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February 2026 Building Permits

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

New Hanover County, NC issued 1,481 building permits in February 2026, down 2% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28411 with 227 permits. Residential Trade Permit was the top permit type, making up 41% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,481
vs. prior month
-2%
1,505 last month
Most active zip
28411
227 permits
Top permit type
Residential Trade Permit
41% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — February 2026

28411
227
28412
226
28403
209
28405
193
28409
190
28401
182
28428
103
28429
59
28480
49
28449
24

Permits by type

February 2026 · New Hanover County, NC

Residential Trade Permit
602 (41%)
Residential Building
178 (12%)
Commercial Trade Permit
146 (10%)
Residential Electrical
109 (7%)
Commercial Electrical
54 (4%)
Commercial Building
42 (3%)
Residential Accessory
41 (3%)
Residential Plumbing
33 (2%)
Residential Addition
30 (2%)
Commercial Plumbing
25 (2%)
FLI Public Swimming Pool
25 (2%)
Residential Mechanical
22 (1%)
Commercial Mechanical
19 (1%)
Commercial Sign
15 (1%)
FLI Body Art
15 (1%)
Residential Demolition
14 (1%)
Land Disturbance Permit
13 (1%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Piping
11 (1%)
Commercial Accessory
9 (1%)
Commercial Demolition
9 (1%)
Commercial ALE
8 (1%)
OSWP Well Permit
7 (0%)
FLI Change of Ownership/Remodel
5 (0%)
OSWP Septic Repair Permit
5 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Alarm & Detection
4 (0%)
OSWP Construction Authorization
4 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Auto Extinguishing System
3 (0%)
FLI Mobile Unit
3 (0%)
Floodplain Development Permit
3 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Venting
3 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Flammable & Combustible
2 (0%)
Commercial Cell Tower Equipment Modification
2 (0%)
Commercial Mechanical Gas Piping
2 (0%)
Fire General Use
2 (0%)
Fire Tent or Air Supported Structure
2 (0%)
OSWP LSS Option
2 (0%)
OSWP System Re-use Permit
2 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Appliances
2 (0%)
Stormwater Permit
2 (0%)
Building Safety Fire ERRCS
1 (0%)
Commercial Facility License
1 (0%)
Commercial Mechanical Gas Appliances
1 (0%)
Residential Building Application
1 (0%)
Residential Relocation
1 (0%)
Zoning Permit
1 (0%)

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