LawnByCounty

North Carolina Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 100 counties · Average LDS: 22/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

North Carolina covers USDA hardiness zones 6–9, with lawn difficulty averaging 22/100 across 100 counties. Centipedegrass is the most widely recommended grass in the state.

County grass atlas

North Carolina grass suitability by county

A compact 2.5D surface of per-species lawn suitability. Toggle Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass, and Zoysiagrass to see which counties best fit each grass — brighter = better fit.

Counties

100/100

Avg best fit

91%

Species

4

Counties by Lawn Difficulty

CountyLDSZone
Randolph County118a
Catawba County128a
Davidson County128a
Granville County127b
Guilford County128a
Lincoln County138a
Franklin County148a
Warren County148a
Davie County157b
Gates County158a
Iredell County158a
Person County157b
Forsyth County167b
Swain County167b
Buncombe County177b
Cabarrus County178a
Camden County178a
Chatham County178a
Orange County178a
Rowan County177b
Stokes County177b
Alamance County188a
Brunswick County188b
Caldwell County188a
Durham County188a
Gaston County188a
Lee County188a
Perquimans County188a
Rockingham County187b
Wake County188a
Yadkin County187b
Alexander County198a
Burke County197b
Caswell County197b
Hertford County198a
Hyde County198b
Mecklenburg County198a
Nash County198a
Union County198a
Wilkes County197b
Cumberland County208a
Edgecombe County208a
Harnett County208a
Henderson County207b
Montgomery County208a
Moore County208a
Pasquotank County208a
Stanly County208a
Surry County207b
Anson County218a
Chowan County218a
Halifax County218a
Johnston County218a
McDowell County217b
Northampton County218a
Robeson County218b
Rutherford County218a
Tyrrell County218b
Vance County217b
Cleveland County228a
Haywood County227a
Wilson County228a
Beaufort County238b
Bertie County238a
Cherokee County237b
Martin County238a
Richmond County238a
Sampson County238a
Bladen County248b
Columbus County248b
Craven County248b
Dare County249a
Lenoir County248a
Madison County247a
Pitt County248a
Wayne County248a
Currituck County258b
Jones County258b
Pamlico County258b
Pender County258b
Washington County258a
Carteret County268b
Clay County267b
Scotland County268a
Hoke County288a
Ashe County297a
Greene County298a
Jackson County297a
Avery County306b
Polk County308a
Transylvania County307b
Alleghany County317a
Graham County317a
Watauga County317a
Duplin County338a
Onslow County338b
Mitchell County347a
New Hanover County368b
Macon County387a
Yancey County397a