280 Firetower Rd, Beaufort, NC 28516 Property Records

Carteret County property record for 280 Firetower Rd, Beaufort, NC 28516 · Last verified December 2025

Property Summary

Property Type	Vacant Land
Lot Size	0.705 acres (30,753 sqft)
Owner	2 Owner Names on File
Last Sale	$34,000 (Sep 2009)
Tax Bill	$183 (2025)
Flood Zone	Zone AE (high risk)
APN	`7338.03.34.7626000`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`7338.03.34.7626000`
Alternative APNs	`464597` `48641`

Exterior

Lot Area	30,753 sqft (0.705 acres)
Lot Dimensions	222 ft deep x 135 ft wide

Location & Zoning

Account Number	48641
Street Address	280 FIRETOWER RD
City	BEAUFORT
State	NC
Zip	28516-7110
Property Category	Vacant Land
Property Type	Vacant Land > Uncategorized
Legal Description	L1 RAY W LAWRENCE
Legal Subdivision	RAY W LAWRENCE PROP
Legal Lot Number	1
Jurisdiction	CARTERET NC
Township / Civil Division	STRAITS
Census Block Group	3
Census Block	3130
Census Tract	970102

Owner

Source: Carteret County records · APN 7338.03.34.7626000

Assessment roll updated January 1, 2025 · Last verified December 2025

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Owner of Record	2 Owner Names on File
Mailing Address	1093 BYRDTOWN RD, BENSON, NC 27504-7444

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Sale	Sep 29, 2009 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Sep 29, 2009 · Amount on Record
Deed Document Number	0001322332
Deed Book / Page	1322 / 332
Record Updated	Jun 08, 2026

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Carteret County records · Assessment roll updated January 1, 2025 · Last verified December 2025

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	North Carolina
County	Carteret County
Unified School District	Carteret County Schools (PK - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025	$183.00 (-19.74%)	$51,758 (+8.56%) Land $41,678 Building $10,080	$51,758 (+8.56%) Land $41,678 Building $10,080
2023		$47,675 Land $47,675	$47,675 Land $47,675
2022	$228.00

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Carteret County (37031C), updated January 17, 2025 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 370319701023, refreshed September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone AE
Special Flood Hazard Area	Yes
Flood Hazard	High
100-Year Floodplain	Yes 1% annual chance
Floodway	No
Base Flood Elevation	8.0 ft
Flood Insurance Requirement	Required (federally backed mortgages)
Flood Insurance Cost	Premium on Record median of 270 individual NFIP policies nearby
Community Rating System	Class 9 (5% premium discount)
Nearby Flood Policies	270 in force
Nearby Flood Claims	145 (1999–2023)
Claims Outside the SFHA	10 of 145
Most Recent Claim	Sep 2023, other causes
Claims By Storm	Hurricane Florence, Sep 2018 · 69 claims Hurricane Irene, Aug 2011 · 17 claims Hurricane Isabel, Sep 2003 · 26 claims

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	High above 73% of the US · above 94% of North Carolina
Wildfire Likelihood	About 1 in 361 per year
Exposure	Indirect within ember reach
Adjoins Burnable Land	Yes

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, availability as of December 31, 2025 · Published October 2026 · based on 30 locations within about half a mile of this property

Provider	Technology	Download / Upload (Mbps)
Spectrum	Cable	1,000 / 35
Verizon	Fixed Wireless	300 / 20
T-Mobile USA	Fixed Wireless	100 / 20
Starlink	Satellite (low-earth orbit)	280 / 30

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