# Data Centers in Wilson County, NC: Rules, Power, Records | FOUND Wilson 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/wilson-county/ Last updated 2026.09.30 ## Wilson County at a glance - County seat: Wilson - Population, 2024 estimate: 79958 - Land area, square miles: 367.6 - Development tier, 2026: Tier 1 - Last reappraisal: 2024 - Next reappraisal: 2029 - Regional council: Upper Coastal Plain 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 We have no announced data-center project on record for this county. ## Zoning and land-use rules in Wilson County We could not confirm the extent of county zoning in Wilson 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 Wilson County Black Creek, Elm City, Kenly, Lucama, Saratoga, Sharpsburg, Sims, Stantonsburg, Wilson ## Electric providers in Wilson 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 Wilson County. - Edgecombe-Martin County EMC (cooperative) https://www.ncelectriccooperatives.com/our-members - Pitt & Greene EMC (cooperative) https://www.ncelectriccooperatives.com/our-members - Tri-County EMC (cooperative) https://www.ncelectriccooperatives.com/our-members - Duke Energy Progress (investor-owned) https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/zip/f8612024.zip - Lucama (municipal) https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/zip/f8612024.zip - Sharpsburg (municipal) https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/zip/f8612024.zip - Stantonsburg (municipal) https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/zip/f8612024.zip - Wilson (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 Wilson County - [Wilson County parcel viewer](https://gis.wilson-co.com/maps/): Parcel boundaries, parcel numbers, the owner of record, and mapped acreage. - [Wilson County online land records search](https://rod.wilson-co.com/External/User/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=/External/): Recorded documents, searched by name or by book and page. ## Reappraisal and development tier Wilson County last reappraised real property effective 2024. The next reappraisal is scheduled for 2029. The North Carolina Department of Commerce ranks Wilson 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 Wilson County have a data center moratorium? We found no recorded moratorium action on data centers in Wilson 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 Wilson County? We have no announced data-center project on record for Wilson County as of 2026.09.30. ### Does Wilson County have zoning? We could not confirm the extent of county zoning in Wilson County from the public record. The planning office can state it. ### Who provides electricity in Wilson County? Providers with territory or customers in Wilson County: Edgecombe-Martin County EMC; Pitt & Greene EMC; Tri-County EMC; Duke Energy Progress; Lucama; Sharpsburg; Stantonsburg; Wilson. The provider for a parcel depends on where the parcel sits. ## Neighboring counties - [Edgecombe County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/edgecombe-county/index.md) - [Greene County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/greene-county/index.md) - [Johnston County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/johnston-county/index.md) - [Nash County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/nash-county/index.md) - [Pitt County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/pitt-county/index.md) - [Wayne County](https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/wayne-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) - [NCpedia county entries, State Library of North Carolina](https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/counties) - [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/) - [Wilson County parcel viewer](https://gis.wilson-co.com/maps/) - [Wilson County online land records search](https://rod.wilson-co.com/External/User/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=/External/) - [Our Members | North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives](https://www.ncelectriccooperatives.com/our-members) - [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) Transactions are handled through a licensed North Carolina real estate brokerage.