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 138 beds.
What is the phone number for the Northumberland County jail?
(804) 580-5221, the number on the page of the Northumberland County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Northumberland 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 Northumberland 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.