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August 2026 Building Permits

Official permit data from Alamance County— updated Mon, Wed & Fri from the county permitting office.

Alamance County, NC issued 279 building permits in August 2026, down 8% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 27217 with 53 permits. ELECTRICAL PERMIT was the top permit type, making up 26% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
279
vs. prior month
-8%
303 last month
Most active zip
27217
53 permits
Top permit type
ELECTRICAL PERMIT
26% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

27217
53
27253
40
27244
39
27302
33
27258
30
27349
28
27249
26
27215
17
27377
6
27298
4

Permits by type

August 2026 · Alamance County, NC

ELECTRICAL PERMIT
73 (26%)
MECHANICAL PERMIT
66 (24%)
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT
58 (21%)
OTHER PERMIT
36 (13%)
PLUMBING PERMIT
10 (4%)
COMPLAINT
9 (3%)
COMMERCIAL PERMIT
8 (3%)
FIRE MARSHAL PERMIT
8 (3%)
MANUFACTURED HOME PERMIT
7 (3%)
INSULATION PERMIT
2 (1%)
FIRE ALARM PERMIT
1 (0%)
MODULAR HOME PERMIT
1 (0%)

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