Buncombe County, NC Parcels & GIS Data

Buncombe County, NC parcel data: 135,397 property records with owner names, assessed values, land use, acreage, and addresses. Preview and download.

Land Records publishes Buncombe County, North Carolina parcel data covering 135,397 property records.

This page documents parcel-level coverage for Buncombe County, North Carolina. Each parcel record carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with attributes such as the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and most recent sale price and date. Exact fill rates for Buncombe County are listed in the attribute-coverage table below. Preview the data in the interactive explorer, or download the complete Buncombe County property dataset.

Buncombe County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is classified within Western North Carolina. The 2020 census reported the population was 269,452, making it the 7th-most populous county in North Carolina.

FIPS 37021

Official county website: https://aca-prod.accela.com/buncombeconc/default.aspx

The FIPS code for Buncombe County is 37021.

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Attribute coverage

Buncombe County contains 135,397 parcels in the current dataset. Column coverage is the percentage of those parcels for which the attribute is populated (non-NULL). For the LBCS columns, only real classifications count: the to-be-determined and not-applicable placeholder codes are excluded.

ColumnCoverageRecords populated
lrid100%135,397
parcelid100%135,397
parcelid2100%135,394
ogparcelid100%135,397
ogparcelid2100%135,393
parentid<0.1%0
stackid<0.1%0
geoid100%135,397
statefp100%135,397
countyfp100%135,397
countyname100%135,397
cousubfp100%135,397
cousubname100%135,397
tractce100%135,397
tractname100%135,397
taxacctnum88.8%120,214
taxyear100%135,397
taxdistrict99.1%134,228
usecode99.0%134,050
usedesc99.2%134,335
zoningcode98.5%133,361
zoningdesc0.1%190
numbldgs100%135,397
numunits77.3%104,682
yearbuilt0.1%69
numfloors49.2%66,682
bldgsqft<0.1%0
bedrooms<0.1%0
halfbaths<0.1%0
fullbaths<0.1%0
imprvalue100%135,397
landvalue100%135,397
agvalue91.5%123,905
totalvalue100%135,397
taxacres95.5%129,325
calcarea100%135,397
saleamt88.7%120,100
saledate88.9%120,419
ownertype100%135,394
ownername100%135,394
owneraddr100%135,393
ownercity99.1%134,223
ownerstate99.1%134,189
ownerzip99.1%134,221
parceladdr100%135,366
parcelcity0.9%1,278
parcelstate100%135,397
parcelzip100%135,397
legaldesc88.9%120,423
township<0.1%0
section<0.1%0
qtrsection<0.1%0
range<0.1%0
plssdesc<0.1%0
book88.8%120,214
page88.6%120,015
block9.0%12,169
lot62.7%84,857
parceltype0.2%317
accesstype0.6%826
iucnclass0.3%406
placename7.0%9,485
placetype6.9%9,380
firmid100%135,374
firmdate100%135,374
fldzone100%135,374
zonesubty98.3%133,063
staticbfe<0.1%0
elevmin99.7%134,929
elevmax99.7%134,929
elevavg99.7%134,929
fireplaces<0.1%0
heating<0.1%0
heatfuel<0.1%0
cooling<0.1%0
foundation<0.1%0
roofcover<0.1%0
siding<0.1%0
bldgtype<0.1%0
naicscode12.4%16,786
frsid<0.1%10
dfrurl<0.1%10
caapermit<0.1%10
cwapermit<0.1%10
rcrapermit<0.1%10
updated100%135,397
centroidx100%135,397
centroidy100%135,397
surfpointx100%135,397
surfpointy100%135,397
geom100%135,397
extras100%135,397
ownerlist76.7%103,912
placefp46.3%62,728
zoningurl97.2%131,648
lbcsactivity99.2%134,289
lbcsfunction98.7%133,636
lbcstype99.1%134,123
lbcscharacter99.4%134,553
lbcsownership100%135,386
sourceurl<0.1%0

Schema mapping

How source columns from the acquired Buncombe County GIS layers map into the harmonized entity schemas and assemble into the published parcel table, alongside supplemented fields (elevation, flood zone) and deterministic columns.

