Duval County, Florida building permits
According to permitsearch.us records, 949,640 permit records are on file for Duval County, Florida (1981–2026).
Permits on file by year
Show yearly totals
| Year | Records on file |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 22,570 |
| 2018 | 22,360 |
| 2019 | 23,333 |
| 2020 | 22,463 |
| 2021 | 22,968 |
| 2022 | 23,853 |
| 2023 | 22,718 |
| 2024 | 22,369 |
| 2025 | 20,928 |
| 2026 | 10,876 |
Top work types in our records
- electrical — 309,925
- mechanical — 160,651
- plumbing — 125,383
- building — 98,868
- roofing — 95,530
84% of records on file show a final or completed status.
Recent permits
- 2026-10-19 — building — 12555 BRADY PLACE CT
- 2026-10-19 — mechanical — 1008 TONEY TERRACE CT
- 2026-10-16 — mechanical — 4540 SOUTHSIDE BLVD, UNIT 601
- 2026-10-14 — plumbing — 228 4TH ST W
- 2026-10-13 — utility_site — 1171 WYCOFF AVE
- 2026-10-13 — window_door — 1630 MAYVIEW RD
- 2026-10-13 — utility_site — 4316 GREAT OAKS LN
- 2026-10-12 — window_door — 3907 ARROW POINT TRL W
Permits by type
- Building permits
- Electrical permits
- HVAC / mechanical permits
- Impact window & door permits
- Plumbing permits
- Pool & spa permits
- Roofing permits
Permit records by address
Browse the 1,206 Duval County addresses with permit-record pages on file
Permit records in Duval County: what to know
Jacksonville and Duval County have operated under a consolidated city-county government since 1968, so most of the county's building permits flow through the City of Jacksonville. The beach communities are the exception: our Duval records also come from the separate building departments of Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Jacksonville Beach, which permit their own construction.
In Florida, permit history has money attached to it. Insurers commonly ask how old a roof is and whether wind-resistance upgrades were done with permits on record; a roof permit from the last 15 years, or a documented wind mitigation feature, can be the difference between an easy policy and an expensive one. When our records show a roof or wind-mitigation permit for an address, that record is worth carrying into your insurance conversation.
When you're buying, compare what you can see at the house against what the records show. A kitchen, room addition, or enclosed garage with no matching permit record is a question worth asking before closing — unpermitted work can surface later in appraisals, insurance underwriting, and resale. A home inspection looks at how the work performs; the permit trail shows whether it was reviewed when it was done. You want both. What do these findings look like in a real house? The inspectors behind this site publish anonymized examples in their field notes.
Our records are a research starting point, not the authority. For a decision that hangs on a specific permit, confirm it with the City of Jacksonville's Building Inspection Division or the relevant beach city directly — jurisdictions can hold records that have not yet reached our store.
Nearby counties
Streets with recent permit activity
- BEACH BLVD
- MARSH LANDING PKWY
- LEVY RD, ATLANTIC BEACH, FL 32233
- ATLANTIC BLVD
- MARITIME OAK DR, ATLANTIC BEACH, FL 32233
- AIRPORT RD
- S LOWER 8TH AVE
- Ocean Blvd, Atlantic Beach FL 32233
- SAN JOSE BLVD
- PHILIPS HWY
Based on 949,640 permit records on file from City of Atlantic Beach, Duval County (Jacksonville EPICS), City of Jacksonville Beach (COAST), fl-duval-jacksonville_beach-c2g (Click2Gov), City of Neptune Beach, 1981–2026. Last updated 2026-10-25.
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