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Official Hamilton County Contacts
For a Hamilton County jail status or sheriff-held booking record, use the official contact that matches the request. Records questions belong with the Sheriff’s Office during its published weekday hours. Dispatch is staffed around the clock, but that does not make records processing a 24-hour service.
Hamilton County Sheriff’s OfficeHamilton County Courthouse
2300 Superior Street, Suite 8
Webster City, IA 50595
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Main and records: 515-832-9500
Toll-free: 800-944-1738
Fax: 515-832-9504
Hamilton County Jail: 515-832-8629; fax 515-832-8436. Call 911 only for an emergency. For other needs, start with the source below.
- For a booking photo, intake record, roster route, or chapter 22 request steps, use the Hamilton County booking guide.
- For a county warrant or wanted notice, consult the official paths on Most Wanted.
- For a recent arrest or current jail status, use the sheriff app and then call the jail if the result is time-sensitive.
- For court outcome, dismissal, or sentence information, search Iowa Courts Online or contact the Hamilton County Clerk of Court.
- For a person under state corrections custody or supervision, use the Iowa Department of Corrections Offender Search.
- For federal or immigration detention, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator, since those systems are separate from the county roster.