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North Carolina County Map — Free Vector PDF
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North Carolina County Map
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Choose up to three touching states on the USA chooser map. Load them together, colour the counties and use one title and key. Alaska can be added as a separate inset.
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The new online state maps use Census 2025 county and equivalent boundaries. Connecticut uses its nine planning regions. The ready-made free artwork retains its original boundaries, as explained below.
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Mapping North Carolina by county
North Carolina’s county map spans the mountains, Piedmont and coastal plain. Group counties for a regional sales or service overview, then use five-digit ZIP areas if you need to divide coverage within a metropolitan area.
Robeson County and Sampson County are among North Carolina’s largest county-level areas by land area in the 2025 Census Gazetteer. A county-wide allocation can therefore be much broader than a local customer patch. Add town and city names to give your county territories local context.
- Counties
- 100US Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer
- Estimated residents
- 11,197,968US Census Bureau, 1 July 2025
- Square miles of land
- 48,623.02US Census Bureau, 2020 measurement
- Mapped 5-digit ZIP areas
- 729Areas in our separate ZIP colouring map
| What you want to do | Best place to start |
|---|---|
| Download a ready-made county and road map | Free county PDF |
| Edit the map in a design package | North Carolina artwork bundle |
| Colour counties and add my own key | North Carolina county colouring tool |
| Combine counties across state lines | Choose touching states |
North Carolina county names and reference list
Alphabetical reference list from the 2025 Gazetteer. Names and boundaries in older artwork may differ; this list is not a claim that the original map has been redrawn. Source: US Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer.
- Alamance County
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Anson County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Beaufort County
- Bertie County
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Caldwell County
- Camden County
- Carteret County
- Caswell County
- Catawba County
- Chatham County
- Cherokee County
- Chowan County
- Clay County
- Cleveland County
- Columbus County
- Craven County
- Cumberland County
- Currituck County
- Dare County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Duplin County
- Durham County
- Edgecombe County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Gaston County
- Gates County
- Graham County
- Granville County
- Greene County
- Guilford County
- Halifax County
- Harnett County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Hertford County
- Hoke County
- Hyde County
- Iredell County
- Jackson County
- Johnston County
- Jones County
- Lee County
- Lenoir County
- Lincoln County
- Macon County
- Madison County
- Martin County
- McDowell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Mitchell County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Nash County
- New Hanover County
- Northampton County
- Onslow County
- Orange County
- Pamlico County
- Pasquotank County
- Pender County
- Perquimans County
- Person County
- Pitt County
- Polk County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Rutherford County
- Sampson County
- Scotland County
- Stanly County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Swain County
- Transylvania County
- Tyrrell County
- Union County
- Vance County
- Wake County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Watauga County
- Wayne County
- Wilkes County
- Wilson County
- Yadkin County
- Yancey County
North Carolina county map questions
How do I download the free North Carolina county map?
Use the green Download FREE PDF button on this page. No colouring-tool account is needed. The vector PDF includes county outlines, main highways, towns and cities. You can enlarge the preview first to check the detail.
How many counties does North Carolina have?
North Carolina has 100 counties in the 2025 Census Gazetteer. The alphabetical reference list below uses that source, not a new survey of the boundaries in the older map artwork. County, city and ZIP boundaries are different geographies.
Can I colour the counties and add my own key?
Yes. Open this state’s county colouring tool, choose a colour and click the counties you want to include. Add your own title and colour key to explain your sales territories, service coverage or other groups. The link opens this state on its own. You can also combine up to three touching states, with Alaska as the separate-inset exception.
Can I try the colouring tool before buying?
Yes. Load the county map and try colouring it and adding a key before buying access. Saving and downloading your finished map require the relevant map access. The free PDF on this page is a separate ready-made download.
Is the free PDF the same as the editable artwork bundle?
No. The free PDF is a ready-made vector map. The map-files purchase supplies a bundle of artwork formats for design work; follow the map-files link to check the included formats, current price and licence. Buying artwork files is separate from buying access to the online colouring tool.
What does access to the county maps cost?
One state costs £25 + VAT for 12 months. Buy your selected states together, or choose all 50 state county maps for £150 + VAT. Existing state access is excluded from the selected-state price. You can load and customise maps in trial mode before buying.
Can I use these maps for navigation or legal boundary checks?
No. These are visual reference and planning maps, not navigation, surveying or legal boundary records. A copyright year does not identify the date of the underlying boundaries. Check an authoritative source for decisions that depend on an exact boundary, or ask GBMaps about a particular area.
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