Halifax County NC Tax Department

07/22/2026

The 2026 property tax bills have been mailed and taxpayers should start receiving them in the next day or two. Here are a few important reminders:

- Any payments made BEFORE September 1 receive a 2% discount. We honor postmarks but the local post offices do NOT apply postmarks now. Do NOT wait until August 31 to mail your discounted payment!
- 2026 property taxes will be DELINQUENT JANUARY 6, 2027 and 2% interest will add immediately. As stated above, do NOT wait until January 5 to mail your payment!
- Do you need a short-term payment agreement? Please use the 4 coupons included in your bill or call (252) 583-2121 option 1 to speak with a collections staff member. Payment agreements will NOT be started after January 5, 2027. Don't wait until the last minute to talk to staff about a payment agreement! It's too late to start a payment agreement once the bill is delinquent!
- Please take a few minutes to read the back of the tax notice. There is a lot of very important information included that answers the most common questions.

07/04/2026

In honor of July 4th, the 250th birthday of our nation, and Halifax County’s significant contribution to American independence, we are lighting the historic courthouse in red, white, and blue!

06/16/2026

All of the June 11, 2026 property tax foreclosure sales have ended. Future sales will be announced here when scheduled.

06/15/2026

We are currently without power or phones in the Tax Collector's Office. We thank you for your patience during this outage.

06/05/2026

Go to our Tax Foreclosures web page at https://halifaxnc.com/205/Tax-Foreclosures and select the "View Current Notices of Tax Foreclosures" for more information on five sales scheduled for June 11, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Notices will be posted on this website for all tax foreclosure sales that have been scheduled.

05/26/2026

Are you at least 65-years-old? Permanently disabled? A totally disabled U.S. veteran or their surviving spouse? If so, you may qualify for North Carolina property tax relief. Please read the rest of this post for more information.

Halifax County residents who own and occupy their home as the primary residence on January 1, 2026 may qualify if all criteria established by the State of North Carolina is met. Exclusion categories include the following:

- Seniors aged 65 or older
- Individuals who are under 65-years-old but are permanently and totally disabled
- 100% disabled U.S. veterans or their surviving spouses who have not remarried

For those property owners who are seniors 65 or older OR are under 65 and are totally/permanently disabled, the program excludes the greater of $25,000 or 50% of the assessed value of the permanent residence and 1 acre of land. For 2026, the income of the ENTIRE household (not just the applicant) cannot exceed $38,800. Proof of income is REQUIRED as part of the application process.

For those property owners who are veterans with a 100% permanent and total disability or their surviving spouse who has not remarried, the program excludes up to $45,000 of the assessed value of the residence and 1 acre of land. Income information is not required but a disabled veteran's certification from the Halifax County Veteran's Service Office is REQUIRED.

Completed applications including the required proof of income and/or certifications must be returned to the Halifax County Tax Assessor's Office BEFORE June 1 to be considered timely. Links are below.

Call (252) 583-2121 option 2 and ask for Sara for more information or email [email protected].

More information: https://halifaxnctax.com/exemptions-exclusions/

2026 exclusion application (all categories):https://halifaxnctax.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2022/01/2026-AV-9-Application-for-Property-Tax-Relief.pdf

Certification of disability (under age 65):https://tsc-gis-wp1.schneidercorp.com/halifaxnctax/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2021/04/AV-9A-Certification-of-Disability-for-Property-Tax-Exclusion.pdf

Certification for disabled veteran exclusion:https://tsc-gis-wp1.schneidercorp.com/halifaxnctax/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2021/05/NCDVA-9-and-Instructions.pdf

04/20/2026

04/10/2026

Please check out the new historical Halifax County maps that our GIS Specialist Sandy Herron released to the public today as our contribution to Historic Halifax and America's 250th Celebration! This is our first venture into "story maps" with hopefully more to come in the future.

This site is meant to showcase some of the historical data that has been recorded about Halifax County, North Carolina. While the maps and reports presented here do provide great resources to learn about Halifax County, this is not all the data that is publicly available. We as people are always discovering new facts about our past. So please, do not consider this an exhaustive nor authoritative list. Have fun, and enjoy learning more about the county of Halifax!

https://halifax-county-historical-hub-ncsu.hub.arcgis.com/