Property Tax 101

Lenoir County, North Carolina - Assessor's Office

The Lenoir County Assessor is responsible for appraising real estate and assessing a property tax on properties located in Lenoir County, North Carolina. You can contact the Lenoir County Assessor for:

• Your property tax bill
• Paying your property tax
• Information on your property's tax assessment
• Appealing your property tax appraisal
• Checking the Lenoir County property tax due date
• Reporting upgrades or improvements

PO BOX 3289The Lenoir County Assessor's Office is located in the Lenoir County Administration Building in Kinston, North Carolina. Kinston is the county seat of Lenoir County, where most local government offices are located.

Lenoir County Assessor Contact Information

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Lenoir County Assessor's Office Services

There are three major roles involved in administering property taxes - Tax Assessor, Property Appraiser, and Tax Collector. Note that in some counties, one or more of these roles may be held by the same individual or office. For example, the Lenoir County Tax Assessor may also serve as the Lenoir County Tax Appraiser.

1. The Lenoir County Tax Assessor is responsible for setting property tax rates and collecting owed property tax on real estate located in Lenoir County.
2. The Lenoir County Property Appraiser is responsible for determining the taxable value of each piece of real estate, which the Tax Assessor will use to determine the owed property tax.
3. The Lenoir County Tax Collector is responsible for collecting property tax from property owners. They issue yearly tax bills to all property owners in Lenoir County, and work with the sheriff's office to foreclose on properties with delinquent taxes.

When contacting Lenoir County about your property taxes, make sure that you are contacting the correct office. You can call the Lenoir County Tax Assessor's Office for assistance at 252-527-7174. Remember to have your property's Tax ID Number or Parcel Number available when you call!

If you have documents to send, you can fax them to the Lenoir County assessor's office at 252-527-4923. Please call the assessor's office in Kinston before you send documents or if you need to schedule a meeting. If you have general questions, you can call the Lenoir County Courthouse at 252-559-6450.

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The median property tax in Lenoir County, North Carolina is $865.00

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