# PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC — Columbus County, NC

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 37047 / OPID 15518  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

17.155443 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Columbus County, NC; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC (PHMSA OPID 15518) reported 17.155443 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Columbus County, NC (county FIPS 37047) in the public NPMS summary snapshot dated 2026-07-16. The snapshot includes active assets only and excludes permanently abandoned assets. Exact pipeline locations and restricted NPMS GIS data are not included.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/Documents/NPMS_Active_Pipe_County_Mileage.xlsx>
- Source ID: `npms-public-summaries`
- SHA-256: `408490b4f8ab065525fb4100953fbffcda4a44fb2e12d871c2bbf7e4f05eedcb`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T07:25:53.257Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-666fe79dd6404ba17d677ff7`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "37047",
  "stateFips": "37",
  "state": "NC",
  "county": "Columbus County",
  "region": "Columbus County, NC",
  "operator": {
    "id": "15518",
    "name": "PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 17.15544319,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 8140,
    "rowSha256": "4488fd6285827b4a89a06888f2b84481670160308883913d4ea47c4a24052fee"
  },
  "citedSections": [
    "191.29"
  ],
  "caveat": "Public aggregate snapshot only. It is not a complete representation of exact pipeline locations, may be updated, and is not an agency finding about facility condition.",
  "jurisdiction": "US",
  "operatorName": "PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC"
}
```