Orange County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Orange County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 59,562 lots are mapped here, covering 255,508 acres. 9,656 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Orange County received $1.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 117 recipients. 550 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $2.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 59,562
- Lots mapped
- 255,508
- Acres
- 9,656
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Orange County
Largest landowners by acreage in Orange County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| ORANGE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY | 161 | 3,634 |
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| DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FORESTRY | 5 | 3,300 |
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| UNIVERSITY OF N C | 40 | 2,787 |
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| NORTH CAROLINA STATE OF | 78 | 2,598 |
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| ORANGE COUNTY | 131 | 2,176 |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA | 91 | 1,884 |
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| DUKE UNIVERSITY | 32 | 1,851 |
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| CHAPEL HILL TOWN OF | 293 | 1,142 |
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| ALAMANCE COUNTY | 1 | 1,133 |
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| ENO FARMS INC | 1 | 1,038 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in North Carolina
Federal farm payments in Orange County
- $1.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 117
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Orange County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $306K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $306K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $259K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $128K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $125K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Orange County
- 550
- Acres disclosed
- 7
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Orange County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 293 |
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| Netherlands | 237 |
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| Luxembourg | 20 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Orange County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| FAIRCREST LAND & CATTLE CO., L.L.C. (GERMANY) | 201 |
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| HANSON AGGREGATES SOUTHEAST, LLC (GERMANY) | 92 |
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| CAROLA CORP., N.V. (NETHERLANDS) | 91 |
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| White Cross Solar LLC (LUXEMBOURG) | 20 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Orange County
- 161
- Policies
- 10,011
- Insured acres
- $2.3M
- Claims paid
- 2.97
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Orange County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Flue Cured Tobacco | $1.2M |
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| Corn | $893K |
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| Soybeans | $207K |
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| Wheat | $45K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $26K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 17
- CRP acres, 2025
- 28
- Substations
- 230 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Orange County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.