This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Use the correct public office for those actions.
Official Carteret Record Contacts
For jail and sheriff records, the key Carteret County offices are on Craven Street in Beaufort. Call before visiting when a record, mug shot, or inmate question is time-sensitive.
Carteret County Detention Center
306 Craven Street
Beaufort, NC 28516
252-504-4832
Jail information and inmate inquiry questions.
Carteret County Sheriff's Office
304 Craven Street
Beaufort, NC 28516
252-728-8400
Administrative office and records lobby.
Sheriff Records Division
304 Craven Street
Beaufort, NC 28516
252-728-8400 ext. 8801
Routine incident, arrest, accident, mug shot, and CAD report requests.
Use these record paths based on the question being asked.
- For someone in the county jail, use jail inmate records and the detention center phone line.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and the sheriff records extension.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, NC courts Portal, or the Clerk of Court at 252-504-4400.
- For facility-specific contact, use the Carteret County Detention Center and Carteret Correctional Center pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction offender locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.