Zephyrhills Correctional Institution Overview
Zephyrhills Correctional Institution is at 2739 Gall Boulevard in Zephyrhills, in eastern Pasco County. It is operated by the Florida Department of Corrections, the statewide prison agency, and it is not part of Pasco Corrections or the county jail system. The institution holds sentenced adult inmates committed to state custody. A 2025 federal PREA audit described the population as men, with an age range of 21 to 92 and custody levels of community, minimum, medium, and close. Those mixed custody levels mean the prison can hold both lower-custody inmates near release and higher-custody inmates serving longer terms, all under state rules rather than county jail rules.
Because it is a state prison, the path to find someone here is the state offender search, not the county roster. A person arrested in Pasco County starts in the county jail if held locally. Only after a sentence to state prison and commitment to the Florida Department of Corrections does the record move into the state system and possibly to this facility.
Zephyrhills Correctional Institution Capacity and Population
State prison figures for this facility come from an official audit and are separate from the county jail count. The 2025 federal PREA audit final report, dated November 12, 2025, reported a designed capacity of 748 and a current population of 630, with a 12-month average daily population of 595 and a day-one onsite count of 623. The 2020 Florida EDR profile separately reported one state prison in Pasco County holding 610 state inmates.
These prison numbers should never be added to the county jail population, because they belong to a separate state count under a different agency.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Zephyrhills Correctional Institution
The right tool is the Florida Department of Corrections offender search, which covers sentenced state inmates statewide. The best single identifier is the DC number, the state inmate ID, though a name search works too. The county roster will not show a state inmate, so use the state locator for anyone housed here.
- Open the Florida Department of Corrections offender search.
- Search by DC number, or by last and first name if the number is unknown.
- Confirm the current facility shows Zephyrhills Correctional Institution.
- Open the profile for offense, sentence, custody, and release information.
The state offender search menu below is the starting point for a sentenced-inmate lookup.
The locator supports options to include aliases and to show or hide photos. A person still held in the Pasco County jail on an open case is searched on the county roster instead, since the state system covers only sentenced state custody.
What an FDC Offender Profile Shows
A state offender profile carries more sentence and custody detail than a county roster row. The result list shows name, DC number, race, sex, release date, current facility, and birth date. Opening a profile adds the fields below, which is how the state tracks a sentenced inmate over time.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| DC Number | The Florida DOC identifier for the sentenced inmate. |
| Current Facility | The prison or supervision location, such as Zephyrhills Correctional Institution. |
| Initial Receipt Date | When the inmate entered state custody. |
| Offense / Sentence | The offense and the sentence tied to state custody. |
| Current Release Date | The projected release date when public. |
| Confinement / Visitation Status | Custody and visitation status fields a county roster does not carry. |
A profile can also list sentence history, detainers, and prior prison history, and many profiles include a photo unless the search hides it.
Zephyrhills Correctional Institution Address and Contact
The facility has its own address and phone, separate from any Pasco Corrections contact. Use these for prison-specific questions, and confirm details with the Florida Department of Corrections before relying on them, because state facility information can change.
Zephyrhills Correctional Institution
2739 Gall Boulevard
Zephyrhills, FL 33541-9701
813-782-5521
Florida Department of Corrections facility
Visiting Someone at Zephyrhills Correctional Institution
State prison visitation works differently from county jail visitation. The Florida Department of Corrections requires visitors to be approved in advance and to schedule a visit, rather than simply booking a video slot. Visitation status, approval rules, and current schedules are set by the department and shown on an inmate's FDC profile. The general structure is summarized below, and exact days and hours should be confirmed with the facility and the department before travel.
| Step | What to Expect |
|---|---|
| Approval | A visitor must be on the inmate's approved visitation list before visiting. |
| Scheduling | Visits follow FDC scheduling rules rather than the county vendor system. |
| Status Check | An inmate's FDC profile can show current visitation status. |
| ID and Rules | Bring valid ID and follow FDC dress and conduct rules. |
Do not apply Pasco Corrections video-visit rules here, because this is a state prison with its own approval and scheduling process.
Mail, Phone, and Money at Zephyrhills Correctional Institution
Mail and money at a state prison follow Florida Department of Corrections rules, not the county jail's digital-mail and vendor system. Mail should be addressed with the inmate's name and DC number and must meet FDC mail requirements. Phone and deposit services are set by the department's contracted providers. Confirm the current mail, phone, and deposit rules with the Florida Department of Corrections before sending anything.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Inmate name and DC number, Zephyrhills Correctional Institution, 2739 Gall Blvd, Zephyrhills, FL 33541-9701 |
| Phone / Deposits | Set by FDC contracted providers; confirm with the department |
| Rules Source | Florida Department of Corrections mail and money policies |
Note: Pasco's MyCarePack, JailATM, and digital mail-scanning rules do not apply at this state prison, so do not use county jail instructions here.
Reception and Classification at Zephyrhills Correctional Institution
People do not arrive at a state prison straight from a street arrest. After a sentence to state prison, the Florida Department of Corrections moves a person into its reception and classification system, where custody level, programs, and facility assignment are set. The person may then be assigned to Zephyrhills Correctional Institution or another state prison. The FDC profile records the initial receipt date and the current facility, which is how the state tracks that stage of custody rather than a county booking.
About Zephyrhills Correctional Institution
Zephyrhills Correctional Institution is the one state prison physically inside Pasco County, which is why a Pasco case can end with custody at a facility in the same county under a different agency. Its FDC profile data includes confinement status, visitation status, sentence history, and any detainers, fields a county jail roster does not carry. For custody-change alerts, an FDC detail page can include a VINELink notification link, so a family member can register for updates on a state inmate. Those state notification and visitation-status fields are part of what makes a prison record different from a county jail record, where custody can change within a single day.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation approval, and current rules with the Florida Department of Corrections before traveling, because state prison assignments and visitation status can change.
How a Pasco Case Reaches State Prison
The path from a local arrest to this prison runs through several stages, and each stage uses a different record system. The simple flow is arrest, then booking at the county jail, then a court case, then sentencing, and only then commitment to state prison. A person is on the county roster during the early stages and moves to the state offender search after commitment.
That is why someone can vanish from the Pasco County jail roster while still being in custody. A short county sentence is served at the county jail and shows an end-of-sentence value there. A longer felony sentence sends the person into the Florida Department of Corrections, where reception and classification assign a facility such as Zephyrhills. At that point the county systems no longer track the person, and the state offender search becomes the right tool. A federal sentence or an immigration hold would route to yet another system instead, never to this state prison.
For someone who can no longer be found on the county roster, the order to check is simple. Try the state offender search first if a state sentence is likely. Check the court record for the case outcome, and use the federal locators only if a federal or immigration matter applies.