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Columbus County, North Carolina: parcel data and property records

51,708 Columbus County parcels on one searchable map: owner of record and mailing address, assessed and appraised values and recorded sales, plus lot boundaries and location. Screen by vacancy, absentee ownership, acreage, year built and owner tenure.

51,708parcel records
99%with owner of record
$45,000median appraised value, from 18,709 parcels with a value on file
31,390parcels marked vacant
5,418out-of-state owners

What the data covers

These bars show real field-by-field coverage for Columbus County in our database, so you know exactly what you are getting before you search. Numbers refresh as the county publishes new records.

Owner of record99%
Assessed values100%
Recorded sales87%
Year built39%
Property address99%
Land or improvement value99%
Land use or property class100%
Mapped acreage99%

Not held for Columbus County: deeded acreage and zoning. Those fields are carried where the county publishes them.

Most recent recorded sale on file: 2026-03-13.

Areas covered

Parcel counts by place, largest first: Whiteville (12,237), Tabor City (5,905), Chadbourn (4,570), Lake Waccamaw (2,339), Riegelwood (1,752).

Search Columbus County parcels

The map is free to browse - parcel lines, boundaries, and location. Owner of record, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and the full parcel report come with a plan that costs less than one hour of a title runner's time.

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Common questions

How many parcels are in Columbus County, North Carolina?

JB PARCEL carries 51,708 parcel records for Columbus County, North Carolina, with owner information on 99 percent of them.

Can I find out who owns a property in Columbus County?

Yes. Search by owner name, address, or parcel number to pull the record: owner of record and mailing address, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and lot lines on the map. Sale records here currently run through 2026-03-13.

How do I find vacant land or absentee owners in Columbus County?

The advanced search filters do it directly: Columbus County has 31,390 parcels marked vacant and 5,418 with an owner mailing address outside North Carolina - two of the most common starting points for investors sourcing off-market deals.

Can I search Columbus County by lot size or acreage?

Yes. Acreage is on 99 percent of Columbus County parcels, mapped from the parcel boundary, and the advanced search filters on it directly - set a minimum and maximum to pull every tract in that range, then stack vacancy or absentee ownership on top.

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