North Carolina

Across North Carolina, GIS Map currently maps 52 cities and towns that together hold around 4,562,427 residents. The Tar Heel State spans from Blue Ridge Mountains to the Outer Banks coastline. The most populous community is Charlotte, with about 903,844 residents in Mecklenburg County, and it has an interactive street, satellite and topographic map. Raleigh (481,031) and Greensboro (301,198) follow. The state capital, Raleigh, sits in Wake County.

County-level coverage in North Carolina includes 100 official Census boundaries, each paired with local demographics. Wake County is the most populous, with about 1,178,653 residents. By land area, Robeson County is the largest at roughly 947 square miles. The youngest population, with a median age of 27.7, is found in Onslow County. Among mapped cities with at least 10,000 residents, Apex reports the highest median household income at $144,135. All figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates.

The terrain in North Carolina changes noticeably from place to place. Boone is the highest at about 3,217 feet above sea level, while Kitty Hawk is the lowest at about 0 feet. Every mapped city observes Eastern Time. According to the USDA U.S. General Soil Map, Ultisols are the dominant soil order beneath 31 of the mapped city centers. Federal records list 14 government-owned and 170 leased properties in these cities, the most in Charlotte. City maps let you switch on FEMA flood zones, USGS contours and land cover layers.

There are 163 ZIP code tabulation areas in North Carolina with dedicated pages. The most populated one has about 82,886 residents. The runner-up counts roughly 81,772 people. The densest packs about 17,898 people per square mile. Every page includes drawing and measuring tools plus a click-anywhere inspector that reports the county, ZIP, census tract, school district, flood zone and elevation of any point.