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July 2026 Building Permits

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

New Hanover County, NC issued 2,050 building permits in July 2026, down 7% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28412 with 331 permits. Residential Trade Permit was the top permit type, making up 41% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
2,050
vs. prior month
-7%
2,202 last month
Most active zip
28412
331 permits
Top permit type
Residential Trade Permit
41% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — July 2026

28412
331
28403
295
28405
284
28411
277
28401
261
28409
247
28429
137
28428
118
28480
56
28449
19

Permits by type

July 2026 · New Hanover County, NC

Residential Trade Permit
840 (41%)
Commercial Trade Permit
311 (15%)
Residential Building
272 (13%)
Commercial Electrical
110 (5%)
Residential Electrical
74 (4%)
Commercial Building
53 (3%)
Commercial Plumbing
42 (2%)
Residential Mechanical
40 (2%)
Land Disturbance Permit
29 (1%)
Residential Plumbing
29 (1%)
Commercial Mechanical
24 (1%)
FLI Body Art
20 (1%)
FLI Public Swimming Pool
20 (1%)
OSWP Well Permit
20 (1%)
Commercial Accessory
18 (1%)
Residential Addition
18 (1%)
Commercial Sign
15 (1%)
Residential Accessory
14 (1%)
OSWP Septic Repair Permit
10 (0%)
Residential Demolition
10 (0%)
Commercial ALE
9 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Piping
8 (0%)
Stormwater Permit
7 (0%)
FLI Temporary Food Establishment
6 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Alarm & Detection
5 (0%)
Commercial Mechanical Gas Piping
5 (0%)
Floodplain Development Permit
5 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Auto Extinguishing System
4 (0%)
Fire Tent or Air Supported Structure
4 (0%)
OSWP LSS Option
4 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Appliances
4 (0%)
Commercial Cell Tower Equipment Modification
3 (0%)
Commercial Demolition
3 (0%)
OSWP Construction Authorization
3 (0%)
OSWP System Re-use Permit
3 (0%)
Commercial Change of Use
2 (0%)
Fire Fireworks/Pyrotechnics
2 (0%)
Residential Relocation
2 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Flammable & Combustible
1 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Venting
1 (0%)

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