Facility and Inmate Information at Columbus County Detention Center
For questions about Columbus County Detention Center, you can call the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office at 910-642-6551 or email info@columbussheriff.com. The Sheriff’s Office contact address is 817 Washington Street, Whiteville, NC. If you are bringing medication for someone in custody, it must be prescribed by a physician, in a proper container and approved by medical staff. Approved prescribed medication may be brought at any time. Items brought for someone in custody will be searched for contraband. You can also access the detention center’s [in-custody report](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/009viiuisfz6qi50g2g3g/AEC2gu8x5VJbKG51ntFR6os?rlkey=ex46o8n5qruyfpwhufe5xs26s&st=ktebdkwr&dl=0) through Dropbox.
General Guidance
For background information, read our general inmate search guide. Facility instructions above take precedence.
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