# Data Centers in Bertie County, NC: Rules, Power, Records | FOUND

Bertie County, North Carolina for data-center and land buyers: local actions, announced projects, county zoning, electric providers, and the land records offices.

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Last updated 2026.09.30

## Bertie County at a glance

- County seat: Windsor
- Population, 2024 estimate: 16939
- Land area, square miles: 699.2
- Development tier, 2026: Tier 1
- Last reappraisal: 2020
- Next reappraisal: 2028
- Regional council: Mid-East Commission

## Local government actions

We found no recorded moratorium or ordinance action on data centers in this county. A town inside the county can act separately, and an empty search is not a clearance.

## Announced projects

We have no announced data-center project on record for this county.

## Zoning and land-use rules in Bertie County

We could not confirm the extent of county zoning in Bertie County from the public record. The planning office can state it.

### How the county ordinance treats a data center

We could not search the full county ordinance text for a data-center use. The planning office can state how the county classifies one.

### Municipalities in Bertie County

Askewville, Aulander, Colerain, Kelford, Lewiston Woodville, Powellsville, Roxobel, Windsor

## Electric providers in Bertie County

North Carolina assigns electric service by territory, so the provider for a parcel depends on where the parcel sits. These providers have territory or customers in Bertie County.

- Edgecombe-Martin County EMC (cooperative) https://www.ncelectriccooperatives.com/our-members
- Roanoke Cooperative (cooperative) https://www.ncelectriccooperatives.com/our-members
- Dominion Energy North Carolina (investor-owned) https://ncsfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dominion-Energy-Grant-Package-fillable-form.pdf
- Windsor (municipal) https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/zip/f8612024.zip

A provider's presence does not show that it can serve a large load at a given point. Only the utility can state that.

## Where the land records are in Bertie County

- [Bertie County GIS parcel viewer](https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/35c1e586958d4014b177c8b4082a9051): Parcel boundaries, parcel numbers, the owner of record, and mapped acreage.
- [Bertie County recorded documents search](https://search.bertiedeeds.com/): Recorded documents, searched by name or by book and page.

## Reappraisal and development tier

Bertie County last reappraised real property effective 2020. The next reappraisal is scheduled for 2028. The North Carolina Department of Commerce ranks Bertie County as Tier 1 for 2026. Tier 1 marks the most economically distressed counties and Tier 3 the least. The tier sets eligibility for several state incentive programs.

## How to read this

County and town are different governments. A county can have no pause while a town inside it has one, and the reverse. Before you rely on any row, confirm which government regulates the parcel, then read the ordinance in the linked source for its scope and end date.

### Does Bertie County have a data center moratorium?

We found no recorded moratorium action on data centers in Bertie County as of 2026.09.30. That is not a clearance, because a town inside the county can act separately.

### What data centers are planned in Bertie County?

We have no announced data-center project on record for Bertie County as of 2026.09.30.

### Does Bertie County have zoning?

We could not confirm the extent of county zoning in Bertie County from the public record. The planning office can state it.

### Who provides electricity in Bertie County?

Providers with territory or customers in Bertie County: Edgecombe-Martin County EMC; Roanoke Cooperative; Dominion Energy North Carolina; Windsor. The provider for a parcel depends on where the parcel sits.

## Neighboring counties

- [Chowan County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/chowan-county/index.md)
- [Halifax County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/halifax-county/index.md)
- [Hertford County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/hertford-county/index.md)
- [Martin County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/martin-county/index.md)
- [Northampton County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/northampton-county/index.md)
- [Washington County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/washington-county/index.md)

## Sources for this page

- [U.S. Census Bureau, County Population Totals, Vintage 2024](https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html)
- [U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files, Counties](https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html)
- [2026 North Carolina Development Tier Designations, N.C. Department of Commerce, November 26, 2025](https://www.commerce.nc.gov/report-county-tiers-ranking-memo-current-year/open)
- [2026-2027 Property Tax Rates And Reappraisal Schedules For North Carolina Counties, N.C. Department of Revenue](https://www.ncdor.gov/2026-2027countytaxratesfinalxlsx/open)
- [Regional Councils, North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Governments](https://ncarcog.org/regional-councils/)
- [Bertie County GIS parcel viewer](https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/35c1e586958d4014b177c8b4082a9051)
- [Bertie County recorded documents search](https://search.bertiedeeds.com/)
- [Our Members | North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives](https://www.ncelectriccooperatives.com/our-members)
- [Dominion Energy Pilot Grant Program for Northeastern NC Volunteer Fire Departments](https://ncsfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dominion-Energy-Grant-Package-fillable-form.pdf)
- [Company-reported county service territories, Form EIA-861 2024 final data (Service_Territory_2024.xlsx)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/zip/f8612024.zip)

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