Durham County, NC parcel and infrastructure data API

Parcel coverage in Durham County

About 130,000 parcel records with boundaries, situs addresses and parcel numbers, with the latest source update from June 2026. Each record has a stable korzy_id you can store and look up again with /api/parcel-record. Share of records with each field:

Owner name and mailing address are returned with include_owner=true, which doubles a request's cost: a parcel record costs 2 credits instead of 1. 99% of Durham County records carry an owner name.

Infrastructure in and around Durham County

Example requests for Durham County

Real responses from the production API, trimmed to the main fields. Every request needs an API key with api:read; see authentication and credits and limits.

1. Find a parcel by address

/api/search matches 600 E UMSTEAD ST, DURHAM, NC and returns the parcel's korzy_id, coordinates and record. 1 credit.

curl --fail-with-body -sS --get \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'q=600 E UMSTEAD ST, DURHAM, NC' \
  https://api.korzy.co/api/search

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.korzy.co/api/search",
    params={"q": "600 E UMSTEAD ST, DURHAM, NC"},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KORZY_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
parcel = response.json()["results"][0]
print(parcel["korzy_id"], parcel["longitude"], parcel["latitude"])

{
  "results": [
    {
      "korzy_id": "37063-88571cb68715446fb91d",
      "address": "600 E UMSTEAD ST",
      "city": "DURHAM",
      "postcode": "27701",
      "county": "Durham",
      "statefp": "37",
      "longitude": -78.89636415648647,
      "latitude": 35.98189765,
      "match_type": "exact",
      "parcelid": "0831026315",
      "parceladdr": "600 E UMSTEAD ST",
      "parcelcity": "DURHAM",
      "situs_zip": "27701",
      "usedesc": "CMNTY SVC/ SCHOOL",
      "land_use_code": "RU-5(2)",
      "bldgsqft": 57057,
      "building_count": 0,
      "taxacres": 5.92,
      "totalvalue": 4636244,
      "land_value_usd": 702792,
      "improvement_value_usd": 3933452,
      "saledate": "2017-04-05",
      "updated": "2026-05-13",
      "geoid": "37063"
    }
  ],
  "truncated": false
}

With include_owner=true (2 credits) the record adds owner fields, shown here as placeholders:

{
  "owner_name": "EXAMPLE HOLDINGS LLC",
  "owner_mailing_address": "100 EXAMPLE ST, SAMPLE CITY, ST 00000"
}

2. Look up the parcel at a point

/api/query/point returns every parcel whose boundary covers the coordinates; here it returns the same record, 37063-88571cb68715446fb91d, in records. 1 credit per 10 records requested.

curl --fail-with-body -sS --get \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'longitude=-78.896364' \
  --data-urlencode 'latitude=35.981898' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=5' \
  https://api.korzy.co/api/query/point

const params = new URLSearchParams({"longitude": "-78.896364", "latitude": "35.981898", "limit": "5"});
const response = await fetch(`https://api.korzy.co/api/query/point?${params}`, {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.KORZY_API_KEY}` },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Korzy API ${response.status}`);
const { records } = await response.json();
console.log(records.map((record) => record.korzy_id));

3. Check nearby data-center projects

/api/datacenters/context lists data-center projects within 10 km of the point, nearest first. 1 credit per 10 records requested.

curl --fail-with-body -sS --get \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'longitude=-78.896364' \
  --data-urlencode 'latitude=35.981898' \
  --data-urlencode 'radius_km=10' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=3' \
  https://api.korzy.co/api/datacenters/context

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.korzy.co/api/datacenters/context",
    params={"longitude": "-78.896364", "latitude": "35.981898", "radius_km": "10", "limit": "3"},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KORZY_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
for project in response.json()["projects"]:
    print(project["name"], project["status"], project["distance_km"])

{
  "projects": [
    {
      "project_id": "dc_6c9847efb0e719cbf347",
      "name": "Brandaleone Lab for Data and Visualization",
      "operator": "Duke Libraries",
      "status": "unknown",
      "state": "NC",
      "longitude": -78.9385323,
      "latitude": 36.0030993,
      "location_precision": "exact",
      "distance_km": 4.466584594139347
    },
    {
      "project_id": "dc_3489db0891e335efd2d4",
      "name": "CyrusOne Raleigh-Durham I (DUR1)",
      "operator": "CyrusOne",
      "status": "operating",
      "city": "Durham",
      "state": "NC",
      "longitude": -78.8810471,
      "latitude": 35.9353037,
      "location_precision": "exact",
      "operational_mw": 50,
      "distance_km": 5.361335690760285
    },
    {
      "project_id": "dc_7ba300efc3ab343a998b",
      "name": "TierPoint Raleigh - RTP",
      "operator": "TierPoint",
      "status": "operating",
      "city": "Durham",
      "state": "NC",
      "longitude": -78.852029,
      "latitude": 35.9248595,
      "location_precision": "approximate",
      "distance_km": 7.493432833257804
    }
  ],
  "radius_km": 10,
  "limit": 3,
  "truncated": true
}

Durham County data questions

How many parcels in Durham County include building size?

About 130,000 of about 130,000 parcel records (100%) include building size.

Does the Korzy API return owner names for Durham County parcels?

Yes. 99% of Durham County parcel records carry an owner name. Add include_owner=true to a point, search or parcel-record request; it doubles the request's cost, so a single parcel record costs 2 credits.

How many data-center projects are in Durham County?

Korzy tracks 6 data-center projects in Durham County: 3 operating and 3 status not reported. /api/datacenters/context lists projects within 10 km of any point.

How much power generation is in Durham County?

5 operable power plants in Durham County total about 20 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly solar and other fuels.

Which water systems serve Durham County?

Service areas of about 25 community water systems cover about 55% of Durham County, and sewer service areas cover about 56%. /api/utilities/context returns the water and sewer matches at a point.

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