Data centers in Tyrrell County, North Carolina

The public record for Tyrrell County: 0 local government actions on data centers, 0 announced projects, the county's zoning, its electric providers, and the offices that hold the land records.

Last updated 2026.09.30

Tyrrell County at a glance

County seat: Columbia
Population, 2024 estimate: 3,517
Land area, square miles: 390.8
Development tier, 2026: Tier 1
Last reappraisal: 2025
Next reappraisal: 2033
Regional council: Albemarle 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 Tyrrell County

We could not confirm the extent of county zoning in Tyrrell 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.

A use that the ordinance does not name is classified by the planning staff, and the permit path follows from that decision. Special use permits, conditional zoning, and rezoning

Municipalities in Tyrrell County

1 incorporated municipalities lie wholly or partly in Tyrrell County. A municipality regulates land inside its limits, and some also regulate a band outside them. Who regulates a property in North Carolina

Columbia

Electric providers in Tyrrell 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 Tyrrell County.

Provider	Type	Area	Source
Dominion Energy North Carolina	investor-owned		[1]

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 Tyrrell County

County offices hold the records that show who owns a parcel, what is recorded against it, and how it is taxed.

Tyrrell County Register of DeedsDeeds, plats, easements, and deeds of trust.
Online land records searchRecorded documents, searched by name or by book and page.

Reappraisal and development tier

Tyrrell County last reappraised real property effective 2025. The next reappraisal is scheduled for 2033.

The North Carolina Department of Commerce ranks Tyrrell 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.

Questions

Does Tyrrell County have a data center moratorium?

We found no recorded moratorium action on data centers in Tyrrell 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 Tyrrell County?

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

Does Tyrrell County have zoning?

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

Who provides electricity in Tyrrell County?

Providers with territory or customers in Tyrrell County: Dominion Energy North Carolina. The provider for a parcel depends on where the parcel sits.

Neighboring counties

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