New Hanover County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in New Hanover County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 103,489 lots are mapped here, covering 1,537,544 acres. 18,007 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in New Hanover County received $58,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 4 recipients. 732 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Japan.
- 103,489
- Lots mapped
- 1,537,544
- Acres
- 18,007
- Institutional
Land use in New Hanover County
Parcels and acreage by land use in New Hanover County, North Carolina| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential | 89,702 | 47,106 |
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| Commercial | 4,410 | 6,720 |
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| Homeowners Association | 2,901 | 5,760 |
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| Exempt Governmental | 1,398 | 1,438,431 |
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| Residential Double Wide | 1,317 | 915 |
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| Industrial | 1,122 | 11,614 |
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| Residential Single Wide | 670 | 413 |
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| Exempt Religious | 497 | 790 |
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| Apartment | 200 | 1,614 |
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| Exempt Charitable - Low Income Housing | 163 | 196 |
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| Use Value | 144 | 15,144 |
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| State Appraised | 99 | 3,645 |
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Largest landowners in New Hanover County
Largest landowners by acreage in New Hanover County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA | 135 | 3,364 |
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| NEW HANOVER COUNTY | 202 | 1,979 |
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| SIDBURY LAND & TIMBER LLC | 11 | 1,518 |
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| CITY OF WILMINGTON | 260 | 1,248 |
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| TF HOLDINGS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 8 | 771 |
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| NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION | 54 | 768 |
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| MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | 5 | 634 |
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| SEAGREEN LLC | 1 | 605 |
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| 421 SAND MINE LLC | 1 | 587 |
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| CORBETT INDUSTRIES INC | 1 | 584 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in North Carolina
Federal farm payments in New Hanover County
- $58K
- Paid in 2025
- 4
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in New Hanover County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $41K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $14K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $2K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $968 |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in New Hanover County
- 732
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in New Hanover County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Japan | 732 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in New Hanover County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| TAKEDA CHEMICAL PRODUCTS USA, INC. (JAPAN) | 732 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Conservation and the power grid
- 53
- Substations
- 230 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of New Hanover County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.