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May 2026 Building Permits

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

Alamance County, NC issued 265 building permits in May 2026, down 12% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 27217 with 55 permits. ELECTRICAL PERMIT was the top permit type, making up 26% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
265
vs. prior month
-12%
301 last month
Most active zip
27217
55 permits
Top permit type
ELECTRICAL PERMIT
26% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — May 2026

27217
55
27253
53
27244
40
27215
32
27302
26
27249
23
27298
13
27258
9
27349
9
27312
3

Permits by type

May 2026 · Alamance County, NC

ELECTRICAL PERMIT
68 (26%)
MECHANICAL PERMIT
63 (24%)
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT
57 (22%)
OTHER PERMIT
31 (12%)
PLUMBING PERMIT
14 (5%)
MANUFACTURED HOME PERMIT
11 (4%)
COMMERCIAL PERMIT
10 (4%)
COMPLAINT
4 (2%)
FIRE MARSHAL PERMIT
3 (1%)
FIRE ALARM PERMIT
2 (1%)
INSULATION PERMIT
1 (0%)
MODULAR HOME PERMIT
1 (0%)

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