Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Kinston, North Carolina, in Lenoir County, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Kinston is in the deed records of the Register of Deeds and its taxable value is set by the Tax Assessor; what is built on it is a matter for the city. This guide says who keeps each record and where the page for each office is.
This guide covers deeds, assessed values, city permits and records, evictions and court cases, records requests, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Kinston public records, Lenoir County property records, Kinston arrest records, Kinston warrants, Kinston inmate search, Kinston criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Kinston
Deeds, mortgages, liens and easements that affect title to land in Kinston are recorded by the Register of Deeds, which indexes them by name and sells copies.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Kinston
What a parcel in Kinston is taxed on is the business of the Tax Assessor, which also keeps the parcel maps. North Carolina counties must reappraise real property at least every eight years, and most now do it every four.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Tax Assessor's page at lenoircountync.gov/tax-department (page title: Tax Department | Lenoir County, North Carolina), phone 252-527-7174, 101 North Queen Street Kinston, NC 28501, Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 5:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Permits and City Records in Kinston
Building permits, zoning and code cases are the city's own. For Kinston, SearchSystems opened and checked the city hall page at kinstonnc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/251/Customer-Service-Policy-PDF (page title: ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY DEPARTMENT CITY OF KINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA), phone 556 500 1000, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The city clerk's page SearchSystems verified is at kinstonnc.gov/629/City-Clerk (page title: City Clerk | Kinston, NC), phone 252-939-3115, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Kinston
Court cases about land from Kinston, evictions among them, are filed in the District Court or the Lenoir County Superior Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at nccourts.gov/locations/lenoir-county.
Asking a County Office for a Record
Under the North Carolina Public Records Act a county office must answer a request as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying.
More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Lenoir County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Lenoir County and North Carolina. These property pages from its Lenoir County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Lenoir NC GIS Viewer (lenoirco.maps.arcgis.com)
- Taxes, Lenoir County (lenoircountytaxes.com)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Kinston?
The Register of Deeds.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Kinston?
The Tax Assessor, whose page SearchSystems verified is at lenoircountync.gov/tax-department.
Where are evictions from Kinston filed?
In the District Court. The file is public unless the court seals it.
How is property assessed in North Carolina?
North Carolina counties must reappraise real property at least every eight years, and most now do it every four.
Is this the official Kinston website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.