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October 2026 Building Permits

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

New Hanover County, NC issued 1,586 building permits in October 2026, down 4% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28412 with 252 permits. Residential Trade Permit was the top permit type, making up 40% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,586
vs. prior month
-4%
1,651 last month
Most active zip
28412
252 permits
Top permit type
Residential Trade Permit
40% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — October 2026

28412
252
28403
237
28409
233
28405
218
28411
202
28401
182
28429
89
28428
87
28480
49
28449
24

Permits by type

October 2026 · New Hanover County, NC

Residential Trade Permit
627 (40%)
Residential Building
301 (19%)
Commercial Trade Permit
180 (11%)
Commercial Electrical
81 (5%)
Land Disturbance Permit
49 (3%)
Commercial Building
41 (3%)
Commercial Mechanical
34 (2%)
Residential Electrical
24 (2%)
FLI Body Art
23 (1%)
Fire Tent or Air Supported Structure
19 (1%)
Commercial Plumbing
18 (1%)
Commercial Sign
18 (1%)
Residential Mechanical
14 (1%)
FLI Public Swimming Pool
11 (1%)
OSWP Well Permit
10 (1%)
Residential Demolition
10 (1%)
Residential Plumbing
10 (1%)
Commercial Accessory
9 (1%)
Commercial ALE
9 (1%)
Building Safety Fire Alarm & Detection
8 (1%)
OSWP Septic Repair Permit
8 (1%)
Commercial Demolition
7 (0%)
Commercial Mechanical Gas Piping
7 (0%)
Stormwater Permit
7 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Auto Extinguishing System
5 (0%)
Commercial Cell Tower Equipment Modification
5 (0%)
Floodplain Development Permit
5 (0%)
FLI Temporary Food Establishment
4 (0%)
OSWP LSS Option
4 (0%)
Residential Addition
4 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Piping
4 (0%)
Residential Relocation
4 (0%)
Building Safety Fire ERRCS
3 (0%)
FLI Change of Ownership/Remodel
3 (0%)
FLI Display Spa at Temporary Event
3 (0%)
OSWP System Re-use Permit
3 (0%)
Fire Carnivals & Fairs
2 (0%)
Zoning Permit
2 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Flammable & Combustible
1 (0%)
Commercial Change of Use
1 (0%)
Commercial Facility License
1 (0%)
Fire Fireworks/Pyrotechnics
1 (0%)
Fire Foster Care
1 (0%)
OSWP Construction Authorization
1 (0%)
OSWP Engineered Option
1 (0%)
Residential Accessory
1 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Appliances
1 (0%)
Residential Occupancy Certification
1 (0%)

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