ParcelioColumbus County, North Carolina: parcel data and property records
51,708 Columbus County parcels on one searchable map: owner of record and mailing address, assessed and appraised values and recorded sales, plus lot boundaries and location. Screen by vacancy, absentee ownership, acreage, year built and owner tenure.
What the data covers
These bars show real field-by-field coverage for Columbus County in our database, so you know exactly what you are getting before you search. Numbers refresh as the county publishes new records.
Not held for Columbus County: deeded acreage and zoning. Those fields are carried where the county publishes them.
Most recent recorded sale on file: 2026-03-13.
Areas covered
Parcel counts by place, largest first: Whiteville (12,237), Tabor City (5,905), Chadbourn (4,570), Lake Waccamaw (2,339), Riegelwood (1,752).
Recent sales
679 Columbus County parcels have a recorded sale dated since November 2025. Only 0 of them carry a price, too few to summarize.
Land use mix
The most common land use or property class on file, as the county writes it, by share of parcels with one: Vacant Rural 46%, Occupied Rural 26%, Occupied Residential 9%, Vacant Residential 9%, Occupied Commercial 2%.
Nearest counties
- Bladen County: about 25 mi away, 33,070 parcels
- Brunswick County: about 29 mi away, 169,160 parcels
- Robeson County: about 36 mi away, 80,311 parcels
- New Hanover County: about 45 mi away, 103,491 parcels
- Pender County: about 47 mi away, 55,001 parcels
Search Columbus County parcels
The map is free to browse - parcel lines, boundaries, and location. Owner of record, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and the full parcel report come with a plan that costs less than one hour of a title runner's time.
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Common questions
How many parcels are in Columbus County, North Carolina?
Parcelio carries 51,708 parcel records for Columbus County, North Carolina, with owner information on 99 percent of them.
Can I find out who owns a property in Columbus County?
Yes. Search by owner name, address, or parcel number to pull the record: owner of record and mailing address, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and lot lines on the map. Sale records here currently run through 2026-03-13.
How do I find vacant land or absentee owners in Columbus County?
The advanced search filters do it directly: Columbus County has 31,390 parcels marked vacant and 5,418 with an owner mailing address outside North Carolina - two of the most common starting points for investors sourcing off-market deals.
Can I search Columbus County by lot size or acreage?
Yes. Acreage is on 99 percent of Columbus County parcels, mapped from the parcel boundary, and the advanced search filters on it directly - set a minimum and maximum to pull every tract in that range, then stack vacancy or absentee ownership on top.