Land Area Distribution Municipalities more than One County

July 2021 Land Area Distribution (Sq. Miles) of Municipalities Located in More than One County

Source: North Carolina OSBM, Standard Population Estimates, Vintage 2021

Municipality Total Land Area Primary County % of Total Other Counties % of Total
Raleigh 148.241 Wake 99.68 Durham 0.32
Durham 114.767 Durham 99.7 Wake, Orange 0.3
Cary 59.822 Wake 96.79 Chatham 3.21
High Point 56.528 Guilford 94.58 Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph 5.42
Rocky Mount 45.27 Nash 68.46 Edgecombe 31.54
Kannapolis 32.858 Cabarrus 84.32 Rowan 15.68
Hickory 30.806 Catawba 93.94 Burke, Caldwell 6.06
Burlington 30.245 Alamance 93.36 Guilford 6.64
Mint Hill 24.413 Mecklenburg 99.59 Union 0.41
Apex 23.108 Wake 100 Chatham 0
Chapel Hill 21.651 Orange 92.97 Durham 7.03
Wake Forest 19.183 Wake 97.35 Franklin 2.65
Fuquay-Varina 18.229 Wake 99.99 Harnett 0.01
Kernersville 17.996 Forsyth 95.17 Guilford 4.83
Weddington 17.527 Union 99.99 Mecklenburg 0.01
Thomasville 16.774 Davidson 98.35 Randolph 1.65
Clayton 15.243 Johnston 99.41 Wake 0.59
Kings Mountain 13.425 Cleveland 84.16 Gaston 15.84
Midland 12.468 Cabarrus 99.99 Mecklenburg 0.01
Elizabeth City 11.707 Pasquotank 99.26 Camden 0.74
Mebane 11 Alamance 74.04 Orange 25.96
Archdale 8.85 Randolph 89.25 Guilford 10.75
Morrisville 8.835 Wake 99.3 Durham 0.7
Stallings 8.355 Union 96.7 Mecklenburg 3.3
Locust 8.262 Stanly 74.99 Cabarrus 25.01
Tobaccoville 7.65 Forsyth 99.12 Stokes 0.88
Surf City 7.606 Pender 93.11 Onslow 6.89
Elkin 6.786 Surry 98.07 Wilkes 1.93
Beech Mountain 6.481 Watauga 78.6 Avery 21.4
Davidson 6.346 Mecklenburg 94.39 Iredell 5.61
Highlands 6.171 Macon 91.23 Jackson 8.77
Maiden 6.106 Catawba 99.48 Lincoln 0.52
King 6.063 Stokes 86.05 Forsyth 13.95
Zebulon 5.612 Wake 99.96 Johnston 0.04
Long View 4.024 Catawba 86.01 Burke 13.99
Gibsonville 3.957 Guilford 63.1 Alamance 36.9
Angier 3.807 Harnett 83.84 Wake 16.16
Red Springs 3.501 Robeson 99.97 Hoke 0.03
Blowing Rock 3.242 Watauga 85.87 Caldwell 14.13
Harrells 3.146 Sampson 98.98 Duplin 1.02
Wallace 3.07 Duplin 91.86 Pender 8.14
Benson 2.805 Johnston 99.93 Harnett 0.07
Mount Olive 2.755 Wayne 99.89 Duplin 0.11
Maxton 2.698 Robeson 84.69 Scotland 15.31
Grifton 2.683 Pitt 91.39 Lenoir 8.61
Rutherford Colle 2.297 Burke 98.43 Caldwell 1.57
Seven Devils 2.231 Watauga 71 Avery 29
Elm City 2.15 Wilson 97.26 Nash 2.74
Candor 2.025 Montgomery 93.43 Moore 6.57
Kenly 1.744 Johnston 95.81 Wilson 4.19
Saluda 1.556 Polk 96.27 Henderson 3.73
Falcon 1.408 Cumberland 95.38 Sampson 4.62
Broadway 1.294 Lee 99.46 Harnett 0.54
Rhodhiss 1.188 Burke 66.92 Caldwell 33.08
Sharpsburg 1.008 Nash 60.81 Wilson, Edgecombe 39.19
Faison 0.849 Duplin 99.88 Sampson 0.12
Whitakers 0.82 Nash 52.93 Edgecombe 47.07