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2.65-acre residential lot near Bessemer City, Gaston County

S Pinchback Ave, Bessemer City, NC · Parcel 3516-32-2616

2026 roll, county file May 2026

  • Acres2.65
  • Land typeVacancy not verifiedNo building found, May 2026
  • ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for City of Bessemer City yet
  • Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazard
  • Wetlands1% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
  • Tax value (county)$22.9kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price · 2026 roll
  • Last saleSep 1981no price in the source
  • Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
  • Road frontage613 ft on S Pinchback Ave
  • BuildingNone on the roll
  • Who zones itInside the City of Bessemer City limits; Bessemer City sets the zoningNCDOT municipal boundaries, as of Feb 2026
  • WaterIn City of Bessemer City territoryNo line mapped · US EPA water system boundaries; not confirmed with the utility

Can I build?

  • Fronts a public road
  • Zoning not on file
  • 1% wetlands
  • Soils very limited for septic

Land facts

From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.

  • Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026. Inside the City of Bessemer City limits: a soil rating, not a sewer check; ask the city whether a sewer main serves the lot
  • Ground elevationAbout 855–894 ft above sea level; average slope 14.3%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second DEM, NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Apr 2026

Services and surroundings

Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.

  • USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
  • State-maintained roadNot on NCDOT’s list hereNot on the state system does not mean private or landlocked (NCDOT state-maintained roads, Jun 2026)
  • Public land nearbyGaston County Park, 0.2 miCounty Land, open to the public, 1,512 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right

School district

Public federal records, each with its source and date.

  • School districtGaston County SchoolsGrades pre-K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school

Utility service areas

Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.

  • Electric service areaInside the service area of Rutherford Electric Membership Corp or Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (approximate)The mapped areas overlap here · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility
  • Water system areaInside the service area of City of Bessemer CityPublic water system NC0136025 · EPA public water system service areas, edited May 2026; boundary supplied by the state. Not a water line at the lot

Environmental records

Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. A record is not a finding about this parcel.

  • Other recordsPermitted solid waste landfill nearbyGroundwork check of public lists: NC DEQ Division of Waste Management, as of Dec 15, 2023

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In this areaBessemer CityParcels and flood1.5%in a FEMA flood zone$186ktypical home tax value3,352parcels on the roll

Property tax

NCDOR FY2025-26 county and municipal rates; NC OneMap parcel value · as of Oct 2026

Tax rate
11.49 mills (Gaston County + City of Bessemer City; fire and special districts not included, FY2025-26)
Estimated annual tax
~$260Estimate before exemptions (elderly / disabled homestead and veteran exclusions, present-use value): the $22,920 county value (North Carolina taxes 100% of value) × 11.49 mills

Rates: NCDOR, FY2025-26. The estimate is the county's taxable value times those rates, before exemptions; it is not a bill. The county tax collector's bill is the official figure.

North Carolina 2026 taxes: due since September 1; pay by January 5, 2027 to avoid interest. Pay or check a bill at the Gaston County Tax Office.

Sources: N.C. General Statutes 105-360 and 105-322. Checked Oct 13, 2026.

Value history

County fileLandImprovementsTotalChange
May 2026$22,920Not on the roll$22,920No change
Mar 2025$22,920Not on the roll$22,920—

Roll values set for property tax · NC OneMap parcels (county files) · as of May 2026

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Hazards

FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025

Tornado
Relatively Moderate
Strong wind
Relatively Moderate
Hurricane
Relatively Low
Riverine flooding
Relatively Low
Heat wave
Relatively Low
Winter weather
Relatively Low
Earthquake
Relatively Low
Wildfire
Very Low
Landslide
Very Low

Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.

Recorded flood claims

OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026

Claims since 1978
Fewer than 10In this census tract

Neighborhood (Census)

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026

Median household income
$48,000± $8,479 · census tract (block group sample too small)
Median home value (owner-reported)
$186,800± $13,858 · census tract (block group sample too small)
Median rent (gross)
$1,091± $268 · census tract (block group sample too small)
Homes lived in by their owners
44%± 13 pts · this block group
Median year homes were built
1975± 10 yr · this block group
Average commute (one way)
26 min± 10 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
Population
1,258± 604 · this block group

Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby parcels

Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Gaston County, nearest first.

Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Gaston County: 2,460 parcel pages

About these numbersSources, county file May 2026

Tax value

Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, not a market price. County file, May 2026.

Tax value (the county's assessed value) as of its last revaluation (NC reappraises every 4-8 years), not a market estimate. Farm and forest land in present-use value is taxed on a lower use value.

Land type

No building found: county roll (2026) and building footprints (Overture Maps with Microsoft and OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026) · County tax roll; Overture Maps 2026-09-23.1

Parcel outline

The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.

Source

NC OneMap statewide parcels (NC CGIA, county data producers), county file May 13, 2026.

Record

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Parcel: 3516-32-2616

Coordinates: 35.2741° N, 81.3013° W