Forsyth County, NC property owner search

Last verified: October 2026

To search Forsyth County, North Carolina property by owner name, use the Forsyth County Tax Department's Detailed Property Information search, which is free. Choose Owner/Business Name and it lists the parcels that owner holds in the county, including Winston-Salem, Kernersville and Clemmons, with the tax record for each. This is Forsyth County, NC. Forsyth County, Georgia keeps its own, separate records.

Forsyth County's free tools and when to use each

Detailed Property Information (Forsyth County Tax Department). The real property search, by Owner/Business Name, location address, REID or PIN. The county recommends it over the tax bill search for real estate because it carries more detail. Best when you have a name.
Tax Parcel Viewer (linked from the Tax Department's online tools). The county's parcel map. Best when you start from a place. Older guides point to Geo-Data Explorer, which the county has retired.
Online Record Search (Forsyth County Register of Deeds). The recorded documents: deeds, deeds of trust and satisfactions. Best for confirming a transfer or the recorded financing.

Make sure it is the North Carolina Forsyth

Search results for "Forsyth County property search" mix in Forsyth County, Georgia, north of Atlanta. The North Carolina county's tax and deeds pages are on forsyth.cc. If a search page mentions Cumming, it is the Georgia county. Winston-Salem, Kernersville and Clemmons mean you are in the right place.

When the owner is an LLC

The tax record on a Winston-Salem commercial building usually names an entity and a mailing address for an agent or manager. The people behind it are in the NC Secretary of State business registry: search the exact entity name and open the annual report, which lists the managers or members. Then read the recorded deed of trust at the Register of Deeds, which often carries a person's signature.

Where Forsyth County's commercial property is

Most of Forsyth County's commercial parcels are in Winston-Salem. Kernersville, Clemmons, Lewisville, Rural Hall and Walkertown hold most of the rest. Part of Kernersville lies in Guilford County, and those parcels are on Guilford's records. The main commercial areas:

Downtown Winston-Salem and the Innovation Quarter, the former tobacco district now home to offices, labs and apartments.
Hanes Mall Boulevard and Stratford Road, the county's largest retail area, around Hanes Mall.
University Parkway, Peters Creek Parkway and Silas Creek Parkway, the long commercial roads through the city.
The industrial and distribution parcels along I-40, US 52 and US 421.
Main Street in Kernersville and the shopping centers along US 158 in Clemmons.

Key facts

Forsyth County, NC ownership records are free public record through the Tax Department's Detailed Property Information search.
Geo-Data Explorer is retired. Use Detailed Property Information and the Tax Parcel Viewer.
Recorded deeds and deeds of trust are at the Forsyth County Register of Deeds.
Commercial owners are usually LLCs. The NC Secretary of State registry lists the people who run them.

Forsyth County commercial parcels by the numbers

Counted from our own map on October 26, 2026: 4,546 live commercial parcels in Forsyth County, grouped by the plain zoning category the map files each one under.

Commercial: 2,268 parcels
Industrial: 593 parcels
Mixed use: 335 parcels
Multifamily: 292 parcels
Office: 140 parcels

The zoning codes that come up most on those parcels are HB, MU-S, GI, HB-S and LI. Each town writes its own codes, so the card always shows the town's code beside the category. Check the official zoning map before relying on any one parcel.

How NC CRE Map does it on one screen

The manual method is a tax search, a map, the state registry and the deeds office for every property. On NC CRE Map you click a Forsyth parcel and the card has it together:

The county record, free. Parcel, acreage, building, assessed value and last sale. Signed out, the card says what kind of owner holds it (a person, an LLC, a church). The owner's name shows once you sign in.
See who's behind the LLC. The managers and members on the company's state filing, on the card. 10 free LLC owner lookups when you sign in.
Get owner contact. Phone and email when we find them. 5 free when you sign in, 70 a month on Pro. A lookup only counts when it finds a match.
Zoning, in plain words. Forsyth is one of the five counties where the map fills in zoning (with Mecklenburg, Wake, Durham and Guilford). Find filters by category, such as Industrial, Commercial, Office or Mixed use, across the zoning codes of every town in the county. Winston-Salem zoning codes explains the districts.
The flood zone and the daily traffic count on the card, next to the county facts.
Businesses listed at the address. From public business listings, so you have a lead on who is in the building before you call. A listing can be out of date.
A one-page flyer for the property, made from the card.
Lease tracking. Log a tenant's lease and the CRM sets a follow-up 14 months before it expires.

The map is North Carolina only and covers commercial parcels, not single-family homes.

Frequently asked questions

How do I search Forsyth County, NC property by owner name?

Use the Forsyth County Tax Department's Detailed Property Information search at forsyth.cc and choose Owner/Business Name. It lists the parcels that owner holds in Forsyth County, North Carolina, free.

How do I find who owns a commercial property in Winston-Salem?

Look up the parcel in Detailed Property Information or the Tax Parcel Viewer for the owner of record. If it is an LLC, search that exact name in the NC Secretary of State business registry, where the annual report lists the managers or members. On NC CRE Map, click the parcel and sign in free to see the people behind the LLC on the card.

What happened to Geo-Data Explorer?

Forsyth County retired Geo-Data Explorer. The Tax Department now points to Detailed Property Information for property records and the Tax Parcel Viewer for the map.

Where do I find a Forsyth County, NC deed or deed of trust?

The Forsyth County Register of Deeds has an Online Record Search on forsyth.cc. Deeds show ownership transfers, and deeds of trust show the recorded financing.

Can I filter Forsyth County commercial property by zoning?

Yes, on NC CRE Map. Forsyth is one of the five counties where the map fills in zoning, and Find filters by a plain category such as Industrial, Commercial, Office or Mixed use, across the zoning codes of every town in the county.

Other county guides: Mecklenburg · Wake · Durham · Guilford. All county guides.