Johnston County

For your convenience, many of the map files (shapefiles) that we use in our daily work are offered here for free download. Users are free to utilize this data as they wish with the understanding that Johnston County is not legally responsible for the information represented in these files. The coordinate system of these shapefiles is North Carolina State Plane. The units are feet, and the datum is NAD83.

This data is intended for experienced users who have GIS software. If you simply wish to view/query/print our maps, please use our live internet mapping application, MapClick.

ArcExplorer, a free shapefile viewer, can be downloaded by clicking here.

AUTOCAD USERS: AutoCad will not recognize the GIS shapefiles that are downloadable from this page. However, if you have either Autodesk Land Desktop or AutoCad Map, you can import the files in the following manner:

From the 'Map' pull down menu select 'Tools'.
Click on 'Import'.
In the dialog box, pick 'ESRI Shape' and choose the file you wish to open. Select the defaults for the remaining questions.

The tax parcel shapefile is updated every Wednesday. All other shapefiles that are regularly updated are re-posted to this web page on a monthly schedule, typically the end of each month. Download instructions are located at the bottom of this page.

Shapefile	File Size	Description
Historical Aerial Photos	0MB	Clicking on this link will take you to a web application where you can download the aerial photos by mapsheet. These aerial photos are in pdf format. You will need Adobe reader. These aerial photos were provided by Johnston County Soil and Water Conservation District
2005 Color Aerial Photos	275MB	These color orthos were flown in February/March, 2005. Clicking on this link will take you to a map of Johnston County where you can download the orthos by mapsheet. If you wish to download a mosaic of the entire county, please click HERE. However, please be aware that this mosaic file is almost 1.75GB so the download time will be quite lengthy.
2001 Color Aerial Photos	275MB	This color aerial of Johnston County was flown in February, 2001. It is in Mr. Sid format. It has a scale of 1:400 and a 4 foot pixel size. This is a very large file. Attempt to download only if you have a high speed internet connection.
Airport Footprint	1.06MB	This line file shows Johnston County Airport footprint.
Cell Towers	3.62KB	This is a point file of telecommunication towers in Johnston County.
2000 Census Blocks	1.06MB	This polygon shapefile contains census block information for Johnston County (Population, ethnicity, etc).
Centerlines	1.49MB	Road lines accompanied by various attribute data including Street Prefix, Name, Type, Suffix, To and From address ranges, etc.
City Limits	140KB	City Limits as defined by municipalities in Johnston County.
Contours - 10ft	33.9MB	10 foot elevation contours - the original source for this data was the USGS.
Contours - 2ft	35.8MB	2 foot elevation contours - the original source for this data was the NCDOT.
County Boundary	90KB	This file consists of a single polygon representing the boundary of Johnston County.
Fire Districts	298KB	Polygon shapefile delineating fire districts in Johnston County.
2004 Flood	6.42MB	The new flood data was adopted by Johnston County in November of 2005. This file shows the Floodway, the 100 Year Flood and 500 Year Flood polygons.
Highway 70 Bypass	23KB	This line file was digitized from NCDOT information. Please be aware that lines may change depending on issues encountered during planning and construction. Construction is slated to begin in the summer of 2005 and is expected to last three years. Please contact NCDOT (919-733-2520) for additional information.
Hydrology	2.61MB	Line file depicting water features in Johnston County.
Land Cover	13.5MB	Polygon file defining the landcover in Johnston County. Shows forested, cleared, marsh, and water areas. This data was digitized from 2001 aerial photography.
Major Roads	75.4KB	Line file showing major roads in Johnston County including SR1001, SR1002, SR1003, SR1006, SR1007, SR1008, SR1009, SR1010, SR1934, NC210, NC222, NC231, NC242, NC264, NC27,US301, NC39, I40, NC42, NC50, NC55, US70, US701, I95, and NC96.
Mobile Home Parks	5.71KB	Point file showing mobile home parks. Attribute information includes NCPIN, Mobile Home Park name, number of lots, Owner, and Lat/Long.
Railroads	4.23KB	Line file showing railways in Johnston County.
Rescue Districts	368KB	Polygon shapefile delineating rescue districts in Johnston County.
Schools and School Districts	1.38MB	Point file showing school sites in Johnston County. Includes names of schools. Also three other files showing the elementary, middle, and high school districts.
Soils	39.5MB	Polygon file showing a soil survey in Johnston County. This file includes soil name abbreviations.
Subdivisions	27KB	This file depicts each subdivision with a single point and the full name of the subdivision.
Tax Map Index	46KB	Johnston County, for mapping purposes, is divided into 264 sections. Each of these sections is 10,000x10,000 feet. This file shows an index and corresponding map number of these mapsheets.
Tax Parcels	14.1MB	This polygon file includes all current property in Johnston County, along with various attributes such as parcel number, ncpin, mapsheet, owner, mailing address, Deed book and page, acreage, and market value.
2002 Tax Parcels	18.5MB	This polygon file includes all 2002 property (before tax revaluation) in Johnston County, along with various attributes such as parcel number, ncpin, mapsheet, owner, mailing address, Deed book and page, acreage, and market value.
Tax Assessment Attributes	3.72MB	This is a download for JUST the tax assessment attributes. If you wish both the map and the attributes together, please download the Tax Parcels layer above (not the 2002 version).
Town Planning Boundaries	37KB	Polygons showing Extra-Territorial-Jurisdictions (ETJ) for all municipalities in Johnston County.
Townships	592KB	Polygons and accompanying names of all townships in Johnston County.
Water Districts	477KB	Polygons showing water districts in Johnston County.
Voting Districts	706KB	Voting district boundaries in Johnston County.
Zip Codes	600KB	This file shows the zip code boundaries in Johnston County.
Zoning - County	3.3MB	This file shows the zoning districts in Johnston County. *Please check with Johnston County Planning Department (919-989-5150) to ensure the zoning listed on individual parcels in the county reflects the most recent data!*To see the zoning in the County in its entirety, please also download Zoning - IHI Districts, and Zoning - Municipal Transition DistrictsThese two files contain overlay zoning, which add additional rules to certain zoned areas.. A list of zoning district definitions can be found here.
Zoning - IHI Overlay Districts	19KB	This layer shows the IHI overlay districts in Johnston County. This zoning adds additional rules to the underlying zoning.
Zoning - Municipal Transition Districts	124KB	This layer shows the Municipal Transition Districts in Johnston County. These districts add additional rules to the underlying zoning.
Zoning - Town	1.3MB	This file shows the zoning districts in the towns of Johnston County. *Please check with the town of interest to ensure the zoning listed on individual parcels reflects the most recent data!* A list of zoning district definitions and town phone numbers can be found here.

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How to Download the Files using Internet Explorer

1) Right-click on the filename.
2) Select "Save target as..."
3) Save the file to your desktop. Make sure you know where the file is being saved so you can retrieve it easily.
4) Use WinZip to extract the shapefile. If you do not have WinZip, you can obtain an evaluation copy from here.