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September 2026 Building Permits

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

New Hanover County, NC issued 1,651 building permits in September 2026, down 10% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28409 with 252 permits. Residential Trade Permit was the top permit type, making up 44% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,651
vs. prior month
-10%
1,826 last month
Most active zip
28409
252 permits
Top permit type
Residential Trade Permit
44% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — September 2026

28409
252
28403
246
28411
233
28412
225
28405
218
28401
205
28428
104
28429
94
28480
35
28449
27

Permits by type

September 2026 · New Hanover County, NC

Residential Trade Permit
723 (44%)
Residential Building
249 (15%)
Commercial Trade Permit
238 (14%)
Commercial Electrical
69 (4%)
Residential Electrical
51 (3%)
Commercial Building
40 (2%)
Commercial Plumbing
31 (2%)
Commercial Mechanical
25 (2%)
Residential Mechanical
23 (1%)
Residential Plumbing
21 (1%)
Residential Addition
20 (1%)
Commercial Sign
17 (1%)
OSWP Well Permit
17 (1%)
Residential Demolition
16 (1%)
Fire Tent or Air Supported Structure
13 (1%)
Commercial ALE
11 (1%)
FLI Body Art
10 (1%)
Commercial Accessory
8 (0%)
Land Disturbance Permit
7 (0%)
FLI Change of Ownership/Remodel
6 (0%)
Commercial Mechanical Gas Piping
5 (0%)
FLI Public Swimming Pool
5 (0%)
FLI Temporary Food Establishment
5 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Alarm & Detection
4 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Auto Extinguishing System
4 (0%)
Commercial Demolition
4 (0%)
Commercial Facility License
4 (0%)
Floodplain Development Permit
4 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Piping
4 (0%)
OSWP Construction Authorization
3 (0%)
OSWP Septic Repair Permit
3 (0%)
Residential Accessory
2 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Venting
2 (0%)
Commercial Cell Tower Equipment Modification
1 (0%)
Fire Spraying or Dipping
1 (0%)
OSWP Application
1 (0%)
OSWP System Re-use Permit
1 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Appliances
1 (0%)
Stormwater Permit
1 (0%)
Zoning Permit
1 (0%)

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