This is a private reference site, not a Wilkes County government office. We cannot confirm whether a person is in custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, or obtain official booking records. Use the office or locator below for the record type you need.
Wilkes County Routing
Wilkes County uses different offices for jail custody, law-enforcement reports, state-prison records, and court files. Local inmate information for Wilkes County Jail is routed through VINE and the jail phone line, while formal court records are handled through the North Carolina Judicial Branch and the Wilkes County Clerk of Superior Court.
Wilkes County Jail
502 Courthouse Drive
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Phone: 336-903-7623
Use this contact for local jail custody questions when VINE does not return a new booking or when the issue involves jail visitation, inmate property, or current detention at the county jail.
Wilkes County Sheriff's Office
381 Executive Drive
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Phone: 336-903-7600
The Sheriff's Office operates the jail and handles county law-enforcement functions. It is separate from the courthouse and state prison locator.
Incident Reports
201 Curtis Bridge Road
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Copy fee: $1 cash only
Use this route for Wilkes County incident-report copies. The county's research notes that the division does not keep funds to make change.
Wilkes County Courthouse and Clerk
500 Courthouse Drive
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Main phone and Clerk of Superior Court: 336-651-4400
Use the courthouse, Clerk, and North Carolina eCourts Portal for court records after charges are filed, certified records, older paper files, and public terminal access.
Choose the channel that matches the record type before calling or visiting.
- For someone in Wilkes County Jail, start with jail inmate records, VINE at 1-877-627-2826, or the jail at 336-903-7623.
- For booking photos, review jail roster mugshots and remember that Wilkes County does not publish a confirmed booking-photo gallery in the official sources reviewed.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, the eCourts Portal, or the Clerk at 336-651-4400.
- For facility-specific details, use the Wilkes County Jail and Wilkes Correctional Center pages linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the NCDAC Offender Public Information Search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- For VINE custody status and notifications, call 1-877-627-2826 or use the North Carolina VINE portal.