Vance County Contacts

This private reference site is not a government office and cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office directly.


Official Offices for Records and Custody

The Vance County Sheriff’s Office is the county route for report-copy questions. The detention center handles current county-jail custody questions. The official Sheriff site does not publish office hours for these contacts, so call before visiting.

Vance County Sheriff’s Office

156 Church Street, Suite 004
Henderson, NC 27536
Records and report-copy line: (252) 738-2200
Official services and records information

Vance County Detention Center

516 Breckenridge Street
Henderson, NC 27536
Custody information: (252) 438-3923
Official detention information

Choose the office that matches the status or document you need.

  • For a booking record or photo, begin with the countywide arrest-record guide, then ask the Sheriff’s Office about the specific record.
  • For a person who may have been booked recently, call the Detention Center or use the official North Carolina SAVAN and VINELink routes described on this site.
  • For a court date or later case result, use the Vance County court page or call the Clerk of Superior Court at (252) 430-5100.
  • For a sentenced person in state custody, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction Offender Public Information Search.
  • For federal custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator. Immigration detention questions belong with the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.