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October 2026 Building Permits

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

Alamance County, NC issued 283 building permits in October 2026, down 17% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 27217 with 52 permits. MECHANICAL PERMIT was the top permit type, making up 26% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
283
vs. prior month
-17%
343 last month
Most active zip
27217
52 permits
Top permit type
MECHANICAL PERMIT
26% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — October 2026

27217
52
27253
49
27244
38
27258
30
27249
29
27302
26
27349
25
27215
19
27298
12
27340
1

Permits by type

October 2026 · Alamance County, NC

MECHANICAL PERMIT
74 (26%)
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT
68 (24%)
ELECTRICAL PERMIT
67 (24%)
OTHER PERMIT
38 (13%)
PLUMBING PERMIT
10 (4%)
MODULAR HOME PERMIT
8 (3%)
COMPLAINT
7 (2%)
FIRE MARSHAL PERMIT
4 (1%)
COMMERCIAL PERMIT
2 (1%)
INSULATION PERMIT
2 (1%)
FIRE ALARM PERMIT
1 (0%)
FIRE SPRINKLER PERMIT
1 (0%)
MANUFACTURED HOME PERMIT
1 (0%)

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