Land Area Distribution Municipalities more than One County

July 2025 Land Area Distribution (Sq. Miles) of Municipalities Located in More than One County

Source: North Carolina OSBM, Standard Population Estimates, Vintage 2025

Municipality Total Land Area Primary County Land Area % of Total Other Counties Land Area % of Total
Raleigh 152.9 Wake 152.39 99.7 Durham 0.51 0.3
Durham 121.29 Durham 120.95 99.7 Wake, Orange 0.34 0.3
Cary 61.43 Wake 59.49 96.8 Chatham 1.94 3.2
High Point 57.39 Guilford 54.22 94.5 Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph 3.17 5.5
Rocky Mount 46.26 Nash 31.92 69 Edgecombe 14.34 31
Kannapolis 34.88 Cabarrus 28.56 81.9 Rowan 6.33 18.1
Hickory 33.31 Catawba 31.36 94.1 Burke, Caldwell 1.96 5.9
Burlington 31.65 Alamance 29.33 92.7 Guilford 2.31 7.3
Apex 26.11 Wake 25.53 97.8 Chatham 0.59 2.2
Mint Hill 24.59 Mecklenburg 24.49 99.6 Union 0.1 0.4
Chapel Hill 21.71 Orange 20.19 93 Durham 1.52 7
Wake Forest 20.66 Wake 20.14 97.5 Franklin 0.52 2.5
Fuquay-Varina 19.94 Wake 19.94 100 Harnett 0 0
Kernersville 19.74 Forsyth 18.36 93 Guilford 1.38 7
Weddington 17.54 Union 17.54 100 Mecklenburg 0 0
Clayton 17.22 Johnston 17.09 99.2 Wake 0.13 0.8
Thomasville 16.86 Davidson 16.58 98.4 Randolph 0.28 1.6
Kings Mountain 14.86 Cleveland 12.2 82.1 Gaston 2.66 17.9
Mebane 13.09 Alamance 9.22 70.4 Orange 3.87 29.6
Midland 12.54 Cabarrus 12.54 100 Mecklenburg 0 0
Elizabeth City 11.81 Pasquotank 11.72 99.3 Camden 0.09 0.7
Archdale 9.19 Randolph 8.06 87.7 Guilford 1.13 12.3
Morrisville 9.19 Wake 9.12 99.3 Durham 0.07 0.7
Locust 9.17 Stanly 7.1 77.5 Cabarrus 2.07 22.5
Stallings 8.53 Union 8.26 96.8 Mecklenburg 0.28 3.2
Surf City 8.11 Pender 7.58 93.5 Onslow 0.52 6.5
Tobaccoville 7.67 Forsyth 7.61 99.1 Stokes 0.07 0.9
Davidson 6.85 Mecklenburg 6.49 94.8 Iredell 0.36 5.2
Elkin 6.79 Surry 6.66 98.1 Wilkes 0.13 1.9
Maiden 6.62 Catawba 6.58 99.5 Lincoln 0.03 0.5
Zebulon 6.6 Wake 6.6 100 Johnston 0 0
Beech Mountain 6.58 Watauga 5.15 78.2 Avery 1.44 21.8
King 6.54 Stokes 5.61 85.8 Forsyth 0.93 14.2
Highlands 6.24 Macon 5.7 91.3 Jackson 0.54 8.7
Angier 4.94 Harnett 3.93 79.7 Wake 1 20.3
Gibsonville 4.62 Guilford 2.93 63.3 Alamance 1.69 36.7
Long View 4.02 Catawba 3.46 86 Burke 0.56 14
Wallace 3.68 Duplin 3.19 86.7 Pender 0.49 13.3
Red Springs 3.5 Robeson 3.5 100 Hoke 0 0
Blowing Rock 3.25 Watauga 2.8 85.9 Caldwell 0.46 14.1
Benson 3.16 Johnston 3.16 99.9 Harnett 0 0.1
Harrells 3.15 Sampson 3.11 99 Duplin 0.03 1
Grifton 2.75 Pitt 2.52 91.6 Lenoir 0.23 8.4
Mount Olive 2.75 Wayne 2.75 99.9 Duplin 0 0.1
Maxton 2.7 Robeson 2.29 84.7 Scotland 0.41 15.3
Rutherford College 2.3 Burke 2.26 98.4 Caldwell 0.04 1.6
Seven Devils 2.23 Watauga 1.58 71 Avery 0.65 29
Elm City 2.15 Wilson 2.09 97.3 Nash 0.06 2.7
Candor 2.03 Montgomery 1.89 93.4 Moore 0.13 6.6
Kenly 1.82 Johnston 1.74 96 Wilson 0.07 4
Saluda 1.57 Polk 1.51 96.3 Henderson 0.06 3.7
Sharpsburg 1.48 Nash 0.61 41.3 Wilson, Edgecombe 0.87 58.7
Falcon 1.41 Cumberland 1.34 95.4 Sampson 0.07 4.6
Broadway 1.29 Lee 1.29 99.5 Harnett 0.01 0.5
Rhodhiss 1.19 Burke 0.8 66.9 Caldwell 0.39 33.1
Faison 0.85 Duplin 0.85 99.9 Sampson 0 0.1
Whitakers 0.82 Nash 0.43 52.9 Edgecombe 0.39 47.1
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