North Carolina building permits
According to permitsearch.us records, 911,090 permit records are on file for North Carolina (1900–2027).
Permits on file by year
| Year | Records on file |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 27,450 |
| 2018 | 28,004 |
| 2019 | 29,971 |
| 2020 | 35,098 |
| 2021 | 27,746 |
| 2022 | 30,866 |
| 2023 | 31,868 |
| 2024 | 33,492 |
| 2025 | 31,633 |
| 2026 | 18,559 |
Top work types in our records
- other — 334,051
- electrical — 149,993
- plumbing — 75,892
- mechanical — 63,444
- building — 63,005
74% of records on file show a final or completed status.
Recent permit activity on file
- 2027-04-11 — other — 108 DUBLIN RD CHAPEL HILL NC 27516
- 2026-07-07 — utility_site — 4905 GREENWAY AV WILMINGTON NC 28403
- 2026-07-05 — electrical — 3101 Hillsborough St 2793185 Raleigh NC 27607
- 2026-07-03 — fence — 12009 Radner Way 2752743 Raleigh NC 27613
- 2026-07-03 — electrical — 3220 Anderson Dr 2651356 Raleigh NC 27609
- 2026-07-03 — mechanical — 3025 Lewis Farm Rd 2740795 Raleigh NC 27607
- 2026-07-03 — mechanical — 1422 Scales St 5210477 E Raleigh NC 27608
- 2026-07-02 — other — 1211 Trillium Cir 3884994 K Raleigh NC 27606
- 2026-07-02 — other — 1211 Trillium Cir 3884994 K Raleigh NC 27606
- 2026-07-02 — plumbing — 1211 Trillium Cir 3884994 K Raleigh NC 27606
- 2026-07-02 — building — 1211 Trillium Cir 3884994 K Raleigh NC 27606
- 2026-07-02 — fence — 6865 Tarik Ln 5527090 Raleigh NC 27610
- 2026-07-02 — screen_enclosure — 2510 Hillsborough St 5123831 Raleigh NC 27607
- 2026-07-02 — screen_enclosure — 2510 Hillsborough St 5123831 Raleigh NC 27607
- 2026-07-02 — screen_enclosure — 2510 Hillsborough St 5123831 Raleigh NC 27607
- 2026-07-02 — screen_enclosure — 2510 Hillsborough St 5123831 Raleigh NC 27607
- 2026-07-02 — screen_enclosure — 2510 Hillsborough St 5123831 Raleigh NC 27607
- 2026-07-02 — plumbing — 2510 Hillsborough St 5123831 Raleigh NC 27607
- 2026-07-02 — screen_enclosure — 2510 Hillsborough St 5123831 Raleigh NC 27607
- 2026-07-02 — screen_enclosure — 2510 Hillsborough St 5123831 Raleigh NC 27607
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 911,090 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), 1900–2027. Last updated 2026-07-06.