764.54 acres of industrial land near Wilmington, New Hanover County
Holly Shelter Rd · Parcel 3253-52-5000.000
2026 roll, county file May 2026
- Acres764.54About 263 of 765 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
- Land typeVacancy not verifiedNo building found, May 2026
- ZoningI-2Heavy industrial
- Flood zoneMostly in flood zone AE (89%)The rest: X, 0.2% annual chance (2%) and X (9%, minimal flood hazard)
- Wetlands65% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
- Tax value (county)$4.12MFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price · 2026 roll
- Last deedJan 2014
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
- Road frontage1,386 ft on Holly Shelter Rd
- BuildingNone on the roll
- Who zones itNew Hanover CountyUnincorporated · NCDOT municipal boundaries, as of Feb 2026
Can I build?
- Fronts a public road
- Zoning I-2 allows heavy and light manufacturing; homes not listed
- 89% in a FEMA flood zone, 65% wetlands
- Soils very limited for septic
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationFrom about 1 ft below to 31 ft above sea level; average slope 1.7%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second DEM, NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Apr 2026
Services and surroundings
Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.
- State-maintained roadYes: SR 1002 · Holly Shelter RdNCDOT state-maintained roads, Jun 2026
- Public land nearbyHolly Shelter Game Land, 4.2 miOpen to the public, 48,031 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right
School district
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtNew Hanover County SchoolsGrades pre-K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
District details at NCES: New Hanover County Schools
Utility service areas
Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.
- Electric service areaInside the service area of Duke Energy Progress (approximate)Investor-owned utility · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility
Environmental records
Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. A record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Red flags10 environmental lists checked · dry-cleaner solvent sites not checked · habitat not checked (farm parcels and verified-vacant lots only)Groundwork check of public lists: NC DEQ Division of Waste Management, as of Jan 2020–Oct 2026; NC DEQ Brownfields Redevelopment Section, as of Oct 14, 2026; NC DEQ Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources, as of Feb 24, 2026; USGS Gap Analysis Project, as of 2025; U.S. EPA, as of Oct 15, 2026
What the zoning allows
I-2, Heavy Industrial
- Allowed usesHeavy and light manufacturing, warehousing, freight terminals, junk and scrap yards, vehicle serviceNew Hanover County · Oct 21, 2026
- Allowed with approvalLandfills, mining, cement plants, foundries, power plants, fuel bulk storageNew Hanover County · Oct 21, 2026
From New Hanover County, New Hanover County Unified Development Ordinance Sec. 3.4.11.D (district dimensional standards) and Table 4.2.1 Principal Use Table (ordinance dated Jul 13, 2026), read Oct 21, 2026. Overlays, conditions and later amendments can change what applies; the code governs.
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Property tax
NCDOR FY2025-26 county and municipal rates; NC OneMap parcel value · as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 3.06 mills (New Hanover County; fire and special districts not included, FY2025-26)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$16,500Estimate before exemptions (elderly / disabled homestead and veteran exclusions, present-use value): the $5,403,101 county value (North Carolina taxes 100% of value) × 3.06 mills
Rates: NCDOR, FY2025-26. The estimate is the county's taxable value times those rates, before exemptions; it is not a bill. The county tax collector's bill is the official figure.
North Carolina 2026 taxes: due since September 1; pay by January 5, 2027 to avoid interest. Pay or check a bill at the New Hanover County Tax Department.
Sources: N.C. General Statutes 105-360 and 105-322. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
Value history
| County file | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $4,116,000 | Not on the roll | $4,116,000 | -23.8% |
| Mar 2025 | $5,403,100 | Not on the roll | $5,403,100 | — |
Roll values set for property tax · NC OneMap parcels (county files) · as of May 2026
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Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Hurricane
- Very High
- Winter weather
- Very High
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively High
- Tornado
- Relatively High
- Strong wind
- Relatively Moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire
- Relatively Moderate
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Coastal flooding
- Very Low
- Landslide
- Very Low
Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- 12In this census block group
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $73,454± $15,773 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $324,100± $39,612 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,707± $76 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%± 31 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1988± 20 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 25 min± 8 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,591± 627 · this block group
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in New Hanover County, nearest first.
- 6501 Holly Shelter Rd657 acres · Industrial lot · 1.1 mi
- 7501 Sidbury Rd6.42 acres · Residential lot · 2.6 mi
- 8104 Sidbury Rd17 acres · Residential lot · 2.7 mi
- 5600 Holly Shelter Rd10 acres · Industrial lot · 2.9 mi
- 4200 Lula Nixon Rd6.7 acres · Industrial lot · 2.9 mi
- 6810 Sidbury Rd8.51 acres · Residential lot · 3.1 mi
- 5408 Holly Shelter Rd132 acres · Industrial lot · 3.2 mi
- 8650 Sidbury Rd23 acres · Residential lot · 3.2 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in New Hanover County: 671 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file May 2026
Tax value
Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, not a market price. County file, May 2026.
Tax value (the county's assessed value) as of its last revaluation (NC reappraises every 4-8 years), not a market estimate. Farm and forest land in present-use value is taxed on a lower use value.
Land type
No building found: county roll (2026) and building footprints (Overture Maps with Microsoft and OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026) · County tax roll; Overture Maps 2026-09-23.1
Parcel outline
The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.
Source
NC OneMap statewide parcels (NC CGIA, county data producers), county file May 26, 2026.
Record
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Parcel: 3253-52-5000.000
Coordinates: 34.3776° N, 77.8139° W