5 ZIP codes with 100 or more permits on homes in the City of Wilmington, October 2023 through September 2026. 28403 is the busiest with 2,779 permits (25% of the 11,287 in Wilmington). Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code, for the 16 kinds of home work we track.
Busiest first. Top trade is the trade with the most permits in that ZIP code; contractors are distinct business names with at least one permit there. A ZIP code opens its page: permits by trade, the most active firms and usual filed values.
| ZIP code | Permits | Share | Top trade | Contractors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28403 | 2,779 | 25% | HVAC (682) | 690 |
| 28409 | 2,364 | 21% | HVAC (579) | 574 |
| 28412 | 2,273 | 20% | New Home (890) | 389 |
| 28405 | 2,255 | 20% | HVAC (622) | 552 |
| 28401 | 1,577 | 14% | HVAC (370) | 502 |
Fewer than 100 permits, so no page: 28411 (1), 28429 (1).
Source: New Hanover County Building Safety permits on homes inside the City of Wilmington (the County issues the City's building permits). The window is October 2023 through September 2026.
Counted: permits on homes for the kinds of work we track (HVAC, new home, electrical, plumbing, gas line, generator, remodel & repair, pool & hot tub, addition, deck, porch & sunroom, foundation & crawl space, solar, EV charger, demolition, windows, doors & siding, garage, shed & outbuilding) where the record names a contractor, placed by the ZIP code of the permit's address (or its parcel's). The pages with a ZIP code cover 11,248 of the 11,287 permits; 37 had no usable ZIP code.
Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and owner-pulled permits. A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Wilmington.