Land Area Distribution Municipalities more than One County

July 2024 Land Area Distribution (Sq. Miles) of Municipalities Located in More than One County

Source: North Carolina OSBM, Standard Population Estimates, Vintage 2024

Municipality Total Land Area Primary County Land Area % of Total Other Counties Land Area % of Total
Raleigh 151.9 Wake 151.39 99.7 Durham 0.5 0.33
Durham 119.91 Durham 119.57 99.7 Wake, Orange 0.34 0.29
Cary 60.94 Wake 59 96.8 Chatham 1.94 3.19
High Point 57.44 Guilford 53.99 94 Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph 3.44 6
Rocky Mount 45.89 Nash 31.59 68.8 Edgecombe 14.3 31.16
Kannapolis 34.08 Cabarrus 27.91 81.9 Rowan 6.17 18.11
Hickory 32.71 Catawba 30.76 94 Burke, Caldwell 1.96 5.98
Burlington 30.83 Alamance 28.82 93.5 Guilford 2.01 6.51
Apex 25.32 Wake 24.73 97.7 Chatham 0.59 2.31
Mint Hill 24.44 Mecklenburg 24.34 99.6 Union 0.1 0.41
Chapel Hill 21.71 Orange 20.19 93 Durham 1.52 7.01
Wake Forest 19.64 Wake 19.12 97.4 Franklin 0.52 2.63
Fuquay-Varina 19.1 Wake 19.1 100 Harnett 0 0.01
Kernersville 19.06 Forsyth 17.69 92.8 Guilford 1.38 7.22
Weddington 17.53 Union 17.53 100 Mecklenburg 0 0.01
Clayton 17.23 Johnston 17.14 99.5 Wake 0.09 0.52
Thomasville 16.86 Davidson 16.58 98.4 Randolph 0.28 1.64
Kings Mountain 14.29 Cleveland 12.01 84.1 Gaston 2.28 15.95
Mebane 12.63 Alamance 8.88 70.4 Orange 3.74 29.65
Midland 12.53 Cabarrus 12.53 100 Mecklenburg 0 0.01
Elizabeth City 11.8 Pasquotank 11.72 99.3 Camden 0.09 0.74
Archdale 9.19 Randolph 8.06 87.7 Guilford 1.13 12.27
Morrisville 9.18 Wake 9.12 99.3 Durham 0.06 0.68
Locust 8.71 Stanly 6.65 76.3 Cabarrus 2.07 23.71
Stallings 8.43 Union 8.16 96.7 Mecklenburg 0.28 3.27
Surf City 7.76 Pender 7.23 93.3 Onslow 0.52 6.75
Tobaccoville 7.65 Forsyth 7.58 99.1 Stokes 0.07 0.88
Elkin 6.79 Surry 6.66 98.1 Wilkes 0.13 1.93
Maiden 6.6 Catawba 6.57 99.5 Lincoln 0.03 0.48
Beech Mountain 6.53 Watauga 5.09 78 Avery 1.44 22
Davidson 6.45 Mecklenburg 6.09 94.5 Iredell 0.36 5.52
Highlands 6.24 Macon 5.7 91.3 Jackson 0.54 8.67
King 6.17 Stokes 5.32 86.3 Forsyth 0.85 13.71
Zebulon 5.92 Wake 5.92 100 Johnston 0 0.03
Angier 4.91 Harnett 3.97 80.9 Wake 0.94 19.1
Gibsonville 4.03 Guilford 2.45 60.7 Alamance 1.58 39.28
Long View 4.02 Catawba 3.46 86 Burke 0.56 13.99
Red Springs 3.5 Robeson 3.5 100 Hoke 0 0.03
Blowing Rock 3.25 Watauga 2.8 85.9 Caldwell 0.46 14.08
Benson 3.15 Johnston 3.15 99.9 Harnett 0 0.06
Harrells 3.15 Sampson 3.11 99 Duplin 0.03 1.02
Wallace 3.07 Duplin 2.82 91.9 Pender 0.25 8.14
Mount Olive 2.75 Wayne 2.75 99.9 Duplin 0 0.11
Maxton 2.7 Robeson 2.29 84.7 Scotland 0.41 15.31
Grifton 2.68 Pitt 2.45 91.4 Lenoir 0.23 8.61
Rutherford Coll 2.3 Burke 2.26 98.4 Caldwell 0.04 1.57
Seven Devils 2.23 Watauga 1.58 71 Avery 0.65 29
Elm City 2.15 Wilson 2.09 97.3 Nash 0.06 2.74
Candor 2.03 Montgomery 1.89 93.4 Moore 0.13 6.57
Kenly 1.75 Johnston 1.68 95.8 Wilson 0.07 4.17
Saluda 1.56 Polk 1.5 96.3 Henderson 0.06 3.73
Falcon 1.41 Cumberland 1.34 95.4 Sampson 0.07 4.61
Broadway 1.29 Lee 1.29 99.5 Harnett 0.01 0.54
Rhodhiss 1.19 Burke 0.8 66.9 Caldwell 0.39 33.08
Sharpsburg 1.01 Nash 0.61 60.8 Wilson, Edgecombe 0.4 39.19
Faison 0.85 Duplin 0.85 99.9 Sampson 0 0.12
Whitakers 0.82 Nash 0.43 52.9 Edgecombe 0.39 47.07
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