Half of the 777 homes in New Hanover were built before 2002. Below: what the code asks of a replacement here, the permit, and the town’s own records.
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Permit
New Jersey treats a new covering on a detached one- or two-family house as ordinary maintenance: no permit, no notice (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7). Attached houses (29% of New Hanover’s homes) and any work that touches the structure fall outside the rule.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7
Layers
New Jersey deletes the IRC’s reroofing definitions (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21(c)2.xxii); its layer rule for existing houses is in the Rehabilitation Subcode, which this site has not read yet. 22% of New Hanover’s homes were built before 1980, so get the layer count and a tear-off price in writing.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21
Ice barrier
The state code’s ice barrier applies where the average January day is 25 °F or colder: Sussex County, per DCA Bulletin 07-3. In New Hanover it is the installer’s and the manufacturer’s call; ask whether the quote includes it.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21; NJ DCA Bulletin 07-3
Checked against the code text on October 24, 2026. Everything else the state requires: roof replacement in New Jersey.
35% of the occupied homes in New Hanover are lived in by their owners: 199 households, the people this line is for. Counting by decade, 8% before 1940, 10% before 1960, 22% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 57% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)
The housing is 45% detached houses, 29% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses).
57% of homes here were built in 2000 or later. HUD’s useful-life table gives an asphalt-shingle roof 20 years, so roofs on houses from the early 2000s are reaching that age.
Of the 36 Burlington County municipalities on this site, New Hanover has the 34th largest share of homes built before 1980: 22%, against a county range of 21% to 97%.
ZIP codes: 08511 · 08640 · 08641
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover | 2002 | 22% | 35% | 29% | 8 |
| Pemberton Township | 1973 | 71% | 73% | 7% | 8 |
| Plumsted | 1988 | 36% | 81% | 8% | 9 |
| North Hanover | 1994 | 29% | 45% | 31% | 10 |
| Pemberton Borough | 1962 | 63% | 65% | 9% | 11 |
| Springfield Township, Burlington County | 1980 | 50% | 93% | 2% | 11 |
Median built: median year the homes were built. Before 1980: share of homes built then. Owners: share of homes that are owner-occupied. Row, twin: share of homes that are rowhouses, twins or townhouses. Census ACS 2020–2024. Hail days: days with hail of 1 inch or larger within 10 miles, 2006–2025, NOAA Storm Prediction Center.
NOAA’s storm reports show 8 days since 2006 with hail of at least 1 inch inside a 10-mile circle around New Hanover, topping out at 1.5 in on September 8, 2023.
That is fewer than most places in the state on this site (median 11 days).
Burlington County has had 12 federal major-disaster declarations for storms since 2006; the latest was DR-4614, Remnants of Hurricane Ida (September 2021). (OpenFEMA.)
Storm reports are what observers logged, not a measure of damage to any roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.
Useful life is HUD’s planning figure, not a warranty. More in the guides to shingles, metal, slate and flat roofs.
| Material | HUD useful life | Fits a house like | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt shingles | 20 years | Most pitched roofs; 45% of homes here are detached | Wind class set by the design wind speed (IRC Table R905.2.4.1) |
| Metal (standing seam, panels) | 50 years | Simple roofs with long, unbroken slopes | A complete standing-seam system may go over the old roof (R908.3.1) |
| Slate | 75 years | Older houses; 8% here predate 1940 | Never a base for a new layer (R908.3.1.1); heavy |
| Flat roof: EPDM or TPO | 15 years | Low-slope roofs and rear sections (29% of homes here are attached) | Where the roof meets a wall or parapet |
Any business offering home improvements in New Hanover must be registered with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, with the number on its contracts and ads (N.J.S.A. 56:8-138, 56:8-144); 47,473 registrations were active in October 2026.
Contracts, deposits and the right to cancel: checking a roofing contractor. What moves the price: new roof cost in New Jersey.
No permit for a detached house. New Jersey treats a new covering on a detached one- or two-family house as ordinary maintenance: no permit, no notice (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7). Attached houses (29% of New Hanover’s homes) and any work that touches the structure fall outside the rule.
By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in New Hanover was built in 2002, 22% of homes were built before 1980, 35% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 8 days within 10 miles of New Hanover from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.
Any business offering home improvements in New Hanover must be registered with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, with the number on its contracts and ads (N.J.S.A. 56:8-138, 56:8-144); 47,473 registrations were active in October 2026.
The full list: before you call.
Checked October 24, 2026. Laws and code editions change; the date says when these were last read at the source.