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August 2026 Building Permits

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

New Hanover County, NC issued 1,814 building permits in August 2026, down 12% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28412 with 280 permits. Residential Trade Permit was the top permit type, making up 43% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,814
vs. prior month
-12%
2,050 last month
Most active zip
28412
280 permits
Top permit type
Residential Trade Permit
43% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

28412
280
28405
259
28409
250
28411
230
28401
225
28403
220
28429
150
28428
109
28480
43
28449
36

Permits by type

August 2026 · New Hanover County, NC

Residential Trade Permit
782 (43%)
Residential Building
289 (16%)
Commercial Trade Permit
218 (12%)
Commercial Electrical
91 (5%)
Commercial Building
59 (3%)
Residential Electrical
49 (3%)
Residential Mechanical
31 (2%)
Residential Addition
29 (2%)
Commercial Plumbing
28 (2%)
Commercial Mechanical
26 (1%)
Residential Plumbing
26 (1%)
Land Disturbance Permit
25 (1%)
Commercial Sign
23 (1%)
Commercial Accessory
17 (1%)
FLI Public Swimming Pool
12 (1%)
OSWP Well Permit
12 (1%)
FLI Body Art
11 (1%)
Commercial ALE
10 (1%)
Residential Demolition
8 (0%)
Fire Tent or Air Supported Structure
6 (0%)
OSWP LSS Option
6 (0%)
Stormwater Permit
6 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Alarm & Detection
5 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Auto Extinguishing System
5 (0%)
FLI Temporary Food Establishment
4 (0%)
OSWP Septic Repair Permit
4 (0%)
Residential Accessory
4 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Piping
4 (0%)
Commercial Mechanical Gas Piping
3 (0%)
Floodplain Development Permit
3 (0%)
OSWP Construction Authorization
3 (0%)
Zoning Permit
3 (0%)
Commercial Demolition
2 (0%)
FLI Change of Ownership/Remodel
2 (0%)
FLI Limited Food Establishment
2 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Venting
2 (0%)
Fire Fireworks/Pyrotechnics
1 (0%)
OSWP Engineered Option
1 (0%)
OSWP System Re-use Permit
1 (0%)
Residential Relocation
1 (0%)

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