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June 2026 Building Permits

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

New Hanover County, NC issued 2,202 building permits in June 2026, up 14% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28411 with 347 permits. Residential Trade Permit was the top permit type, making up 41% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
2,202
vs. prior month
+14%
1,933 last month
Most active zip
28411
347 permits
Top permit type
Residential Trade Permit
41% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — June 2026

28411
347
28412
332
28403
311
28409
294
28405
288
28401
285
28428
124
28429
106
28480
62
28449
38

Permits by type

June 2026 · New Hanover County, NC

Residential Trade Permit
905 (41%)
Commercial Trade Permit
348 (16%)
Residential Building
211 (10%)
Residential Electrical
120 (5%)
Commercial Electrical
83 (4%)
Commercial Building
49 (2%)
Residential Accessory
45 (2%)
FLI Public Swimming Pool
44 (2%)
Residential Plumbing
43 (2%)
Residential Mechanical
40 (2%)
Residential Addition
35 (2%)
OSWP Well Permit
27 (1%)
FLI Body Art
26 (1%)
Land Disturbance Permit
22 (1%)
Commercial Plumbing
21 (1%)
Commercial Sign
20 (1%)
Commercial Accessory
18 (1%)
Commercial Mechanical
18 (1%)
Commercial ALE
14 (1%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Piping
12 (1%)
Residential Demolition
11 (0%)
Fire Tent or Air Supported Structure
10 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Auto Extinguishing System
9 (0%)
OSWP Septic Repair Permit
9 (0%)
OSWP System Re-use Permit
8 (0%)
Commercial Mechanical Gas Piping
6 (0%)
FLI Change of Ownership/Remodel
6 (0%)
FLI Temporary Food Establishment
5 (0%)
Stormwater Permit
5 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Venting
4 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Alarm & Detection
3 (0%)
Commercial Change of Use
3 (0%)
Floodplain Development Permit
3 (0%)
OSWP LSS Option
3 (0%)
Residential Relocation
3 (0%)
Zoning Permit
3 (0%)
Commercial Demolition
2 (0%)
OSWP Construction Authorization
2 (0%)
Building Safety Fire ERRCS
1 (0%)
Commercial Cell Tower Equipment Modification
1 (0%)
Fire Fireworks/Pyrotechnics
1 (0%)
OSWP Engineered Option
1 (0%)
Residential Building Application
1 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Appliances
1 (0%)

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