Current year real estate billing files and a full delinquent real estate tax file are available through our FTP site.  The files published on this site are refreshed weekly and are available for download in a ZIP file format.

To import these files into your spreadsheet or database program, please use the Tax Bill File Layout to identify the positions of the field breaks. 

Steps to retrieve real estate tax bill files from the Wake County FTP server:

Real_Estate_Full113_MMDDYYYY.zip  -(Short version)

Contains all real estate accounts for the current tax year and all delinquent prior year real estate accounts
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Real_Estate_Full853_MMDDYYYY.zip  -(Long version)
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 Contains all real estate accounts for the current tax year and all delinquent prior year real estate accounts
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Real_Estate_Delq853_MMDDYYYY.zip  - 

Contains delinquent real estate accounts for all years

Mortgage Lender Payment Files

Mortgage lenders may submit payment files by email to revhelp@wakegov.com.   To allow timely processing, we ask that the payment files be submitted by November 15 each year.

Please send all payment files in TXT format using the required Payment File Layout.

Please note: Our mail server does not accept file attachments in ZIP format.

Payment files must contain a lender number for each record.  If you need a lender number that does not appear on the list, please email us your request.
 
Remittance checks should be mailed to:
 
Wake County Revenue Department
Attention: Escrow Payment Processing
421 Fayetteville Street, Suite 200
Raleigh NC 27601