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State registry

How many elevators are in North Carolina?

30,520 elevators and conveyances are on record in North Carolina, 30,520 of them active in the device registry.

30,520
active devices
22 yrs
median age
13,189
25+ years old
5,456
40+ years old

Where the elevators are

By county

Active registered devices by county. Mecklenburg County leads with 6,624.

By city

321 cities

Active registered devices by city. Each links to its own count, age profile, and modernization outlook.

CHARLOTTE NC 28202 1,237CHAPEL HILL NC 27514 584WINSTON SALEM NC 27101 462RALEIGH NC 27607 448CHARLOTTE NC 28262 424RALEIGH NC 27603 417ASHEVILLE NC 28801 392GREENSBORO NC 27401 392HIGH POINT NC 27260 388RALEIGH NC 27609 386RALEIGH NC 27601 384CHARLOTTE NC 28277 381CHARLOTTE NC 28203 381DURHAM NC 27701 379CHARLOTTE NC 28208 340CHARLOTTE NC 28217 318CHARLOTTE NC 28204 311WINSTON-SALEM NC 27103 297CHARLOTTE NC 28211 293RALEIGH NC 27612 280WILMINGTON NC 28403 279WILMINGTON NC 28401 273RALEIGH NC 27606 261MORRISVILLE NC 27560 256RTP NC 27709 235CHARLOTTE NC 28209 234CARY NC 27511 233CARY NC 27513 228ASHEVILLE NC 28803 224DURHAM NC 27707 222CHARLOTTE NC 28210 219DURHAM NC 27705 219HUNTERSVILLE NC 28078 202CHARLOTTE NC 28273 201BOONE NC 28607 186DURHAM NC 27703 184RALEIGH NC 27610 179GREENSBORO NC 27410 179GREENSBORO NC 27409 177HIGH POINT NC 27262 175GREENVILLE NC 27834 170CHARLOTTE NC 28207 166MATTHEWS NC 28105 163BURLINGTON NC 27215 162RALEIGH NC 27604 162GREENSBORO NC 27407 161RALEIGH NC 27616 161RALEIGH NC 27615 160HICKORY NC 28601 159MOORESVILLE NC 28117 157GREENVILLE NC 27858 152DURHAM NC 27708 150CHARLOTTE NC 28206 149CONCORD NC 28025 147SALISBURY NC 28144 142WINSTON SALEM NC 27106 142CHARLOTTE NC 28223 141CHARLOTTE NC 28205 140CHAPEL HILL NC 27517 135DURHAM NC 27710 131

Age of the installed base

Modernization map

Elevators are typically modernized at 25 to 30 years and replaced past 40. Based on install year for 30,504 active devices.

0-10 yrs7,916
10-20 yrs6,492
20-30 yrs6,985
30-40 yrs4,105
40-50 yrs2,300
50+ yrs2,706

Oldest still running

Install years are self-reported to the registry and occasionally reflect the building rather than the car; the very oldest entries are shown with their location so you can judge.

InstalledCityLocation on record
1901WINSTON SALEM NC 271071935 UNION CROSS RD
1911WINSTON SALEM NC 271011100 PATTERSON AVE
1918CARY NC 27518555 CROSSROADS BLVD
1918CARY NC 275111008 PARKSIDE MAIN STREET
1918CARY NC 27518175 REGENCY WOODS PLACE
1918DURHAM NC 27713225 KENTINGTON DRIVE

Top manufacturers on record

OTIS9,160 devices
THYSSEN KRUPP5,949 devices
SCHINDLER5,528 devices
TKE2,872 devices
KONE1,679 devices
SOUTHERN939 devices
WESTINGHOUSE496 devices
WESTBROOK252 devices

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Device data from public state and city registries; see methodology. Permit activity (who is doing the work) lives on the market pages; the running national total is on The Count.