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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 1,072 building permits in September 2026, down 41% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28409 with 165 permits. Residential Trade Permit was the top permit type, making up 46% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,072
vs. prior month
-41%
1,814 last month
Most active zip
28409
165 permits
Top permit type
Residential Trade Permit
46% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — September 2026

28409
165
28403
158
28411
148
28405
147
28412
145
28401
136
28429
62
28428
56
28480
25
28449
18

Permits by type

September 2026 · New Hanover County, NC

Residential Trade Permit
492 (46%)
Commercial Trade Permit
154 (14%)
Residential Building
154 (14%)
Commercial Electrical
43 (4%)
Residential Electrical
33 (3%)
Commercial Plumbing
21 (2%)
Commercial Building
19 (2%)
Commercial Mechanical
19 (2%)
Residential Mechanical
15 (1%)
Residential Addition
14 (1%)
Residential Plumbing
11 (1%)
FLI Body Art
10 (1%)
Residential Demolition
10 (1%)
OSWP Well Permit
9 (1%)
Fire Tent or Air Supported Structure
8 (1%)
Commercial ALE
6 (1%)
Commercial Sign
6 (1%)
FLI Public Swimming Pool
5 (0%)
Land Disturbance Permit
5 (0%)
Commercial Accessory
4 (0%)
Commercial Demolition
4 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Alarm & Detection
3 (0%)
Commercial Mechanical Gas Piping
3 (0%)
FLI Change of Ownership/Remodel
3 (0%)
Floodplain Development Permit
3 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Piping
3 (0%)
Commercial Facility License
2 (0%)
FLI Temporary Food Establishment
2 (0%)
OSWP Construction Authorization
2 (0%)
OSWP Septic Repair Permit
2 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Venting
2 (0%)
Building Safety Fire Auto Extinguishing System
1 (0%)
Residential Accessory
1 (0%)
Residential Mechanical Gas Appliances
1 (0%)
Stormwater Permit
1 (0%)
Zoning Permit
1 (0%)

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