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NC DEQ »   About »   Divisions »   Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources »   North Carolina Geological Survey »   Topographic Maps

Topographic Maps

Topographic Maps for the State of North Carolina

This page provides information about topographic maps for the state of North Carolina that are available through the N.C. Geological Survey.

Shaded Relief Map of North Carolina

  • Download in PDF format 

Topographic Map of North Carolina

  • Download in PDF format  
The popular USGS topographic quadrangle maps (often called 'topos' or 'quads') are available for the entire state. These maps are at a scale of 1:24,000, or 1-inch on the map equals about 2,000-feet on the ground. Also, each map covers 7.5-minutes of Latitude and Longitude. There are 953 topos in the state; we carry a complete inventory of all paper maps for the state.

 ORDER PAPER MAPS ONLINE HERE through the NC Geological Survey Shop.   Additional ordering information

Topographic Maps Covering North Carolina

1:250,000 SCALE MAP INDEX 1:100,000 SCALE MAP INDEX 1:24,000 SCALE MAP INDEX
     
STATEWIDE TOPO INDEX STATEWIDE STATE PARKS TOPO INDEX STATEWIDE GAME LANDS TOPO INDEX

 

The USGS is starting to produce topographic map Digital Raster Graphics (DRG's) in GeoPDF format. These can be downloaded from the USGS here: http://store.usgs.gov.

More information on this product and process can be found here:
https://store.usgs.gov/maps

Contact Information

Micheal Medina
For further information on topographic maps of North Carolina, contact Mike Medina at michael.medina@ncdenr.gov, or by phone at: 919-707.9203.

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