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Swain County, NC Parcels & GIS Data

Swain County, NC parcel data: 12,966 property records with owner names, assessed values, land use, acreage, and addresses. Preview and download.

Land Records publishes Swain County, North Carolina parcel data covering 12,966 property records.

This page documents parcel-level coverage for Swain 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 Swain County are listed in the attribute-coverage table below. Preview the data in the interactive explorer, or download the complete Swain County property dataset.

Swain County is a county located on the far western border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,117. Its county seat is Bryson City.

FIPS 37173

Official county website: https://www.swaincountync.gov

The FIPS code for Swain County is 37173.

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Attribute coverage

Swain County contains 12,966 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%12,966
parcelid96.9%12,558
parcelid299.1%12,843
ogparcelid96.7%12,536
ogparcelid297.2%12,598
parentid<0.1%0
stackid<0.1%0
geoid100%12,966
statefp100%12,966
countyfp100%12,966
countyname100%12,966
cousubfp100%12,966
cousubname100%12,966
tractce100%12,966
tractname100%12,966
taxacctnum96.5%12,507
taxyear100%12,966
taxdistrict99.9%12,955
usecode97.0%12,578
usedesc11.8%1,525
zoningcode<0.1%0
zoningdesc<0.1%0
numbldgs100%12,966
numunits58.6%7,594
yearbuilt67.6%8,765
numfloors67.7%8,773
bldgsqft<0.1%0
bedrooms<0.1%0
halfbaths<0.1%0
fullbaths<0.1%0
imprvalue100%12,966
landvalue100%12,964
agvalue69.1%8,954
totalvalue100%12,964
taxacres99.9%12,951
calcarea100%12,966
saleamt<0.1%0
saledate<0.1%0
ownertype99.9%12,952
ownername99.9%12,952
owneraddr98.8%12,804
ownercity99.4%12,882
ownerstate99.3%12,875
ownerzip99.4%12,889
parceladdr99.4%12,892
parcelcity96.0%12,447
parcelstate100%12,966
parcelzip100%12,966
legaldesc99.2%12,861
township<0.1%0
section<0.1%0
qtrsection<0.1%0
range<0.1%0
plssdesc<0.1%0
book90.6%11,753
page90.6%11,753
block<0.1%0
lot46.1%5,979
parceltype0.2%20
accesstype1.4%180
iucnclass1.3%163
placename5.1%656
placetype5.0%653
firmid100%12,966
firmdate100%12,966
fldzone100%12,966
zonesubty96.1%12,456
staticbfe<0.1%2
elevmin99.3%12,875
elevmax99.3%12,875
elevavg99.3%12,875
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
naicscode15.7%2,032
frsid<0.1%0
dfrurl<0.1%0
caapermit<0.1%0
cwapermit<0.1%0
rcrapermit<0.1%0
updated100%12,966
centroidx100%12,966
centroidy100%12,966
surfpointx100%12,966
surfpointy100%12,966
geom100%12,966
extras100%12,966
ownerlist80.2%10,400
placefp7.7%994
zoningurl<0.1%0
lbcsactivity11.5%1,488
lbcsfunction11.3%1,471
lbcstype46.6%6,042
lbcscharacter62.8%8,137
lbcsownership99.9%12,958
sourceurl<0.1%0

Schema mapping

How source columns from the acquired Swain 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 — Swain County, North Carolina (37173) 1 entity · 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 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 99.3% elevmin 99.3% elevmax 99.3% elevavg s_fld_haz_ar · FEMA NFHL 100% fldzone 96.1% zonesubty 0.0% staticbfe 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 96.5% taxacctnum 58.6% numunits 67.7% numfloors 69.1% agvalue 90.6% book 90.6% page 80.2% ownerlist 62.8% lbcscharacter 100% lbcsownership lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname taxacctnum taxyear taxdistrict usecode usedesc numbldgs numunits yearbuilt numfloors imprvalue landvalue agvalue totalvalue taxacres calcarea saledate ownertype ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip legaldesc book page firmid firmdate fldzone zonesubty staticbfe elevmin elevmax elevavg updated centroidx centroidy surfpointx surfpointy geom extras ownerlist lbcscharacter lbcsownership publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (41) — empty or below 50% fill in this county parentid, stackid, zoningcode, zoningdesc, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, saleamt, township, section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc block, lot, parceltype, accesstype, iucnclass, placename, placetype, fireplaces, heating, heatfuel, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding bldgtype, naicscode, frsid, dfrurl, caapermit, cwapermit, rcrapermit, placefp, zoningurl, lbcsactivity, lbcsfunction, lbcstype, 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

Neighboring counties

Parcel data for counties bordering Swain County:

Frequently asked questions

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

Land Records publishes a Swain 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 Swain County, NC dataset as a GeoPackage or CSV.

How many parcels are in Swain County, NC?

The current dataset contains 12,966 parcel records for Swain County, NC, each with its boundary geometry and assessor attributes.

What is the FIPS code for Swain County, NC?

The FIPS code for Swain County, NC is 37173.

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

Each Swain 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 Swain County, NC parcel data free?

You can preview Swain 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 Swain County, NC have an official GIS or property records website?

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

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