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November 2026 Building Permits

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

New Hanover County, NC issued 489 building permits in November 2026, down 69% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28403 with 74 permits. Residential Trade Permit was the top permit type, making up 41% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
489
vs. prior month
-69%
1,586 last month
Most active zip
28403
74 permits
Top permit type
Residential Trade Permit
41% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — November 2026

28403
74
28411
74
28405
70
28401
69
28409
60
28412
55
28428
28
28429
24
28480
24
28449
8

Permits by type

November 2026 · New Hanover County, NC

Residential Trade Permit
202 (41%)
Residential Building
102 (21%)
Commercial Trade Permit
47 (10%)
Commercial Building
21 (4%)
Commercial Electrical
17 (3%)
Commercial Plumbing
9 (2%)
Commercial Mechanical
8 (2%)
Residential Electrical
8 (2%)
Residential Plumbing
8 (2%)
Commercial Sign
6 (1%)
OSWP Septic Repair Permit
5 (1%)
Residential Demolition
5 (1%)
Residential Mechanical
5 (1%)
Fire Tent or Air Supported Structure
4 (1%)
OSWP Well Permit
4 (1%)
Commercial Mechanical Venting
3 (1%)
Floodplain Development Permit
3 (1%)
OSWP Construction Authorization
3 (1%)
Building Safety Fire Auto Extinguishing System
2 (0%)
Commercial Accessory
2 (0%)
Commercial ALE
2 (0%)
Commercial Cell Tower Equipment Modification
2 (0%)
Commercial Demolition
2 (0%)
Commercial Mechanical Gas Piping
2 (0%)
FLI Body Art
2 (0%)
FLI Public Swimming Pool
2 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Piping
2 (0%)
Stormwater Permit
2 (0%)
Commercial Change of Use
1 (0%)
Commercial Facility License
1 (0%)
FLI Change of Ownership/Remodel
1 (0%)
Land Disturbance Permit
1 (0%)
OSWP System Re-use Permit
1 (0%)
Residential Accessory
1 (0%)
Residential Addition
1 (0%)
Residential Relocation
1 (0%)
Zoning Permit
1 (0%)

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