North Carolina building permits
According to permitsearch.us records, 1,710,605 permit records are on file for North Carolina (1900–3021).
Permits on file by year
Show yearly totals
| Year | Records on file |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 83,846 |
| 2018 | 84,553 |
| 2019 | 75,149 |
| 2020 | 79,620 |
| 2021 | 74,396 |
| 2022 | 78,921 |
| 2023 | 72,810 |
| 2024 | 73,389 |
| 2025 | 67,165 |
| 2026 | 40,901 |
Top work types in our records
- other — 565,739
- electrical — 353,722
- mechanical — 207,547
- plumbing — 129,539
- building — 119,355
71% of records on file show a final or completed status.
Recent permits
- 3021-03-30 — other — 3109 BUCKLEY DR EASTOVER NC 28312
- 2028-07-08 — other — 6805 RUNNING FOX RD Hope Mills NC 28348
- 2027-05-29 — other — 5424 OLEANDER DR 9 WM NC 28409
- 2027-04-11 — other — 108 DUBLIN RD CHAPEL HILL NC 27516
- 2026-08-19 — electrical — 1000 Petersburg DR Lot 1241 Gable Porch Waxhaw NC 28173
- 2026-08-19 — mechanical — 1000 Petersburg DR Lot 1241 Gable Porch Waxhaw NC 28173
- 2026-08-19 — building — 1000 Petersburg DR Lot 1241 Gable Porch Waxhaw NC 28173
- 2026-08-19 — building — 3022 Topaz River RD Lot 218 New Home Waxhaw NC 28173
Permit records by area
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Mecklenburg County
- New Hanover County
- Orange County
- Rowan County
- Wake County
Street rankings appear on city-level pages — use the directory to browse down.
Based on 1,710,605 permit records on file from nc-cary (OpenDataSoft), CumberlandCountyNC (Tyler EnerGov), nc-durham (ArcGIS Hub), GoldsboroNC (Tyler EnerGov), nc-greensboro (ArcGIS Hub), CityOfGreenvilleNC (Tyler EnerGov), GuilfordCountyNC (Tyler EnerGov), nc-harnett (eTRAKiT), nc-iredell-county (eTRAKiT), IredellCountyNC (Tyler EnerGov), nc-mecklenburg (ArcGIS Hub), nc-morrisville (OpenDataSoft), NewHanoverNC (Tyler EnerGov), nc-onslow-jacksonville (Click2Gov), Orange County (Tyler EnerGov), nc-raleigh (ArcGIS Hub), RowanCountyNC (Tyler EnerGov), SalisburyNC (Tyler EnerGov), SanfordNC (Tyler EnerGov), nc-wake-county (ArcGIS Hub), WaxhawNC (Tyler EnerGov), WilmingtonNC (Tyler EnerGov), 1900–3021. Last updated 2026-08-20.