Mecklenburg County, NC parcel and infrastructure data API

Korzy has about 430,000 parcel records for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, with source updates through August 2026. 92% include land use and 91% include last sale. In and around the county the API also maps 7 power plants with about 2,500 MW of capacity, led by nuclear; about 10 data-center projects (7 operating and 1 under construction); and about 210 miles of active rail. Look up any parcel by address or coordinates, then check nearby data-center projects, utilities and grid context at the same point.

Parcel coverage in Mecklenburg County

About 430,000 parcel records with boundaries, situs addresses and parcel numbers, with the latest source update from August 2026. Each record has a stable korzy_id you can store and look up again with /v1/records/{id}. Share of records with each field:

FieldCoverageShare
Situs addressNearly all · 100%
Owner nameMost · 89%
Assessed or market valueMost · 89%
Year builtNot published
Building sizeNot published
Last saleMost · 91%
Land useMost · 92%
ZoningNot published

Owner name and mailing address are returned by /v1/enrich with the owner group, at 2 credits per parcel instead of 1 credit. 89% of Mecklenburg County records carry an owner name.

Infrastructure in and around Mecklenburg County

Power plants

7 operable plants with about 2,500 MW of nameplate capacity; largest by capacity: nuclear, other fuels, oil. Proposed generators add 2 MW.

Within 50 km: /v1/lookup section power; details: /v1/records/{id}

Substations and transmission

About 140 in-service substations, about 10 rated 230 kV or higher.

About 700 miles of transmission lines: 1 mi at under 100 kV; about 450 mi at 100–161 kV; about 200 mi at 220–287 kV; about 30 mi at 500 kV.

Water and sewer service

Service areas of about 35 community water systems cover about 92% of the county.

Sewer service areas of 9 systems cover about 63%.

At an address or point: /v1/lookup section utilities

Data-center projects

About 10 tracked projects: 7 operating, 1 under construction, 1 permitted, 1 proposed, 1 status not reported. Reported operating capacity: about 15 MW. Reported planned capacity: about 1,300 MW.

Within 10 km: /v1/lookup section datacenters

Flood zones and wetlands

Special flood hazard areas cover about 9% of the county on the current federal flood maps, published October 2026.

Mapped wetlands cover about 1%.

At an address or point: /v1/lookup section environment

Rail, ports and freight

  • About 210 miles of active rail, about 95 of it main line
  • About 120 miles of national freight network highway
  • 3 intermodal rail terminals

Within 25 km: /v1/lookup section logistics

Example requests for Mecklenburg County

The lookup response is a real production response, trimmed to the main fields. Every request needs an API key with api:read; see authentication and credits and limits.

1. Find a parcel and nearby data-center projects

/v1/lookup matches 1317 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE, NC and returns the parcel's korzy_id and record, plus the data-center projects within 10 km, nearest first. 2 credits.

