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April 2026 Building Permits

Official permit data from New Hanover County— updated Mon, Wed & Fri from the county permitting office.

New Hanover County, NC issued 2,201 building permits in April 2026, up 7% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28409 with 342 permits. Residential Trade Permit was the top permit type, making up 38% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
2,201
vs. prior month
+7%
2,058 last month
Most active zip
28409
342 permits
Top permit type
Residential Trade Permit
38% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — April 2026

28409
342
28403
325
28411
295
28412
269
28405
252
28401
247
28428
197
28429
120
28480
71
28449
52

Permits by type

April 2026 · New Hanover County, NC

Residential Trade Permit
841 (38%)
Commercial Trade Permit
224 (10%)
Residential Building
211 (10%)
FLI Public Swimming Pool
190 (9%)
Residential Electrical
125 (6%)
Commercial Electrical
76 (3%)
Residential Accessory
69 (3%)
Residential Plumbing
55 (2%)
Residential Mechanical
43 (2%)
Residential Addition
42 (2%)
Commercial Building
30 (1%)
Land Disturbance Permit
28 (1%)
Commercial Accessory
22 (1%)
Commercial Mechanical
22 (1%)
FLI Body Art
21 (1%)
FLI Temporary Food Establishment
20 (1%)
Commercial Plumbing
18 (1%)
Commercial Sign
17 (1%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Piping
13 (1%)
OSWP Well Permit
12 (1%)
Residential Demolition
12 (1%)
Stormwater Permit
10 (0%)
Commercial Demolition
9 (0%)
Fire Tent or Air Supported Structure
9 (0%)
Floodplain Development Permit
8 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Venting
8 (0%)
Commercial Mechanical Gas Piping
7 (0%)
OSWP Septic Repair Permit
7 (0%)
Commercial ALE
6 (0%)
OSWP Engineered Option
5 (0%)
OSWP System Re-use Permit
5 (0%)
Residential Relocation
5 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Auto Extinguishing System
4 (0%)
FLI Change of Ownership/Remodel
4 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Appliances
4 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Alarm & Detection
3 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Flammable & Combustible
3 (0%)
OSWP Construction Authorization
3 (0%)
OSWP LSS Option
2 (0%)
Zoning Permit
2 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Pumps & Related Equipment
1 (0%)
Commercial Facility License
1 (0%)
Fire Carnivals & Fairs
1 (0%)
Fire Foster Care
1 (0%)
FLI Remodel
1 (0%)
Residential Building Application
1 (0%)

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