Columbus County, North Carolina Tax Assessors' Office
Columbus County Tax Office 125 Washington Street, Suite A
Whiteville, North Carolina 28472
910-640-3305 (Fax) Where is the Columbus County Tax Assessor's Office?
What can the Columbus County Assessor's Office do for me?
The Columbus County Tax Assessor's Office oversees the appraisal and assessment of properties as well as the billing and collection of property taxes for all taxable real estate located in Columbus County.
Contact the assessor's office if you need help with paying your property taxes, applying for a homestead exemption or other tax exemption, reporting upgrades to your home, appealing your property tax assessment, or verifying your property records.
Submitting a Columbus County property tax appeal
If you believe that your house has been unfairly overappraised (i.e. appraised at a value higher than the true market value of the property), you can attempt to get your home re-appraised at a lower value by contacting the Assessor's Office to submit a property tax appeal.
You will have to submit a form describing your property and sufficient proof that it is overassessed, including valuations of similar homes nearby as evidence. If your appeal is accepted, your home assessment (and property taxes) will be lowered as a result.
If you would like to appeal your property, call the Columbus County Assessor's Office at (910) 640 6635 and ask for a property tax appeal form. Keep in mind that property tax appeals are generally only accepted in a 1-3 month window each year.
For more information and example appeals, see how to appeal your property taxes.
Useful Columbus County Facts:
The median home value in Columbus County is between $85,587.00 and $92,413.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.
How can I contact Columbus County?
You can try contacting the Columbus County local government directly with any issues the Assessor's Office can't solve. In many counties, certain property records such as deeds are kept in the county courthouse or county archives instead of at the tax assessors' office.
The county seat for Columbus County is located in the County Courthouse in Whiteville, which is where the Columbus County Assessors' Office is also located. You can direct your general inquiries to Columbus County with the contact info listed below.
Columbus County Phone Number
Columbus County Fax Number
Columbus County County Courthouse Address
County Courthouse
111 Washington St
Whiteville, NC 28472-3324
Useful Columbus County Links:
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Pay Your Property Tax
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Columbus County Government Homepage
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Columbus County Tax Records
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Property Sale Search
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Columbus County Assessors' Office Homepage