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Alcohol delivery laws in North Carolina

Delivery in North Carolina runs on the same hours as the shop sending it, 7 a.m. to midnight at the outside.A delivery is a sale in North Carolina, so it has to happen inside the selling hours of the shop it comes from rather than on a schedule of its own.

Who is actually delivering

The hours below are the shop's. A courier working for a retailer is bound by that retailer's window, so an order placed inside it and delivered outside it is the shop's problem rather than yours, and shops decline late orders for exactly that reason.

Licensing is separate from hours. Whether a particular shop may deliver at all depends on the permits it holds, which vary within a state, so the source list below is the law on hours rather than on who may hold a licence.

Beer in North Carolina

Grocery and convenience

Legal hours to buy beer in North Carolina, grocery and convenience, by day of week
DayLegal sale hours
Monday to Friday
  • 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. (next morning)
Saturday
  • 7 a.m. to midnight
SundayNo sales

Package store

Legal hours to buy beer in North Carolina, package store, by day of week
DayLegal sale hours
Monday to Saturday
  • 7 a.m. to midnight
SundayNo sales

Bar or restaurant

Legal hours to buy beer in North Carolina, bar or restaurant, by day of week
DayLegal sale hours
Monday to Friday
  • 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. (next morning)
Saturday
  • 7 a.m. to midnight
SundayNo sales

Wine in North Carolina

Grocery and convenience

Legal hours to buy wine in North Carolina, grocery and convenience, by day of week
DayLegal sale hours
Monday to Friday
  • 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. (next morning)
Saturday
  • 7 a.m. to midnight
SundayNo sales

Package store

Legal hours to buy wine in North Carolina, package store, by day of week
DayLegal sale hours
Monday to Saturday
  • 7 a.m. to midnight
SundayNo sales

Bar or restaurant

Legal hours to buy wine in North Carolina, bar or restaurant, by day of week
DayLegal sale hours
Monday to Friday
  • 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. (next morning)
Saturday
  • 7 a.m. to midnight
SundayNo sales

Liquor in North Carolina

Package store

Legal hours to buy liquor in North Carolina, package store, by day of week
DayLatest legal sale hours
Monday to Saturday
  • 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
SundayNo sales
These are the outer limits set by state law. A city or county may require earlier closing, so the hours where you are can be shorter than the hours shown, never longer.

Bar or restaurant

Legal hours to buy liquor in North Carolina, bar or restaurant, by day of week
DayLegal sale hours
Monday to Friday
  • 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. (next morning)
Saturday
  • 7 a.m. to midnight
SundayNo sales

Common questions

Can you get alcohol delivered in North Carolina?
Delivery in North Carolina runs on the same hours as the shop sending it, 7 a.m. to midnight at the outside.
What time does alcohol delivery stop in North Carolina?
When the shop's own selling window closes. North Carolina treats a delivery as a sale, so it cannot happen at a time the shop could not sell over the counter.

Sources

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