Blog · October 13, 2026 · North Carolina
Pender County, North Carolina: GIS Map Guide
Open the official Pender County parcel viewer, find an owner or a vacant tract, and learn which land records back up what the map shows.
Main page: Pender County, NC GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Pender County facts and neighboring maps).
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From the lots in Atkinson to the back roads near Currie, the Pender County GIS map shows who owns what and roughly where the lines fall.
Next: the Pender County viewer link, a quick look at Atkinson and the surrounding land, and how North Carolina records back up the map.
How to use the Pender County GIS map
The official map is the Pender County ArcGIS parcel map, which runs on an Esri ArcGIS web map. Search an address in Burgaw, or pan out toward Currie and click a rural tract; either way the record pops up with owner and acreage. Bookmark the Platbookmapper page for Pender County too; we update it when the official map moves.
Who uses the Pender County parcel map
Different people come to the Pender County parcel map for different reasons. House hunters looking at Topsail Beach use the parcel record as a free check on the listing: lot size, legal description and last recorded sale. Site planners working in Atkinson grab the parcel ID and legal description first, then order a survey for the real dimensions. Vacant-lot hunters working the edges of Burgaw look for parcels with no structures and owners who live out of the area.
The lay of the land in Pender County
Most of the platted lots cluster in and around Burgaw (the county seat) and Atkinson, Surf City, Topsail Beach, and Wallace. The map also labels unincorporated places, Hampstead, Long Creek, and Rocky Point among them. Pender County was created in 1875 and takes its name from William Dorsey Pender. Pender County covers about 871 square miles of land; its 2023 population estimate from the Census Bureau was 68,521. The mix of town lots in Atkinson and rural acreage beyond makes the Pender County parcel map useful for house hunters and land buyers alike. Look for Angola Bay Game Land on the map; the private tracts touching it are some of the most asked-about parcels in Pender County.
The Pender County economy in brief
Of the 1,389 establishments the Census Bureau counted in Pender County for 2022, the biggest groups were construction, retail trade, and other services. Measured against national shares, heavy and civil engineering construction and building construction are overrepresented in Pender County. For a land buyer in Pender County, that mix hints at who your neighbors and competing bidders are likely to be.
How accurate are Pender County, NC property lines?
Parcel boundaries on the Pender County viewer are drawn to keep tax accounts straight, so small offsets from the true line are expected. In Pender County, a rural deed may describe a line running to a creek, a stone or a neighbor's corner, which is why the map lines wander. A survey is the only document that settles where a Pender County boundary actually runs.
Acreage and vacant lot search
Five steps for vacant land in Pender County:
- Follow the roads out of Wallace with aerials on and mark every tract without a rooftop.
- Open the record for each empty tract near Topsail Beach and note whether the owner's mailing address is outside Pender County.
- Confirm legal access. In Pender County, as anywhere, a parcel with no road frontage depends on an easement.
- Pull up three or four similar parcels near Wallace and compare their land values.
- Ask the local offices serving Topsail Beach about building permits and septic rules before you buy.
To double-check acreage on a parcel near Currie, see how to find the acreage of a property.
Behind the map: land records in Pender County
Recorded deeds and plats for Pender County are kept by the Register of Deeds, while the parcel layer is maintained for tax assessment. North Carolina gives each county a Register of Deeds; in Pender County that office holds the deeds and subdivision plats behind the parcel map. Easements and rights-of-way are usually in recorded documents, not on the parcel map, so read the deed itself for a tract near Currie.
Near the county line
Shopping near the edge of Pender County? Compare listings in Bladen County, Brunswick County, and Columbus County too; prices and parcel sizes can shift across the line. Neighboring maps for Pender County are a click away on our North Carolina page.
Pender County parcel map FAQ
How can I see my lot lines in Pender County?
The Pender County ArcGIS parcel map gets you to the parcel; the recorded plat or deed gives the dimensions; a licensed surveyor marks the corners.
Does the Pender County parcel map show zoning or flood zones?
Zoning for land near Topsail Beach comes from the local planning office; flood zones are on FEMA's map service if the viewer lacks them.
How do I look up a property owner in Pender County, NC?
Search by address if the lot near Atkinson has one; otherwise click the tract on the map to see the owner of record.
Why can't I find a recent sale on the Pender County map?
The Pender County parcel data updates ownership after deeds are recorded and processed, so recent sales take time to appear.
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Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.