Real property values in Pitt County dropped an average of 6.39 percent over the last four years, according to data released last week by the tax office.

Individual property owners will learn their property values when value notices are mailed on Tuesday, County Manager Scott Elliott said. The county originally planned to mail the notices on Monday, but the post office will be closed because of Presidents Day.

Pitt County’s real property, which is residential, commercial, industrial, office or agricultural land and permanent structures, is now valued at $8.9 billion, a $613 million drop.

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