curl --fail-with-body -sS \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"address":"1317 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE, NC","sections":["datacenters"]}' \
  https://api.korzy.co/v1/lookup
Python
import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.korzy.co/v1/lookup",
    json={"address": "1317 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE, NC", "sections": ["datacenters"]},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KORZY_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
body = response.json()
parcel = body["parcels"]["records"][0]
print(parcel["korzy_id"], body["sections"]["datacenters"]["status"])
Production response (trimmed)
{
  "location": {
    "longitude": -80.82914466217876,
    "latitude": 35.237984749999995,
    "address": "1317 N TRYON ST CHARLOTTE NC, CHARLOTTE",
    "match_type": "exact"
  },
  "parcels": {
    "records": [
      {
        "id": "37119-87612003fa1028826741",
        "korzy_id": "37119-87612003fa1028826741",
        "parcelid": "07811503",
        "parceladdr": "1317 N TRYON ST CHARLOTTE NC",
        "parcelcity": "CHARLOTTE",
        "situs_zip": "28299",
        "statefp": "37",
        "geoid": "37119",
        "longitude": -80.82914466217876,
        "latitude": 35.237984749999995,
        "usedesc": "INDUSTRIAL",
        "land_use_code": "I600",
        "building_count": 0,
        "taxacres": 0.12720082,
        "totalvalue": 187100,
        "land_value_usd": 179200,
        "improvement_value_usd": 0,
        "saledate": "2010-12-30",
        "updated": "2026-01-07"
      }
    ],
    "truncated": false
  },
  "sections": {
    "datacenters": {
      "status": "ok",
      "data": {
        "radius_km": 10,
        "projects": [
          {
            "id": "datacenter:dc_bc20b2a85d2dd4857bb2",
            "project_id": "dc_bc20b2a85d2dd4857bb2",
            "name": "Segra Charlotte Data Center (International Airport Drive)",
            "operator": "Segra",
            "status": "operating",
            "state": "NC",
            "city": "Charlotte",
            "address": "3100 International Airport Drive",
            "longitude": -80.84306,
            "latitude": 35.22722,
            "location_precision": "approximate",
            "source_count": 1,
            "source_date": "2026-08-29",
            "mapped": true,
            "distance_km": 1.7407347080449378
          },
          {
            "id": "datacenter:dc_6d1c722bd9336e3a8493",
            "project_id": "dc_6d1c722bd9336e3a8493",
            "name": "PowerHouse Charlotte Campus",
            "operator": "PowerHouse Data Centers",
            "status": "under_construction",
            "state": "NC",
            "city": "Charlotte",
            "longitude": -80.8431,
            "latitude": 35.2271,
            "location_precision": "exact",
            "planned_mw": 300,
            "source_count": 1,
            "source_date": "2026-09-10",
            "mapped": true,
            "distance_km": 1.7525633060714474
          },
          {
            "id": "datacenter:dc_2a95d9603b7213cfd1dd",
            "project_id": "dc_2a95d9603b7213cfd1dd",
            "name": "TierPoint Charlotte - North Myers",
            "operator": "TierPoint",
            "status": "operating",
            "state": "NC",
            "city": "Charlotte",
            "address": "125 North Myers Street",
            "longitude": -80.8358072,
            "latitude": 35.221531,
            "location_precision": "exact",
            "source_count": 1,
            "source_date": "2026-09-24",
            "mapped": true,
            "distance_km": 1.9270595665260586
          }
        ],
        "truncated": false,
        "note": "Straight-line distance to the reported project point; inspect location_precision. Projects merge supported source matches, not every nearby building. Approximate locations do not identify a parcel. Reported IT load, facility power, planned capacity and estimates remain separate source claims. No record or unknown status does not establish absence or inactivity."
      },
      "provenance": [
        {
          "dataset": "datacenters",
          "as_of": "2026-11-02",
          "data_version": "20261102T123021962884Z"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "credits": {
    "charged": 2,
    "refunded": 0
  }
}

2. Add owner and sale fields

/v1/enrich returns the fields you choose for up to 25 parcels per request; here the parcel 37119-87612003fa1028826741, with the owner group. 2 credits.

curl --fail-with-body -sS \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"items":[{"korzy_id":"37119-87612003fa1028826741"}],"fields":["identity","sale","owner"]}' \
  https://api.korzy.co/v1/enrich

3. Fetch the record again by ID

/v1/records/{id} returns the stored parcel's full record, without owner fields. 1 credit.

curl --fail-with-body -sS \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  https://api.korzy.co/v1/records/37119-87612003fa1028826741
JavaScript
const response = await fetch(`https://api.korzy.co/v1/records/${encodeURIComponent("37119-87612003fa1028826741")}`, {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.KORZY_API_KEY}` },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Korzy API ${response.status}`);
const { record } = await response.json();
console.log(record.parceladdr, record.usedesc);

Mecklenburg County data questions

How many parcels in Mecklenburg County include last sale?
About 390,000 of about 430,000 parcel records (91%) include last sale.
Does the Korzy API return owner names for Mecklenburg County parcels?
Yes. 89% of Mecklenburg County parcel records carry an owner name. Ask /v1/enrich for the owner group; each parcel then costs 2 credits instead of 1 credit. Lookups and records never include owner fields.
How many data-center projects are in Mecklenburg County?
Korzy tracks about 10 data-center projects in Mecklenburg County: 7 operating, 1 under construction and 1 permitted. A /v1/lookup with the datacenters section lists projects within 10 km of any address or point.
How much power generation is in Mecklenburg County?
7 operable power plants in Mecklenburg County total about 2,500 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly nuclear, other fuels and oil.
Which water systems serve Mecklenburg County?
Service areas of about 35 community water systems cover about 92% of Mecklenburg County, and sewer service areas cover about 63%. A /v1/lookup with the utilities section returns the water and sewer matches at an address or point.

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