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Contact Information

  • Brian Drum, Communications Administrator
  • (828) 465-8330
  • Contact via email
  • Main Location:100 Government Drive Newton, NC 28613
  • Mailing Address:PO Box 389 Newton, NC 28658

911 Communications

The Catawba County 911 Communications Center dispatches for over 35 agencies and departments in the county including the sheriff’s office, five police departments, and 25 fire stations.

We are a division of Catawba County Emergency Services and located in the Justice Center on the Catawba County Government Center campus. The Communications Center is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure emergency response calls are received and routed to the appropriate response agencies.