This page helps with a property search in New Hanover County, North Carolina by pointing you to the official county tools for tax assessment records, parcel mapping, and recorded deed information.

Use the New Hanover County Tax Department property assessment website for assessment and ownership details, Core Maps for parcel mapping, and New Hanover County Search Deeds when you need recorded real estate instruments by name.

The New Hanover County Tax Department property assessment website provides assessed values and property data for residential property, commercial property, and personal property, excluding registered motor vehicles. The site notes that real estate assessed values are as of January 1, 2021, while property characteristics and ownership information, including sale dates and prices, are updated weekly.

  • Owner name
  • Address
  • Parcel ID
  • Advanced search criteria, when needed

Start with the county’s owner search when you have a property owner name, or use the broader property records options when an address or parcel ID is a better match.

  • Go to the New Hanover County owner property search.
  • Enter the available owner, address, or parcel details.
  • Review the assessment, ownership, sale, and property characteristic information shown for the matching record.
  • Contact the Tax Department if you believe the property data is inaccurate or unclear.

Check status before relying on the site: the property search system may be unavailable during maintenance.

Core Maps Find A Parcel

Core Maps provides a map-based way to find and view parcels in New Hanover County. The Find A Parcel map includes address search, parcel boundaries, property boundaries, dimensions, roads, municipal limits, and aerial basemap options.

The map service states that its GIS rendering is refreshed monthly. It also warns users to verify parcel information against primary public records, such as recorded deeds and plats, before relying on mapped data.

For general GIS access, the county’s GIS, Maps, & Data page lists Core Maps, data tools, REST services, and related mapping resources.

For real estate instruments, use New Hanover County Search Deeds. The deeds system supports name searches for grantors and grantees and includes search options such as standard search, full text, sounds like, starts with, date sorting, and name sorting.

The deeds search lets users search names as either grantor or grantee. It also includes filters for document categories such as deeds, deeds of trust, easements, plats, liens, powers of attorney, releases, satisfactions, and other recorded instruments.

The system lists instruments verified through June 04, 2026 at 09:13:45 AM.

How to use tax, map, and deed records together

For many property searches, the best path is to compare more than one official record type. Assessment records can help identify the parcel, owner, sale information, and property characteristics. Core Maps can help locate the parcel visually and review boundary and map layers. Deed records can help confirm recorded instruments tied to a name or transaction.

  • Use the Tax Department property search for assessed value, ownership, sale dates, sale prices, and property characteristics.
  • Use Core Maps to view parcel boundaries, dimensions, roads, municipal limits, and aerial imagery.
  • Use Search Deeds to look for recorded documents by grantor, grantee, date range, book-page, file number, instrument number, or property description.
  • Use recorded deeds and plats when you need primary records to verify mapped parcel information.

Property record limits and update notes

New Hanover County states that online property information is provided as a public convenience and may not reflect every change to official tax records. The property assessment site also notes that maps are not legal descriptions.

Parcel lines and aerial imagery may not align exactly. Precise parcel boundary determinations must be made by a licensed surveyor using location information from deeds and survey plats on file with the Register of Deeds.

The property assessment website lists a last updated date of 08/JUN/2026. Core Maps includes aerial options for 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

New Hanover County property search contacts

Use these contacts when online results are unavailable, incomplete, or need staff review.

Common questions

Where do I start a property search in New Hanover County?

Start with the county owner property search when you have an owner name. The property assessment website also supports searches by address, parcel ID, and advanced search options.

What is the difference between the property search and Core Maps?

The property assessment search is for tax and assessment records, including assessed values, ownership, sale information, and property characteristics. Core Maps is a GIS tool for viewing parcel and map layers.

No. New Hanover County states that maps on the property assessment site are not legal descriptions. For precise boundaries, use deeds and survey plats on file with the Register of Deeds and a licensed surveyor when needed.

Where can I search recorded real estate documents by name?

Use New Hanover County Search Deeds to search recorded instruments by grantor, grantee, date range, book-page, file number, instrument number, or property description.

How often is New Hanover County property information updated online?

The property assessment website states that real estate property characteristics and ownership information, including sale dates and prices, are updated weekly. Core Maps states that its GIS rendering is refreshed monthly.