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State registry

How many elevators are in North Carolina?

30,590 elevators and conveyances are on record in North Carolina, 30,590 of them active in the device registry.

30,590
active devices
22 yrs
median age
13,191
25+ years old
5,457
40+ years old

Where the elevators are

By county

Active registered devices by county. Mecklenburg County leads with 6,644.

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 452CHARLOTTE NC 28262 424RALEIGH NC 27603 417ASHEVILLE NC 28801 393GREENSBORO NC 27401 392HIGH POINT NC 27260 388RALEIGH NC 27609 388CHARLOTTE NC 28277 385RALEIGH NC 27601 384CHARLOTTE NC 28203 381DURHAM NC 27701 379CHARLOTTE NC 28208 344CHARLOTTE NC 28217 318CHARLOTTE NC 28204 312WINSTON-SALEM NC 27103 298CHARLOTTE NC 28211 293RALEIGH NC 27612 281WILMINGTON NC 28403 279WILMINGTON NC 28401 274RALEIGH NC 27606 261MORRISVILLE NC 27560 258RTP NC 27709 236CARY NC 27511 234CHARLOTTE NC 28209 234CARY NC 27513 228ASHEVILLE NC 28803 224DURHAM NC 27707 222DURHAM NC 27705 219CHARLOTTE NC 28210 219HUNTERSVILLE NC 28078 209CHARLOTTE NC 28273 202BOONE NC 28607 186DURHAM NC 27703 184GREENSBORO NC 27410 181RALEIGH NC 27610 179GREENSBORO NC 27409 177HIGH POINT NC 27262 177GREENVILLE NC 27834 170CHARLOTTE NC 28207 166MATTHEWS NC 28105 165BURLINGTON NC 27215 162RALEIGH NC 27604 162GREENSBORO NC 27407 161RALEIGH NC 27616 161RALEIGH NC 27615 160MOORESVILLE NC 28117 159HICKORY NC 28601 159GREENVILLE NC 27858 152DURHAM NC 27708 150CHARLOTTE NC 28206 150CONCORD NC 28025 147SALISBURY NC 28144 142WINSTON SALEM NC 27106 142CHARLOTTE NC 28223 141CHARLOTTE NC 28205 140CHAPEL HILL NC 27517 135WILMINGTON NC 28405 132

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 30,548 active devices.

0-10 yrs7,958
10-20 yrs6,492
20-30 yrs6,985
30-40 yrs4,106
40-50 yrs2,300
50+ yrs2,707

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 275193000 BRUSHY MOUNTAIN ST
1918APEX NC 275239001 REEDYBROOK CROSSING
1918RALEIGH NC 27601510 W MARTIN STREET
1918CARY NC 275191000 ALSTON MANOR STREET

Top manufacturers on record

OTIS9,179 devices
THYSSEN KRUPP5,948 devices
SCHINDLER5,557 devices
TKE2,882 devices
KONE1,682 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.