Mecklenburg County at a glance
Mecklenburg County is one of 100 county-level areas in North Carolina. Its 523.6 square miles of land place it at position 38 among those areas by land size. Including 22.5 square miles of water, its mapped total area is approximately 546.1 square miles.
| Full Census name | Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|
| State | North Carolina |
| FIPS / GEOID | 37119 |
| Boundary vintage | 2025 |
| Outline source scale | 1:500,000 |
Counties along the boundary
These county-level areas share a line segment with Mecklenburg County in the Census cartographic boundary dataset. Select one to continue exploring.
- Cabarrus CountyNorth Carolina
- Gaston CountyNorth Carolina
- Iredell CountyNorth Carolina
- Lincoln CountyNorth Carolina
- Union CountyNorth Carolina
- Lancaster CountySouth Carolina
- York CountySouth Carolina
Looking for another Mecklenburg County?
The short name “Mecklenburg” also appears elsewhere. The state and FIPS code distinguish this area.
Using this map
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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.