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Maps & Parcel Information
The Washington County
Geographical Information Systems Department
currently maintains a database of all Washington
County parcels. This consists of 10,000 parcels within
the county boundaries and covers a total of 336
square miles. Several different map layers are
maintained to provide up to date information to the
County’s residents, businesses and prospective
business clients. The map layers currently
maintained by the department include the following:
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Cadastral – Parcels and ownership information
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Soils – Showing detailed soil information and land use applications
- County – Depicting subdivision lot line, jurisdictional boundaries,
water
features and transportation such as railroads.
- Flood – Delineating 100 and 500 year flood zones as shown on the FIRM
maps.
- Roads – Detailed road coverage with new address ranges maintained for
e911
Layers currently under construction or development include the County’s
water-works system and the new US Hwy 64 location.
Map Downloads
Data Download (Shapefiles)
Files are Zipped
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I contact GIS?
The Washington County GIS can be
contacted at 252-793-2662 Monday through Friday between the hours of
8:30am and 5:00pm. We are located at 120 Adams St. and our Office is in
the basement.
Where is Washington County?
Washington County is located in
northeast North Carolina on the south side of Albemarle Sound.
What departments and agencies does
Washington County GIS serve?
Currently the department supports
the following county departments:
- Tax Administration
- Permits and Inspections
- Emergency Management
- Emergency 911
- Register of Deeds
- County Extension Service
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- Sheriffs Department
- Water Department
- County Management
- Department of Human Services
- Landfill
- Board of Elections
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| Agencies not affiliated with the County
and supported by GIS include: |
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- Attorneys
- Real Estate Appraisers
- Paralegals
- Insurance Agencies
- Town of Roper
- Banking Institutions
- Surveyors
- Students
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- Forestry Officials
- Real Estate Agents
- Town of Plymouth
- Town of Creswell
- N.C. Department of Transportation
- Teachers
- Timber Cruisers
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What is a PIN number?
Each parcel of land on the GIS
database is assigned a unique identification number. This number enables
our department to index and store attribute information about each
parcel. In Washington County, the PIN number is used in the GIS office,
the Register of Deeds and the Tax Administration office. This allows a
user to cross reference information about a parcel.
The PIN geographically locates each parcel of land. The PIN is derived
from the central point of a parcel of land using a combination of the
easting and northing grid coordinates. These coordinates are obtained
from the North Carolina State Plane Coordinate System.
As stated previously the PIN geographically references a parcel to its
location on the earth. Below you, see a sample PIN number.
What is GIS?
GIS is an acronym for Geographical
Information Systems. This term is used to define a system that allows
for queries and analyses of spatial data from different sources whose
functionality offers the ability to manipulate, analyze and visualize
the combined data. In everyday language, this translates to a computer
system that takes information about a geographic area and allows users
to combine data, manipulate data and visualize data for that area.
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