Schema mapping — Buncombe County, North Carolina (37021) 2 entities · most recent acquisition per entity · generated 2026-10-10 direct column transformed (expression) geometry extras json supplemented determined ALL ENTITIES → FINAL PARCEL SCHEMA Harmonized entity columns assemble into publish.parcel_layer — matched by column name. Supplemented fields show their fill rate in this county. SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED ENTITIES PUBLISH.PARCEL_LAYER PARCEL parno altparno parusecode parusecd2 parusedesc parusedsc2 struct structyear improvval landval parval recareatx recareano gisacres saledate ownname ownfrst ownlast ownname2 mailadd maddpref maddrno maddstname maddstr maddstsuf maddsttyp mcity mstate mzip siteadd saddpref saddno saddstname saddstr saddstsuf saddsttyp scity sstate stname szip legdecfull revisedate geom cntyname munit sunit multistruc saledatetx parvaltype owntype sourceref sourcedate sourcedatx subdivisio nparno cntyfips stfips stcntyfips gnisid sourceagnt transfdate revdatetx reviseyear mapref subowntype subsurfown structno presentval st_area_shape_ st_perimeter_shape_ parcelid parcelid2 usecode usedesc numbldgs yearbuilt imprvalue landvalue totalvalue taxacres saledate ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip legaldesc updated geom taxdistrict extras ZONING geom zoningcode resolution comment datezoned geom zoningcode ordinance notes extras determined · ground truth 100% lrid 100% geoid 100% statefp 100% countyfp 100% countyname 100% cousubfp 100% cousubname 100% tractce 100% tractname 100% taxyear geom · derived from geometry geom dem.us_1m · USGS 1m DEM 100% elevmin 100% elevmax 100% elevavg s_fld_haz_ar · FEMA NFHL 100% fldzone 98.3% zonesubty 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 88.8% taxacctnum 77.3% numunits 91.5% agvalue 88.7% saleamt 88.8% book 88.6% page 62.7% lot 76.7% ownerlist 97.2% zoningurl 99.2% lbcsactivity 98.7% lbcsfunction 99.1% lbcstype 99.4% lbcscharacter 100% lbcsownership lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname taxacctnum taxyear taxdistrict usecode usedesc zoningcode numbldgs numunits yearbuilt imprvalue landvalue agvalue totalvalue taxacres calcarea saleamt saledate ownertype ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip legaldesc book page lot firmid firmdate fldzone zonesubty elevmin elevmax elevavg updated centroidx centroidy surfpointx surfpointy geom extras ownerlist zoningurl lbcsactivity lbcsfunction lbcstype lbcscharacter lbcsownership publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (36) — empty or below 50% fill in this county parentid, stackid, zoningdesc, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, township, section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc, block parceltype, accesstype, iucnclass, placename, placetype, staticbfe, fireplaces, heating, heatfuel, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding bldgtype, naicscode, frsid, dfrurl, caapermit, cwapermit, rcrapermit, placefp, sourceurl PARCEL 25 mapped · 21 transformed · 30 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → PARCEL parno altparno parusecode parusecd2 parusedesc parusedsc2 struct structyear improvval landval parval recareatx recareano gisacres saledate ownname ownfrst ownlast ownname2 mailadd maddpref maddrno maddstname maddstr maddstsuf maddsttyp mcity mstate mzip siteadd saddpref saddno saddstname saddstr saddstsuf saddsttyp scity sstate stname szip legdecfull revisedate geom cntyname munit sunit multistruc saledatetx parvaltype owntype sourceref sourcedate sourcedatx subdivisio nparno cntyfips stfips stcntyfips gnisid sourceagnt transfdate revdatetx reviseyear mapref subowntype subsurfown structno presentval st_area_shape_ st_perimeter_shape_ parcelid NULLIF(TRIM(parno), '')::text parcelid2 NULLIF(TRIM(altparno), '')::text usecode COALESCE( NULLIF(TRIM(parusecode), '')::text, NULLIF(TRIM(parus… usedesc COALESCE( NULLIF(TRIM(parusedesc), '')::text, NULLIF(TRIM(parus… numbldgs CASE WHEN UPPER(TRIM(struct)) = 'Y' THEN '1'::text WHEN UPPER(T… yearbuilt NULLIF(structyear, 0)::text imprvalue landvalue totalvalue taxacres COALESCE( NULLIF(TRIM(recareatx), '')::text, CASE WHEN recarean… saledate CASE WHEN saledate IS NOT NULL AND saledate > 0 THEN to_timesta… ownername NULLIF(TRIM(concat_ws('; ', COALESCE( NULLIF(TRIM(ownname), '')… owneraddr COALESCE( NULLIF(TRIM(mailadd), '')::text, NULLIF(TRIM(concat_w… ownercity NULLIF(TRIM(mcity), '')::text ownerstate NULLIF(TRIM(mstate), '')::text ownerzip NULLIF(TRIM(mzip), '')::text parceladdr COALESCE( NULLIF(TRIM(siteadd), '')::text, NULLIF(TRIM(concat_w… parcelcity NULLIF(TRIM(scity), '')::text parcelstate COALESCE( NULLIF(TRIM(sstate), '')::text, NULLIF(TRIM(stname), … parcelzip NULLIF(TRIM(szip), '')::text legaldesc NULLIF(TRIM(legdecfull), '')::text updated CASE WHEN revisedate IS NOT NULL AND revisedate > 0 THEN to_tim… geom taxdistrict NULLIF(TRIM(cntyname), '')::text extras (json_build_object( 'munit', munit::text, 'sunit', sunit::text,… not present in source — filled with NULL (30) taxacctnum, taxyear, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numunits, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, agvalue, saleamt, township, section qtrsection, range, plssdesc, book, page, block, lot, sourceurl, parentid, heatfuel, fireplaces, heating, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding ZONING 5 mapped · 1 transformed · 5 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → ZONING geom zoningcode resolution comment datezoned geom zoningcode ordinance notes extras json_build_object('datezoned', "datezoned"::text)::text not present in source — filled with NULL (5) zoningdesc, zoningtype, setbacks, restrictions, sourceurl

