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State registry

How many elevators are in North Carolina?

30,386 elevators and conveyances are on record in North Carolina, 30,386 of them active in the device registry.

30,386
active devices
22 yrs
median age
13,187
25+ years old
5,456
40+ years old

Where the elevators are

By county

Active registered devices by county. Mecklenburg County leads with 6,587.

By city

321 cities

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

CHARLOTTE NC 28202 1,236CHAPEL HILL NC 27514 582WINSTON SALEM NC 27101 464RALEIGH NC 27607 446CHARLOTTE NC 28262 423RALEIGH NC 27603 416GREENSBORO NC 27401 393ASHEVILLE NC 28801 391HIGH POINT NC 27260 388RALEIGH NC 27609 385RALEIGH NC 27601 384CHARLOTTE NC 28203 378CHARLOTTE NC 28277 376DURHAM NC 27701 375CHARLOTTE NC 28208 337CHARLOTTE NC 28217 316CHARLOTTE NC 28204 311WINSTON-SALEM NC 27103 296CHARLOTTE NC 28211 292WILMINGTON NC 28403 279RALEIGH NC 27612 278WILMINGTON NC 28401 274RALEIGH NC 27606 260MORRISVILLE NC 27560 256CHARLOTTE NC 28209 236RTP NC 27709 234CARY NC 27511 234CARY NC 27513 227ASHEVILLE NC 28803 223DURHAM NC 27707 222DURHAM NC 27705 221CHARLOTTE NC 28210 219HUNTERSVILLE NC 28078 198CHARLOTTE NC 28273 198DURHAM NC 27703 184BOONE NC 28607 182RALEIGH NC 27610 180GREENSBORO NC 27410 179GREENSBORO NC 27409 177HIGH POINT NC 27262 173GREENVILLE NC 27834 170CHARLOTTE NC 28207 166MATTHEWS NC 28105 162BURLINGTON NC 27215 162RALEIGH NC 27604 162GREENSBORO NC 27407 161RALEIGH NC 27616 160RALEIGH NC 27615 160HICKORY NC 28601 159MOORESVILLE NC 28117 155GREENVILLE NC 27858 152DURHAM NC 27708 150CHARLOTTE NC 28206 149CONCORD NC 28025 146WINSTON SALEM NC 27106 142CHARLOTTE NC 28223 140SALISBURY NC 28144 140CHARLOTTE NC 28205 137CHAPEL 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 30,384 active devices.

0-10 yrs7,801
10-20 yrs6,489
20-30 yrs6,983
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 275136000 ELEVATE CIRCLE
1918CARY NC 27513301 MET LIFE WAY
1918DURHAM NC 27713225 KENTINGTON DRIVE
1918APEX NC 275239001 REEDYBROOK CROSSING

Top manufacturers on record

OTIS9,124 devices
THYSSEN KRUPP5,950 devices
SCHINDLER5,488 devices
TKE2,847 devices
KONE1,668 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.