LawnByCounty

North Carolina Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 100 counties · Average LDS: 26/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

North Carolina covers USDA hardiness zones 6–9, with lawn difficulty averaging 26/100 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
Gates County158a
Randolph County168a
Camden County178a
Catawba County178a
Davidson County178a
Davie County177b
Granville County177b
Guilford County178a
Iredell County178a
Person County177b
Lincoln County188a
Perquimans County188a
Swain County187b
Buncombe County197b
Franklin County198a
Warren County198a
Yadkin County207b
Forsyth County217b
Cabarrus County228a
Chatham County228a
Henderson County227b
Orange County228a
Rowan County227b
Stokes County227b
Surry County227b
Alamance County238a
Brunswick County238b
Caldwell County238a
Durham County238a
Gaston County238a
Lee County238a
Rockingham County237b
Vance County237b
Wake County238a
Alexander County248a
Burke County247b
Caswell County247b
Cleveland County248a
Haywood County247a
Hertford County248a
Mecklenburg County248a
Nash County248a
Union County248a
Wilkes County247b
Cherokee County257b
Cumberland County258a
Currituck County258b
Edgecombe County258a
Harnett County258a
Jones County258b
Montgomery County258a
Moore County258a
Pasquotank County258a
Stanly County258a
Anson County268a
Chowan County268a
Clay County267b
Halifax County268a
Hyde County268b
Johnston County268a
Madison County267a
McDowell County267b
Northampton County268a
Robeson County268b
Rutherford County268a
Tyrrell County268b
Wilson County278a
Beaufort County288b
Bertie County288a
Martin County288a
Richmond County288a
Sampson County288a
Bladen County298b
Columbus County298b
Craven County298b
Greene County298a
Lenoir County298a
Pitt County298a
Wayne County298a
Pamlico County308b
Pender County308b
Washington County308a
Ashe County317a
Dare County319a
Jackson County317a
Scotland County318a
Avery County326b
Transylvania County327b
Alleghany County337a
Carteret County338b
Graham County337a
Hoke County338a
Watauga County337a
Mitchell County347a
Polk County358a
Duplin County388a
Onslow County388b
Macon County407a
New Hanover County418b
Yancey County417a