Neighboring counties

Parcel data for counties bordering Buncombe County:

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Buncombe County, NC parcel and GIS data?

Land Records publishes a Buncombe County, NC parcel dataset in which every parcel carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with ownership, assessed value, land use, acreage, and sale history. Preview it in the interactive explorer on this page, or download the full Buncombe County, NC dataset as a GeoPackage or CSV.

How many parcels are in Buncombe County, NC?

The current dataset contains 135,397 parcel records for Buncombe County, NC, each with its boundary geometry and assessor attributes.

What is the FIPS code for Buncombe County, NC?

The FIPS code for Buncombe County, NC is 37021.

What information does each Buncombe County, NC parcel record include?

Each Buncombe County, NC parcel record includes the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and the most recent sale price and date — plus the parcel boundary polygon. Per-attribute fill rates are listed in the coverage table on this page.

Is Buncombe County, NC parcel data free?

You can preview Buncombe County, NC parcels for free in the interactive explorer. The complete dataset is available as a one-time download or through the nationwide parcel web service; see the download options on this page for current pricing.

Does Buncombe County, NC have an official GIS or property records website?

Yes — the official Buncombe County, NC government website is linked in the county details above. Land Records standardizes Buncombe County, NC assessor and recorder records into a single nationwide parcel schema with GIS boundary geometry.

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