Junkyards and salvage yards in North Carolina
34 mapped yards across 28 North Carolina cities, 2 of them self-service - plus the number the listings never give you: what a yard is likely to pay for the whole car.
What a yard pays in North Carolina
Know this before you start phoning around. A yard buying your car as a unit is paying for the recyclable metal in it, which follows weight, plus whatever it expects to resell from it. Anything far below this range deserves a second quote.
What a yard pays for a whole car in North Carolina
Clean title, catalytic converter still on the car, no crash damage. Regional scrap basis $150 - $180 per ton, as of 2026-08.
| Vehicle | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Small car, will not start | $250 - $420 |
| Mid-size sedan, will not start | $295 - $490 |
| SUV or minivan, will not start | $400 - $670 |
| Full-size pickup, will not start | $505 - $845 |
Estimates from our own model, not offers, and not quotes from any yard on this page. Our own estimate of what a whole scrap car fetches per ton in this region - not a live per-state quote and not a mill index. A yard that has to send its own truck for the car will usually pay less than one you drive it to.
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North Carolina paperwork, from the state's own source
A licensed yard cannot take a car without a proper release of ownership, so the paperwork matters wherever you sell. This is the North Carolina rule, with the source attached.
What junk cars are worth in North Carolina →
Junkyards in North Carolina by city
Grouped by city, the cities with the most mapped yards first. The self-service tag is our own read of the yard's name, not something the yard told us, so confirm on the phone before you turn up with tools.
Charlotte (4)
Eastway Wrecker
2801 Wilkinson Boulevard - Charlotte, NC - 28208
LKQ Self ServiceSelf-service
3900 Chesapeake Drive - Charlotte, NC - 28216
Pull-A-PartSelf-service
6024 North Tryon Street - Charlotte, NC - 28213
Sam Auto Salvage
2711 Wilkinson Boulevard - Charlotte, NC - 28208
Burnsville (2)
Pine Hill Auto Parts
37 Newdale Church Road - Burnsville, NC - 28714
Styles Auto Parts
305 US-19 East - Burnsville, NC - 28714
Marion (2)
B & H Used Auto Parts
3585 US-70 - Marion, NC - 28752
Bill Pyatt Auto Parts
3110 US-70 - Marion, NC - 28752
Sanford (2)
E T Salvage
2709 Deep River Road - Sanford, NC - 27330
Walker Auto Parts
500 Wicker Street - Sanford, NC - 27330
Asheville (1)
Jim West & Sons Auto Recycling
852 New Leicester Highway - Asheville, NC - 28806
Bakersville (1)
Parts City Auto Parts - B & J Auto Parts
140 NC 226 - Bakersville, NC - 28705
Benson (1)
Young's Auto Center & Salvage
2500 NC-242 - Benson, NC - 27504
Biscoe (1)
Eastern Auto Salvage
232 McCaskill Road - Biscoe, NC - 27209
Boone (1)
K & S Towing
178 Westview Heights - Boone, NC - 28607
Castle Hayne (1)
Castle Hayne Auto Parts
4 Castle Avenue - Castle Hayne, NC - 28429
Centerville (1)
Centerville Auto Parts
3414 NC-58 - Centerville, NC - 27549
Coats (1)
Mike's Auto Parts
30 South McKinley Street - Coats, NC - 27521
Danbury (1)
Stokes Auto Parts
4461 NC-8 - Danbury, NC - 27016
Durham (1)
Joseas Salvage Yard
1206 Wrenn Road - Durham, NC - 27703
Garner (1)
Atwood Towing
173 West Garner Road - Garner, NC - 27529
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-15:00
Greensboro (1)
D. H. Griffin Wrecking Co., Inc.
4700 Hilltop Road - Greensboro, NC - 27407
High Point (1)
High Point Auto Salvage
2711 West English Road - High Point, NC - 27262
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00
Middlesex (1)
Johnston Auto Salvage
6272 NC-231 - Middlesex, NC - 27557
Morganton (1)
O'Riley Auto Parts
114 East Fleming Drive - Morganton, NC - 28655
Raleigh (1)
Dean's Wrecker Service
6901 Old Wake Forest Road - Raleigh, NC - 27616
Richlands (1)
Sanders Auto Parts
8702 Richlands Highway - Richlands, NC - 28574
Robbinsville (1)
Ford Auto Parts Inc
33 Old Sweetwater Road - Robbinsville, NC - 28771
Rodanthe (1)
Shelby (1)
Dickson Auto Parts Warehouse
1916 Sulphur Springs Road - Shelby, NC - 28152
Sneads Ferry (1)
Shepard's Wrecker & Garage Services
2200 NC-172 - Sneads Ferry, NC - 28460
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Vale (1)
Ritchie Auto Parts
9468 NC-10 - Vale, NC - 28168
Warsaw (1)
General Auto Parts LLC
112 South Railroad Street - Warsaw, NC - 28398
Weaverville (1)
Ledford Auto Parts
1060 Old Mars Hill Highway - Weaverville, NC
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North Carolina questions people ask
It scales with weight, and with whether the catalytic converter is still fitted. For a whole car that will not start with a clean title, the table on this page gives our North Carolina estimate for four vehicle sizes, from a small car up to a full-size pickup. Treat it as a yardstick for judging an offer rather than as a quote - a yard that has to collect the car will usually pay less than one you deliver to.
Other states
About this list. Locations come from OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0), snapshot 2026-08-23. OpenStreetMap is a volunteer map rather than a licensing registry, so the North Carolina list is a real but partial list - there are yards operating that nobody has mapped yet, and a listed yard may have changed hands or closed. We have not verified any yard's licence, and a listing here is not a recommendation: some may buy parts only rather than a whole car. Phone before you drive out. Cities are ordered by how many yards we have mapped, and yards within a city alphabetically. We do not accept payment for placement on this page. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.