Wake County, NC parcel and infrastructure data API
Korzy has about 440,000 parcel records for Wake County, North Carolina, with source updates through August 2026. Nearly every record carries owner names, values, last sale and land use; 87% include year built and 86% include building size. In and around the county the API also maps 8 data-center projects (4 operating); about 15 power plants with about 1,100 MW of capacity, led by nuclear; and about 170 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 Wake County
About 440,000 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:
| Field | Coverage | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Situs address | Nearly all · 100% | |
| Owner name | Nearly all · 99% | |
| Assessed or market value | Nearly all · 99% | |
| Year built | Most · 87% | |
| Building size | Most · 86% | |
| Last sale | Nearly all · 99% | |
| Land use | Nearly all · 99% | |
| Zoning | Not published |
Owner name and mailing address are returned by /v1/enrich with the owner group, at 2 credits per parcel instead of 1 credit. 99% of Wake County records carry an owner name.
Infrastructure in and around Wake County
Power plants
About 15 operable plants with about 1,100 MW of nameplate capacity; largest by capacity: nuclear, battery and pumped storage, solar. Proposed generators add about 55 MW.
Within 50 km: /v1/lookup section power; details: /v1/records/{id}
Substations and transmission
About 140 in-service substations, about 80 rated 230 kV or higher.
About 490 miles of transmission lines: about 160 mi at 100–161 kV; about 260 mi at 220–287 kV; about 50 mi at 500 kV.
Water and sewer service
Service areas of about 300 community water systems cover about 38% of the county.
Sewer service areas of about 10 systems cover about 35%.
At an address or point: /v1/lookup section utilities
Data-center projects
8 tracked projects: 4 operating, 1 proposed, 3 status not reported.
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 4%.
At an address or point: /v1/lookup section environment
Rail, ports and freight
- About 170 miles of active rail, about 140 of it main line
- About 85 miles of national freight network highway
Within 25 km: /v1/lookup section logistics
Example requests for Wake 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 2304 HILLSBOROUGH ST, RALEIGH, 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":"2304 HILLSBOROUGH ST, RALEIGH, NC","sections":["datacenters"]}' \
https://api.korzy.co/v1/lookupPython
import os
import requests
response = requests.post(
"https://api.korzy.co/v1/lookup",
json={"address": "2304 HILLSBOROUGH ST, RALEIGH, 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": -78.66618558988388,
"latitude": 35.78758805,
"address": "2304 HILLSBOROUGH ST, RALEIGH",
"match_type": "exact"
},
"parcels": {
"records": [
{
"id": "37183-a18c4295290bf3664953",
"korzy_id": "37183-a18c4295290bf3664953",
"parcelid": "0794910704",
"parceladdr": "2304 HILLSBOROUGH ST",
"parcelcity": "RALEIGH",
"situs_zip": "27607",
"statefp": "37",
"geoid": "37183",
"longitude": -78.66618558988388,
"latitude": 35.78758805,
"usedesc": "C",
"land_use_code": "COM",
"yearbuilt": 2016,
"bldgsqft": 32147,
"building_count": 2,
"taxacres": 0.21,
"totalvalue": 9236920,
"land_value_usd": 2476416,
"improvement_value_usd": 6760504,
"saledate": "1989-08-17",
"saleamt": 225000,
"updated": "2026-05-17"
}
],
"truncated": false
},
"sections": {
"datacenters": {
"status": "ok",
"data": {
"radius_km": 10,
"projects": [
{
"id": "datacenter:dc_2d5986069aa831e54347",
"project_id": "dc_2d5986069aa831e54347",
"name": "Segra Data Center",
"status": "unknown",
"state": "NC",
"city": "Raleigh",
"address": "2100 Garner Station Boulevard",
"longitude": -78.6623631815708,
"latitude": 35.72499205,
"location_precision": "footprint",
"source_count": 2,
"source_date": "2026-02-09",
"mapped": true,
"distance_km": 6.968908154171854
},
{
"id": "datacenter:dc_72c2d4763a2eed2b4c93",
"project_id": "dc_72c2d4763a2eed2b4c93",
"name": "TierPoint Raleigh (Departure Drive)",
"operator": "TierPoint",
"status": "operating",
"state": "NC",
"city": "Raleigh",
"address": "5301 Departure Drive",
"longitude": -78.595815,
"latitude": 35.8543896,
"location_precision": "exact",
"source_count": 1,
"source_date": "2026-09-24",
"mapped": true,
"distance_km": 9.768906814641
}
],
"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 37183-a18c4295290bf3664953, 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":"37183-a18c4295290bf3664953"}],"fields":["identity","sale","owner"]}' \
https://api.korzy.co/v1/enrich3. 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 $KORZY_API_KEY" \
https://api.korzy.co/v1/records/37183-a18c4295290bf3664953JavaScript
const response = await fetch(`https://api.korzy.co/v1/records/${encodeURIComponent("37183-a18c4295290bf3664953")}`, {
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);Wake County data questions
- How many parcels in Wake County include year built?
- About 380,000 of about 440,000 parcel records (87%) include year built.
- Does the Korzy API return owner names for Wake County parcels?
- Yes. 99% of Wake 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 Wake County?
- Korzy tracks 8 data-center projects in Wake County: 4 operating, 3 status not reported and 1 proposed. A /v1/lookup with the datacenters section lists projects within 10 km of any address or point.
- How much power generation is in Wake County?
- About 15 operable power plants in Wake County total about 1,100 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly nuclear, battery and pumped storage and solar.
- Which water systems serve Wake County?
- Service areas of about 300 community water systems cover about 38% of Wake County, and sewer service areas cover about 35%. A /v1/lookup with the utilities section returns the water and sewer matches at an address or point.
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Build on Wake County parcel data
Lookups, enrichment and records work the same in every county Korzy covers. Credits are shared across parcels, utilities, environment, logistics, power, grid, data-center and terrain sections.