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Swain County, NC Parcels & GIS Data

Swain County, NC parcel data: 12,678 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 12,678 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 12,678 parcels in the current dataset. Column coverage is the percentage of those parcels for which the attribute is populated (non-NULL).

ColumnCoverageRecords populated
lrid100%12,678
parcelid100%12,677
parcelid269.2%8,773
ogparcelid100%12,677
ogparcelid20.3%36
parentid<0.1%0
stackid<0.1%0
geoid100%12,678
statefp100%12,678
countyfp100%12,678
countyname100%12,678
cousubfp100%12,678
cousubname100%12,678
tractce100%12,678
tractname100%12,678
taxacctnum99.5%12,618
taxyear100%12,678
taxdistrict99.5%12,618
usecode<0.1%1
usedesc2.9%369
zoningcode<0.1%0
zoningdesc<0.1%0
numbldgs59.7%7,571
numunits58.9%7,470
yearbuilt69.2%8,774
numfloors69.2%8,774
bldgsqft<0.1%0
bedrooms<0.1%0
halfbaths<0.1%0
fullbaths<0.1%0
imprvalue100%12,678
landvalue99.9%12,665
agvalue69.7%8,842
totalvalue99.9%12,665
taxacres99.6%12,630
calcarea100%12,678
saleamt<0.1%0
saledate<0.1%0
ownertype99.8%12,649
ownername99.8%12,649
owneraddr98.5%12,494
ownercity99.0%12,549
ownerstate98.9%12,541
ownerzip99.1%12,559
parceladdr99.3%12,592
parcelcity99.2%12,581
parcelstate100%12,678
parcelzip100%12,678
legaldesc99.1%12,569
township<0.1%0
section<0.1%0
qtrsection<0.1%0
range<0.1%0
plssdesc<0.1%0
book93.5%11,854
page93.5%11,854
block<0.1%0
lot47.4%6,014
parceltype0.1%19
accesstype1.4%179
iucnclass1.3%163
placename11.5%1,453
placetype5.0%635
firmid100%12,678
firmdate100%12,678
fldzone100%12,678
zonesubty96.0%12,165
staticbfe<0.1%1
elevmin99.3%12,588
elevmax99.3%12,588
elevavg99.3%12,588
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
naicscode21.2%2,690
frsid<0.1%0
dfrurl<0.1%0
caapermit<0.1%0
cwapermit<0.1%0
rcrapermit<0.1%0
updated98.3%12,464
centroidx100%12,678
centroidy100%12,678
surfpointx100%12,678
surfpointy100%12,678
geom100%12,678
extras100%12,678
ownerlist79.0%10,020
placefp7.7%979
zoningurl<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 2026-08-30 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 parcel_id pin accountnum fcode parcelbuil parcelobxf parcelland totalasses deed_acre name1 name2 address1 city state zipcode parceladdr parcel_cit legaldescr townshipco deedbook deedpage lotnumb date_of_ed geom neighbor_1 23 cols ⇢ parcelid parcelid2 taxacctnum usecode imprvalue landvalue totalvalue taxacres ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity legaldesc township book page lot 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 96.0% zonesubty 0.0% staticbfe 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 59.7% numbldgs 58.9% numunits 69.2% yearbuilt 69.2% numfloors 69.7% agvalue 100% parcelstate 100% parcelzip 79.0% ownerlist lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname taxacctnum taxyear taxdistrict usecode numbldgs numunits yearbuilt numfloors imprvalue landvalue agvalue totalvalue taxacres calcarea ownertype ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip legaldesc township book page lot firmid firmdate fldzone zonesubty staticbfe elevmin elevmax elevavg updated centroidx centroidy surfpointx surfpointy geom extras ownerlist publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (37) — empty or below 50% fill in this county parentid, stackid, usedesc, zoningcode, zoningdesc, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, saleamt, saledate, section, qtrsection, range plssdesc, block, parceltype, accesstype, iucnclass, placename, placetype, fireplaces, heating, heatfuel, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding bldgtype, naicscode, frsid, dfrurl, caapermit, cwapermit, rcrapermit, placefp, zoningurl PARCEL 23 mapped · 22 transformed · 23 kept in extras · 31 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → PARCEL parcel_id pin accountnum fcode parcelbuil parcelobxf parcelland totalasses deed_acre name1 name2 address1 city state zipcode parceladdr parcel_cit legaldescr townshipco deedbook deedpage lotnumb date_of_ed geom neighbor_1 parcelid NULLIF(trim(parcel_id), '')::text parcelid2 NULLIF(trim(pin), '')::text taxacctnum NULLIF(trim(accountnum), '')::text usecode NULLIF(trim(fcode), '')::text imprvalue (COALESCE(NULLIF(trim(parcelbuil), '')::numeric, 0) + COALESCE(… landvalue NULLIF(trim(parcelland), '')::text totalvalue NULLIF(trim(totalasses), '')::text taxacres NULLIF(trim(deed_acre), '')::text ownername NULLIF(concat_ws(';', NULLIF(trim(name1), ''), NULLIF(trim(name… owneraddr NULLIF(trim(address1), '')::text ownercity NULLIF(trim(city), '')::text ownerstate NULLIF(trim(state), '')::text ownerzip NULLIF(trim(zipcode), '')::text parceladdr NULLIF(trim(parceladdr), '')::text parcelcity NULLIF(trim(parcel_cit), '')::text legaldesc NULLIF(trim(legaldescr), '')::text township NULLIF(trim(townshipco), '')::text book NULLIF(trim(deedbook), '')::text page NULLIF(trim(deedpage), '')::text lot NULLIF(trim(lotnumb), '')::text updated to_timestamp(date_of_ed / 1000.0)::text geom taxdistrict NULLIF(trim(neighbor_1), '')::text extras · 23 source columns preserved as json comments, type_of_ed, pin_lease, subname, platrefere parcelnumb, address2, improvemen, parcelspec, parceldefe totalmarke, housenumbe, unitnumber, streetdire, streetname streettype, streetsuff, legallandu, legallandt, neighborho pclnmbstr, deedacreag, assessedva extras not present in source — filled with NULL (31) taxyear, usedesc, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numbldgs, numunits, yearbuilt, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, agvalue, saleamt saledate, parcelstate, parcelzip, section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc, block, 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 12,678 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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