This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve an official booking record. Use the official office or locator that holds the record.
Official Watauga Contacts
For current Watauga County jail questions, start with the Watauga County Sheriff's Office and Watauga County Detention Center. Sheriff Len Hagaman's office and the detention center are at the same Boone public-safety address. The detention operation runs around the clock, while administrative records work is handled on weekdays during posted business hours except holidays.
Watauga County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center
184 Hodges Gap Road
Boone, NC 28607
Detention Center: (828) 265-7614
Main / non-emergency: (828) 264-3761
Administration / Records: (828) 265-7602
Administrative hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays
Use the route that matches the record or custody stage:
- For someone in the county jail, use the jail inmate records page and call the detention number for current custody questions.
- For booking photos, use the jail roster mugshots page and ask Administration/Records about the request process.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the North Carolina eCourts or clerk resources.
- For facility details, use the Watauga County Detention Center page linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction offender search, not the county jail.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the Bureau of Prisons locator, U.S. Marshals information, or ICE detainee locator as applicable.