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Meta Forest City Data Center

Forest City, North Carolina, United StatesOperating
Evidence
Headline capacity
Not established in published records
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

Meta has operated its Forest City, North Carolina data center since 2012. The company reports more than $750 million invested, more than 275 operational jobs and continuing community programs associated with the campus.

Capacity

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Operating campusOperational

Meta Forest City Data Center: Operating.

Milestones (2)
Meta Forest City Data Center: Operating since 2012.

Apr 19, 2012 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Commercial operation

Source not linked
Meta Forest City Data Center — Operating

Date not disclosed · Recorded actual event

Completed · Status changed

Source not linked

Participants

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)

Site & development

Location context

Actual

Meta Forest City Data Center | Forest City | North Carolina | United States

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Operating

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (2)
Electric grid

Operational

Multi-building campus designed around Open Compute systems and outdoor-air cooling.

Site facility

Operational

Multi-building campus designed around Open Compute systems and outdoor-air cooling.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.