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Watauga County, NC Parcels & GIS Data

Watauga County, NC parcel data: 50,330 property records with owner names, assessed values, land use, acreage, and addresses. Preview and download.

Land Records publishes Watauga County, North Carolina parcel data covering 50,330 property records.

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

Watauga County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 54,086 at the 2020 census. Its county seat and largest community is Boone.

FIPS 37189

Official county website: http://www.wataugacounty.org

The FIPS code for Watauga County is 37189.

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Attribute coverage

Watauga County contains 50,330 parcels in the current dataset. Column coverage is the percentage of those parcels for which the attribute is populated (non-NULL).

ColumnCoverageRecords populated
lrid100%50,330
parcelid98.8%49,726
parcelid298.8%49,726
ogparcelid99.7%50,179
ogparcelid299.7%50,179
parentid<0.1%0
stackid<0.1%0
geoid100%50,330
statefp100%50,330
countyfp100%50,330
countyname100%50,330
cousubfp100%50,330
cousubname100%50,330
tractce100%50,330
tractname100%50,330
taxacctnum<0.1%0
taxyear100%50,330
taxdistrict<0.1%0
usecode93.3%46,969
usedesc99.7%50,154
zoningcode2.4%1,226
zoningdesc1.7%859
numbldgs100%50,330
numunits56.8%28,603
yearbuilt100%50,330
numfloors78.8%39,655
bldgsqft<0.1%0
bedrooms<0.1%0
halfbaths<0.1%0
fullbaths<0.1%0
imprvalue100%50,330
landvalue100%50,330
agvalue78.8%39,655
totalvalue100%50,330
taxacres93.3%46,967
calcarea100%50,330
saleamt<0.1%0
saledate99.9%50,279
ownertype98.8%49,727
ownername98.8%49,727
owneraddr98.5%49,589
ownercity93.3%46,967
ownerstate93.3%46,967
ownerzip93.3%46,967
parceladdr99.9%50,284
parcelcity98.3%49,489
parcelstate100%50,330
parcelzip100%50,330
legaldesc98.9%49,767
township<0.1%0
section<0.1%0
qtrsection<0.1%0
range<0.1%0
plssdesc<0.1%0
book<0.1%0
page<0.1%0
block<0.1%0
lot<0.1%0
parceltype0.6%299
accesstype1.1%565
iucnclass0.8%415
placename30.9%15,530
placetype4.1%2,073
firmid100%50,318
firmdate100%50,318
fldzone100%50,318
zonesubty97.9%49,272
staticbfe<0.1%0
elevmin99.7%50,180
elevmax99.7%50,180
elevavg99.7%50,180
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
naicscode40.1%20,183
frsid<0.1%3
dfrurl<0.1%3
caapermit<0.1%3
cwapermit<0.1%3
rcrapermit<0.1%3
updated78.8%39,655
centroidx100%50,330
centroidy100%50,330
surfpointx100%50,330
surfpointy100%50,330
geom100%50,330
extras100%50,330
ownerlist77.9%39,188
placefp31.3%15,744
zoningurl<0.1%0

Schema mapping

How source columns from the acquired Watauga 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 — Watauga County, North Carolina (37189) 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 parno altparno parusecode parusedesc struct structyear improvval landval parval gisacres saledate ownname ownname2 mailadd mcity mstate mzip siteadd scity sstate szip legdecfull revisedate geom cntyfips cntyname gnisid maddpref maddrno maddstname maddstr maddstsuf maddsttyp mapref multistruc munit nparno ownfrst ownlast owntype parusecd2 parusedsc2 parvaltype presentval recareano recareatx revdatetx reviseyear saddno saddpref saddstname saddstr saddstsuf saddsttyp saledatetx sourceagnt sourcedate sourcedatx sourceref stcntyfips stfips stname structno subdivisio subowntype subsurfown sunit transfdate class parcelid parcelid2 usecode usedesc numbldgs yearbuilt imprvalue landvalue totalvalue taxacres saledate ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip legaldesc updated geom 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 97.9% zonesubty 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 56.8% numunits 78.8% numfloors 78.8% agvalue 77.9% ownerlist lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname taxyear usecode usedesc numbldgs numunits yearbuilt numfloors imprvalue landvalue agvalue totalvalue taxacres calcarea saledate ownertype ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip legaldesc firmid firmdate fldzone zonesubty elevmin elevmax elevavg updated centroidx centroidy surfpointx surfpointy geom extras ownerlist publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (42) — empty or below 50% fill in this county parentid, stackid, taxacctnum, taxdistrict, zoningcode, zoningdesc, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, saleamt, township, section qtrsection, range, plssdesc, book, page, block, lot, parceltype, accesstype, iucnclass, placename, placetype, staticbfe, fireplaces, heating heatfuel, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding, bldgtype, naicscode, frsid, dfrurl, caapermit, cwapermit, rcrapermit, placefp, zoningurl PARCEL 24 mapped · 4 transformed · 31 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → PARCEL parno altparno parusecode parusedesc struct structyear improvval landval parval gisacres saledate ownname ownname2 mailadd mcity mstate mzip siteadd scity sstate szip legdecfull revisedate geom cntyfips cntyname gnisid maddpref maddrno maddstname maddstr maddstsuf maddsttyp mapref multistruc munit nparno ownfrst ownlast owntype parusecd2 parusedsc2 parvaltype presentval recareano recareatx revdatetx reviseyear saddno saddpref saddstname saddstr saddstsuf saddsttyp saledatetx sourceagnt sourcedate sourcedatx sourceref stcntyfips stfips stname structno subdivisio subowntype subsurfown sunit transfdate class parcelid parcelid2 usecode usedesc numbldgs ( CASE WHEN struct IS NULL THEN NULL::text WHEN upper(left(stru… yearbuilt imprvalue landvalue totalvalue taxacres saledate ( CASE WHEN saledate IS NULL THEN NULL::text ELSE to_timestamp(… ownername nullif( concat_ws( '; ', nullif(btrim(ownname), ''), nullif(btr… owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip legaldesc updated geom extras ( ( json_build_object( 'cntyfips', cntyfips::text, 'cntyname', … not present in source — filled with NULL (31) taxacctnum, taxyear, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numunits, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, agvalue, saleamt, township, section qtrsection, range, plssdesc, book, page, block, lot, sourceurl, taxdistrict, parentid, heatfuel, fireplaces, heating, cooling, foundation roofcover, siding

Neighboring counties

Parcel data for counties bordering Watauga County:

Frequently asked questions

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

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

How many parcels are in Watauga County, NC?

The current dataset contains 50,330 parcel records for Watauga County, NC, each with its boundary geometry and assessor attributes.

What is the FIPS code for Watauga County, NC?

The FIPS code for Watauga County, NC is 37189.

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

Each Watauga 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 Watauga County, NC parcel data free?

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

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

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