County · code 37141
Pender CountyNorth Carolina
Pender County is a county in North Carolina with its seat in Burgaw, formed in 1875.
- Founded1875
- County seatBurgaw
- Named forWilliam Dorsey Pender
- Land area871 sq mi + 63 sq mi water
- Population60,203 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped55,043 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Pender on the map of North Carolina
North Carolina has 100 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1875 from New Hanover County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Pender County was created from New Hanover County and named after William Dorsey Pender.
- 1875Pender County created Pender created from New Hanover. · N.C. Sess. Laws 1874-1875, pub., ch. 91, sec. 1/p. 93
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Pender
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 55,043 parcels from Pender County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 24 June 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 42,328 in all from NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA, NC Dept of Information Technology) for NC OneMap, with the North Carolina 911 Board (AddressNC program).
checked 14 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Pender by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Permits
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Pender County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Pender County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Pender County
- When was Pender County founded?
- Pender County was founded in 1875, formed from New Hanover County, and named after William Dorsey Pender.
- What is the county seat of Pender County?
- The county seat of Pender County is Burgaw.
- Is there an online parcel map for Pender County?
- Yes. Pender County publishes a parcel map of 55,043 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Pender County's boundary or name changed?
- Pender County was created in 1875 from New Hanover County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Who issues building permits in Pender County?
- The county's page on building permits: Concealed Weapon Permit. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
- Who issues septic and well permits in Pender County?
- The county's page on septic systems and wells: Advisory Board of Health.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Pender County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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