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January 2026 Building Permits

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

Asheville, NC issued 285 building permits in January 2026, up 20% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28806 with 88 permits. Com: Alterations was the top permit type, making up 11% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
285
vs. prior month
+20%
237 last month
Most active zip
28806
88 permits
Top permit type
Com: Alterations
11% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — January 2026

28806
88
28801
73
28803
51
28804
27
28805
23
28704
20
28732
1

Permits by type

January 2026 · Asheville, NC

Com: Alterations
31 (11%)
Res: Alterations
31 (11%)
Stand Alone Sign
17 (6%)
Com: First Upfit
13 (5%)
Res: Alter & Add
12 (4%)
Flood
11 (4%)
Com: Occupancy
10 (4%)
Com: Electrical
9 (3%)
Fire Alarm
9 (3%)
Res: Solar
9 (3%)
Sprinkler Sys.
9 (3%)
Res:Addition
8 (3%)
Com: Misc. Structure
7 (2%)
Res: Electrical
7 (2%)
Res: Multi-Trade Heating
7 (2%)
ROW: Encroachment
7 (2%)
Com: Multi-Trade Heating
5 (2%)
Res: Deck
5 (2%)
Res: New SFD
5 (2%)
Com: Demo
4 (1%)
Com: Low Voltage
4 (1%)
Res: Bldg Repair-Replace
4 (1%)
Res: Duplex
4 (1%)
Res: Townhome
4 (1%)
Colocation
3 (1%)
Com: Bldg
3 (1%)
Com: Reroof
3 (1%)
Com: Site Work
3 (1%)
Fire: Hood Sys.
3 (1%)
Mfg. Home in Park
3 (1%)
Res: Demolition
3 (1%)
Res: Detached Bldg
3 (1%)
Sign: Face Change
3 (1%)
Com: Alter & Add
2 (1%)
Com: Landlord Impr
2 (1%)
Com: Retaining Wall
2 (1%)
Construction Trailer
2 (1%)
Fire: Operational
2 (1%)
Res: ADU Attached
2 (1%)
Res: Gas Piping
2 (1%)
Res: Retaining Wall
2 (1%)
Res: Site Work
2 (1%)
Com: Deck
1 (0%)
Com: Mechanical
1 (0%)
Com: Swimming Pool
1 (0%)
Com:Addition
1 (0%)
Fire: ERRC (Radio Booster)
1 (0%)
Res: ADU Detached
1 (0%)
Res: Plumbing
1 (0%)
Sign: Temp-Banner
1 (0%)

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