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North Area (Buttonwillow) Sheriff’s Substation bail bonds
Someone you love was arrested by deputies from the North Area (Buttonwillow) Sheriff’s Substation? We can post their bail at the Sheriff’s jail right now, 24 hours a day.
We can post bail at the North Area (Buttonwillow) Sheriff’s Substation now
We find which Sheriff’s jail is holding your loved one and post the bond there, 24 hours a day.
Have this ready when you call
- Their full name, as it would be on their ID
- Their date of birth
- Booking number (if you have it — we can find it)
- The bail amount (if you know it — we’ll confirm it)
Jail details
- Address: 181 E. First St., Buttonwillow, CA 93206
- Run by: Kern County Sheriff’s Office
- Serves: Buttonwillow, Lost Hills, Belridge and unincorporated areas around Shafter and Wasco
- Bail bonds accepted: At the Sheriff’s jail, 24 hours a day
- Court: Shafter courthouse, 325 Central Valley Hwy., Shafter
The Buttonwillow public library. The Sheriff’s substation is in Buttonwillow. Photo: GeorgeLouis, CC BY-SA 3.0. Credits
We call the jail for you
You don’t need to track down the jail’s phone line or wait on hold. Tell us who was arrested and we handle the calls, confirm the bail amount and post the bond.
Our Kern County office answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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About the North Area substation
The North Area Substation is in Buttonwillow, at 181 East First Street. It covers the west side of the valley floor: Buttonwillow, Lost Hills, Belridge, Blackwell’s Corner, Keck’s Corner, Spicer City, Devil’s Den, and the unincorporated land around Shafter and Wasco.
Buttonwillow once had its own small jail, but the Sheriff’s Office says it stopped using it in the late 1960s because of state rules on supervising prisoners. Arrests now go to the Lerdo Justice Facility, about 22 miles away.
What happens after an arrest by the North Area (Buttonwillow) Sheriff’s Substation
1
Booking
Deputies take people who are not cited and released to the Lerdo Justice Facility (Inmate Reception Center) north of Bakersfield for booking.
2
We post the bond
We post the bail bond at the Sheriff’s jail holding the person, 24 hours a day.
In between, you call us and a co-signer signs the bail paperwork. Paying the full bail yourself or using a bail bond? See how bail works →
North Area (Buttonwillow) Sheriff’s Substation questions
Can bail be posted at the North Area (Buttonwillow) Sheriff’s Substation?
People arrested by the North Area (Buttonwillow) Sheriff’s Substation are booked at the Lerdo Justice Facility north of Bakersfield, and we post the bond there, 24 hours a day.
Where is the North Area (Buttonwillow) Sheriff’s Substation?
The North Area (Buttonwillow) Sheriff’s Substation is at 181 E. First St., Buttonwillow, CA 93206. Its area’s cases are heard at the Shafter courthouse, 325 Central Valley Hwy., Shafter, about 13 miles away. The nearest Sheriff’s booking jail is the Lerdo Justice Facility (Inmate Reception Center), about 22 miles away. You don’t need to go there or call the substation: we call for you, confirm the booking and bail amount, and post the bond.
Where is court for arrests by the North Area (Buttonwillow) Sheriff’s Substation?
Cases from the area are heard at the Shafter courthouse, 325 Central Valley Hwy., Shafter, CA. In Kern County, a case goes to the courthouse for the area where the arrest happened.
Is there still a jail in Buttonwillow?
No. The Sheriff’s Office stopped using the Buttonwillow jail in the late 1960s. Arrests are booked at the Lerdo Justice Facility.
We can post bail for an arrest by the North Area (Buttonwillow) Sheriff’s Substation now
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Information on this page was checked against official Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Kern County Grand Jury and Superior Court of California, County of Kern sources and our agents’ experience on October 12, 2026. Fastrak Bail Bonds is a private bail bond agency and is not affiliated with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.