Final Day to Pay Property Taxes Without Interest Is Jan. 6, 2025

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Mecklenburg County taxpayers who have yet to pay their 2024 property tax bill may see a postcard in their mailbox soon. The Office of the Tax Collector is mailing postcards today to remind and encourage taxpayers to remit their tax payments to avoid delinquency.

Real estate and personal property tax payments must be paid or postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service on or before Jan. 6, 2025, to avoid interest charges. Tax bills were mailed in July to the owner of record as of Jan. 1, 2024.

New owners of property are encouraged to check the tax bill lookup or call 311 to ensure payment has been made. If payment is due, please remit payment using one of the options listed below. If mailing the payment, taxpayers should ensure that envelopes are hand stamped at the post office counter with a Jan. 6 or earlier postmark to avoid interest charges. Interest charges for mail that is metered but not postmarked by Jan. 6 is determined by the date received by the Tax Collector.

Tax payments can be made online, by phone, by mail, or in person. Property owners whose payments are received or postmarked after Jan. 6, 2025, will be charged two percent interest for the month of January, and an additional three-quarters of one percent every month thereafter until paid. 
  
PAY TAX: There are four ways to pay property tax bills:

  • Online at  MeckNC.gov/PayTax for a credit card, debit card or eCheck payment.*  
  • By phone at 1-800-994-1026 for a credit card, debit card or eCheck payment.*  
  • By mail. Make payable to the Mecklenburg County Tax Collector and include the tax bill number on the check/money order.
    • With a payment stub using the return envelope that accompanied the tax bill, mail to P.O. Box 71063, Charlotte, NC 28272-1063.
    • Without a payment stub, mail to P.O. Box 31457, Charlotte, NC 28231-1457. 
  • In person at 3205 Freedom Drive, Suite 3000, Charlotte, NC 28208, use Entrance D or E, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.


*Visa debit/Mastercard debit – convenience fee of $3.95. All other credit/debit cards have a service fee of 2.35% or a minimum of $1.95. There is no service fee for eCheck payments.

According to North Carolina General Statute 105-348, failure to receive a tax bill does not invalidate the tax or interest charges. More information is available at Tax.MeckNC.gov.