# Data Centers in Person County, NC: Rules, Power, Records | FOUND Person County, North Carolina for data-center and land buyers: local actions, announced projects, county zoning, electric providers, and the land records offices. Canonical: https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/person-county/ Last updated 2026.09.30 ## Person County at a glance - County seat: Roxboro - Population, 2024 estimate: 40143 - Land area, square miles: 392.3 - Development tier, 2026: Tier 2 - Last reappraisal: 2025 - Next reappraisal: 2029 - Regional council: Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments ## 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 - Microsoft, Roxboro (Woodsdale Township), 2026-02, announced: Microsoft bought about 1,350 acres at the Person County Mega Park for about $27M in October 2024 and confirmed in February 2026 that the site will host a data center; early site preparation is underway. https://www.bisnow.com/news/raleigh-durham/data-center/microsoft-reveals-plan-for-megasite-near-north-carolina-virginia-border-133398 https://local.microsoft.com/blog/person-county-datacenter-project/ https://www.wral.com/business/technology/central-north-carolina-data-center-plans-april-2026/ ## Zoning and land-use rules in Person County We could not confirm the extent of county zoning in Person 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 Person County Roxboro ## Electric providers in Person 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 Person County. - Piedmont Electric (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 - Duke Energy Carolinas (investor-owned) https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/zip/f8612024.zip - Duke Energy Progress (investor-owned) 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. ## Reappraisal and development tier Person County last reappraised real property effective 2025. The next reappraisal is scheduled for 2029. The North Carolina Department of Commerce ranks Person County as Tier 2 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 Person County have a data center moratorium? We found no recorded moratorium action on data centers in Person 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 Person County? Announced projects on record in Person County: Microsoft, Roxboro (Woodsdale Township) (announced). Each row on this page links to its public source. ### Does Person County have zoning? We could not confirm the extent of county zoning in Person County from the public record. The planning office can state it. ### Who provides electricity in Person County? Providers with territory or customers in Person County: Piedmont Electric; Dominion Energy North Carolina; Duke Energy Carolinas; Duke Energy Progress. The provider for a parcel depends on where the parcel sits. ## Neighboring counties - [Caswell County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/caswell-county/index.md) - [Durham County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/durham-county/index.md) - [Granville County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/granville-county/index.md) - [Orange County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/orange-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/) - [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) - [bisnow.com](https://www.bisnow.com/news/raleigh-durham/data-center/microsoft-reveals-plan-for-megasite-near-north-carolina-virginia-border-133398) - [local.microsoft.com](https://local.microsoft.com/blog/person-county-datacenter-project/) - [wral.com](https://www.wral.com/business/technology/central-north-carolina-data-center-plans-april-2026/) Transactions are handled through a licensed North Carolina real estate brokerage.