County · code 37003
Alexander CountyNorth Carolina
Alexander County is a county in North Carolina with its seat in Taylorsville, formed in 1847.
- Founded1847
- County seatTaylorsville
- Named forWilliam Julius Alexander
- Land area260 sq mi + 3.7 sq mi water
- Population36,444 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped24,910 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Alexander on the map of North Carolina
North Carolina has 100 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1847 from Caldwell County, Iredell County and Wilkes County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Alexander County was created on January 15, 1847, from parts of Caldwell, Iredell, and Wilkes counties and was named after William Julius Alexander. The county gained additional territory from Caldwell in 1849 and a small area from Wilkes in 1852 to accommodate local property owners.
- 1847Alexander County created Alexander created from Caldwell, Iredell, and Wilkes. · N.C. Sess. Laws 1846-1847, ch. 22, secs. 1,6/pp. 62-66, and ch. 23, sec. 18/ p. 72
- 1849Gained territory Alexander gained from Caldwell. · N.C. Sess. Laws 1848-1849, ch. 17, sec. 1/p. 50
- 1852Gained territory Alexander gained small area from Wilkes to accommodate local property owners. · N.C. Sess. Laws 1852-1853, ch. 33, sec. 1/pp. 84-85
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Alexander
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Fallback
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 24,910 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey. This copy is a fallback, not the county's own: use it as a guide and check the official record.
edited 13 September 2022 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 19,325 in all from NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA, NC Dept of Information Technology) for NC OneMap, with the North Carolina 911 Board (AddressNC program).
checked 14 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Alexander by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
GIS and maps
County government
- County government
The official website of Alexander County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Alexander County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Alexander County
- When was Alexander County founded?
- Alexander County was founded in 1847, formed from Caldwell County, Iredell County and Wilkes County, and named after William Julius Alexander.
- What is the county seat of Alexander County?
- The county seat of Alexander County is Taylorsville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Alexander County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 24,910 parcels, rated fallback here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Alexander County's boundary or name changed?
- Alexander County was created in 1847 from Caldwell County, Iredell County and Wilkes County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Caldwell County and Wilkes County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Alexander County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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