Forsyth County, NC parcel and infrastructure data API

Parcel coverage in Forsyth County

About 170,000 parcel records with boundaries, situs addresses and parcel numbers, with the latest source update from March 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 Forsyth County records carry an owner name.

Infrastructure in and around Forsyth County

Example requests for Forsyth 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 1064 W Northwest BLVD, WINSTON-SALEM, 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=1064 W Northwest BLVD, WINSTON-SALEM, NC' \
  https://api.korzy.co/api/search

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.korzy.co/api/search",
    params={"q": "1064 W Northwest BLVD, WINSTON-SALEM, 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": "37067-f4f731cee8ed7ca04a46",
      "address": "1064 W Northwest BLVD",
      "city": "WINSTON-SALEM",
      "postcode": "27101",
      "county": "FORSYTH",
      "statefp": "37",
      "longitude": -80.26102644785472,
      "latitude": 36.102663300185874,
      "match_type": "exact",
      "parcelid": "6825-78-4652.00",
      "parceladdr": "1064 W Northwest BLVD",
      "parcelcity": "WINSTON-SALEM",
      "situs_zip": "27101",
      "usedesc": "2.01-Com Retail-WS",
      "yearbuilt": 1925,
      "bldgsqft": 45502,
      "building_count": 0,
      "totalvalue": 6881700,
      "land_value_usd": 510400,
      "improvement_value_usd": 2010500,
      "saledate": "2018-03-29",
      "saleamt": 0,
      "updated": "2026-03-24",
      "geoid": "37067"
    }
  ],
  "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, 37067-f4f731cee8ed7ca04a46, in records. 1 credit per 10 records requested.

curl --fail-with-body -sS --get \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'longitude=-80.261026' \
  --data-urlencode 'latitude=36.102663' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=5' \
  https://api.korzy.co/api/query/point

const params = new URLSearchParams({"longitude": "-80.261026", "latitude": "36.102663", "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 water and sewer service

/api/utilities/context returns the water and sewer service areas at the point and the nearest treatment plants. 1 credit.

curl --fail-with-body -sS --get \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'longitude=-80.261026' \
  --data-urlencode 'latitude=36.102663' \
  https://api.korzy.co/api/utilities/context

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.korzy.co/api/utilities/context",
    params={"longitude": "-80.261026", "latitude": "36.102663"},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KORZY_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
matches = response.json()["matches"]
print([area["name"] for area in matches["water"]])

{
  "longitude": -80.261026,
  "latitude": 36.102663,
  "matches": {
    "water": [
      {
        "feature_id": "water:29474",
        "name": "WINSTON-SALEM, CITY OF",
        "boundary_basis": "System Sourced"
      }
    ],
    "sewer": [
      {
        "feature_id": "sewer:1957",
        "name": "WINSTON-SALEM",
        "boundary_basis": "Sourced"
      }
    ]
  },
  "nearby_treatment": [
    {
      "feature_id": "treatment:7850",
      "name": "LOWER MUDDY CREEK WWTP",
      "distance_km": 13.490214006654766
    },
    {
      "feature_id": "treatment:15472",
      "name": "WINSTON-SALEM",
      "distance_km": 13.507750620748666
    }
  ]
}

Forsyth County data questions

How many parcels in Forsyth County include year built?

About 140,000 of about 170,000 parcel records (83%) include year built.

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

Yes. 99% of Forsyth 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 Forsyth County?

Korzy tracks 1 data-center project in Forsyth County: 1 operating. /api/datacenters/context lists projects within 10 km of any point.

How much power generation is in Forsyth County?

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

Which water systems serve Forsyth County?

Service areas of about 20 community water systems cover about 81% of Forsyth County, and sewer service areas cover about 46%. /api/utilities/context returns the water and sewer matches at a point.

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