North Carolina Sales Tax Rates: Pender County

North Carolina:

Pender County, North Carolina Sales Tax Rate 2026 Up to 7%

The Pender County Sales Tax is 2%

A county-wide sales tax rate of 2% is applicable to localities in Pender County, in addition to the 4.75% North Carolina sales tax.

Some cities and local governments in Pender County collect additional local sales taxes, which can be as high as 0.25%.

Here's how Pender County's maximum sales tax rate of 7% compares to other counties around the United States:

Higher maximum sales tax than 81% of North Carolina counties
Lower maximum sales tax than 56% of counties nationwide

Last updated June 2026

Tax Rates By City in Pender County, North Carolina

The total sales tax rate in any given location can be broken down into state, county, city, and special district rates. North Carolina has a 4.75% sales tax and Pender County collects an additional 2%, so the minimum sales tax rate in Pender County is 6.75% (not including any city or special district taxes). This table shows the total sales tax rates for all cities and towns in Pender County, including all local taxes.

City	Sales Tax Rate	Tax Jurisdiction
Hampstead	6.75%	Surf City
Rocky Point	6.75%	Pender
Burgaw	6.75%	Burgaw
Willard	7%	Duplin
Maple Hill	7%	Onslow
Currie	6.75%	Bladen
Atkinson	6.75%	Atkinson

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Pender County, North Carolina has a maximum sales tax rate of 7% and an approximate population of 37,584.

Sales tax rates in Pender County are determined by seven different tax jurisdictions, Atkinson, Bladen, Burgaw, Duplin, Onslow, Pender and Surf City.

Back to North Carolina Sales Tax Handbook Sales tax rates for Pender County are current as of June 2026