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Guilford County.

Guilford County has 646 square miles of land in North Carolina. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Guilford County: Southern Outer Piedmont, Northern Inner Piedmont.

A local understanding of the land. A straightforward conversation about what comes next.

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Natural-color aerial photograph of land around Guilford County, North Carolina
THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Guilford County, North Carolina · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Guilford County, North Carolina from above

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THE SETTINGSouthern Outer Piedmont
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS15 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Guilford County on the map

THE GUILFORD COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Southern Outer Piedmont setting.

Guilford County has 646 square miles of land in North Carolina. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Guilford County: Southern Outer Piedmont, Northern Inner Piedmont.

The Piedmont is a belt of irregular plains and hills between the Appalachians and the coastal plain. A complex mixture of older rocks underlies its pine and hardwood woodland landscapes.

Regional context: Piedmont ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Guilford County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Southern Outer Piedmont74.4%
  2. Northern Inner Piedmont25.6%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Finding your parcel within Guilford County

The atlas lists 15 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Guilford County, including Greensboro, High Point, Burlington. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Guilford County

Guilford County by land and water

The Census records 11.7 square miles of water within Guilford County, or 1.8% of its total area. That share is close to Guilford County’s 1.8%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Guilford County has 4.8 times the land area of nearby Greensboro city (134.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Alamance County, Davidson County, Forsyth County, Randolph County, Rockingham County, Stokes County within North Carolina. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Guilford County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Guilford County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Guilford County. The county includes 15 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Southern Outer Piedmont setting

Southern Outer Piedmont belongs to Piedmont. Where does the parcel sit between a ridge, hillside and stream valley, and what does its survey show about road frontage?

03

Check the route, beyond Greensboro

Greensboro is 2.2 miles northwest of the Guilford County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Guilford County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON GUILFORD COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 36.0791° N, 79.7887° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Guilford County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Guilford

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Guilford ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Guilford County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Southern Outer Piedmont

Explore the agency mapping behind the Piedmont context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional North Carolina landowner resources

North Carolina FRIS

State flood-hazard mapping and property-level flood information.

NC coastal maps and data

Official coastal mapping tools and supporting geographic datasets.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Guilford County.

Greensboro lies about 2.2 miles northwest of Guilford County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Guilford County in context

NSEWGreensboro · 2.2 miles1McLeansville · 7.6 miles2Forest Oaks · 7.7 miles3Pleasant Garden · 9 miles4Sedalia · 9.5 miles5Jamestown · 9.9 miles6OUTER RING: 9.9 MILES
  1. 1
    Greensboro2.2 mi · city
  2. 2
    McLeansville7.6 mi · census-designated place
  3. 3
    Forest Oaks7.7 mi · census-designated place
  4. 4
    Pleasant Garden9 mi · town
  5. 5
    Sedalia9.5 mi · town
  6. 6
    Jamestown9.9 mi · town
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within North Carolina; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Archdalecity
Burlingtoncity
Forest Oakscensus-designated place
Gibsonvilletown
Greensborocity
High Pointcity
Jamestowntown
Kernersvilletown
McLeansvillecensus-designated place
Oak Ridgetown
Pleasant Gardentown
Sedaliatown
Stokesdaletown
Summerfieldtown
Whitsetttown
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Guilford County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Guilford County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Guilford County. Guilford County’s 646 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Southern Outer Piedmont describe all of Guilford County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 2 regional units; Southern Outer Piedmont is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Greensboro as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2.2 miles northwest of Guilford County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Guilford County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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Your land in Guilford County.
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