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.
Iron County, Wisconsin, has about 6,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Iron County is held at the county jail, run by the Iron 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: Iron County public records, Iron County arrest records, Iron County warrants, Iron County criminal records, Iron County court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Iron County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Iron County is held at the county jail, run by the Iron County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Iron County Sheriff's Office at co.iron.wi.gov/231/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Iron County, WI), phone 715-561-3800, 300 Taconite St Suite 226 Hurley, WI 54534, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 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 715-561-3800.
The Iron County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 7 people, down from about 10 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 36 beds, and it ran at 19 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Iron County has about 6,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Iron County Jail
The Iron County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Hurley make the arrests that end in a booking in Iron County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Hurley's 94 for 2025 and the Iron County Sheriff's Office's 48 for 2022.
Together, the two agencies in Iron County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 200 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 Iron 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 Wisconsin Department of Corrections lists its inmates at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Iron County?
Ask the Iron County Sheriff's Office at 715-561-3800; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.iron.wi.gov/231/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the Iron County jail?
About 7 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 36 beds.
What is the phone number for the Iron County jail?
715-561-3800, the number on the page of the Iron County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Iron County go?
To a facility of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Is this the official Iron 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.