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McDowell County map

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FIPS 371112025 Census boundariesFree PDF · PNG · SVG
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Boundary map of McDowell County, North Carolina McDowell County
2025 U.S. Census boundaries. Detailed county outline. Zoom or expand for a closer look.
440 sq miLand area
5.4 sq miWater area
1.2%Share of area that is water
37111Five-digit county FIPS code

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McDowell County at a glance

McDowell County is one of 100 county-level areas in North Carolina. Its 440 square miles of land place it at position 55 among those areas by land size. Including 5.4 square miles of water, its mapped total area is approximately 445.4 square miles.

Full Census nameMcDowell County
StateNorth Carolina
FIPS / GEOID37111
Boundary vintage2025
Outline source scale1:500,000

Counties along the boundary

These county-level areas share a line segment with McDowell County in the Census cartographic boundary dataset. Select one to continue exploring.

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The short name “McDowell” also appears elsewhere. The state and FIPS code distinguish this area.

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Roads, topography, and aerial imagery are available in the interactive background viewer. Those backgrounds have their own dates and sources; the red boundary overlay follows the 2025 Census geography.

Sources and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. The county outline uses the 1:500,000 file; location maps and interactive overlays use 1:5,000,000. Areas come from ALAND and AWATER, converted to square miles and rounded to one decimal place. Neighbor links are calculated from shared boundary segments, not from point-only contacts. Generalized maps are for geographic reference, not parcel or legal boundary determination. Full methodology.