This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, free anyone, post bond, or pull an official booking record. Contact the office that holds the record.
Official Columbus County Contacts
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office lists its office at 817 Washington Street. Detention and public-facing resource materials use 805 Washington Street for the Columbus County Detention Center and records contact. The addresses serve different functions, so confirm the destination before visiting. A 2023 detention directory supplies the detention line and records hours below; call first because the directory is not a live CCSO schedule.
Columbus County Sheriff’s Office
817 Washington StreetWhiteville, NC 28472
Main and records line: (910) 642-6551
Official source: About CCSO
Columbus County Detention Center
805 Washington StreetWhiteville, NC 28472
Mail: P.O. Box 280, Whiteville, NC 28472
Detention line: (910) 640-6628
Records line: (910) 642-6551
Directory hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Fees and turnaround: not posted in reviewed official materials; ask the records unit for current instructions and an estimate.
Use the route that fits the record or custody stage:
- For a booking sheet, arrest report, release record, custody entry, or booking photo, start with the sheriff’s records line. The home page explains what to include.
- For current custody, call the detention line and inspect the sheriff’s In Custody Report. Check its date because the linked folder may not be current.
- For a case outcome or court file, use the Columbus County court directory. A booking charge is only an accusation.
- For a person sentenced to state custody, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction search or public-records portal.
- For federal custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator. Immigration detention questions belong with the ICE Online Detainee Locator.