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August 2026 Building Permits

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

Atlanta, GA issued 934 building permits in August 2026, up 8% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 30310 with 115 permits. Open Record Request was the top permit type, making up 20% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
934
vs. prior month
+8%
861 last month
Most active zip
30310
115 permits
Top permit type
Open Record Request
20% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

30310
115
30318
108
30315
75
30309
62
30312
62
30305
52
30311
50
30314
45
30317
44
30316
43

Permits by type

August 2026 · Atlanta, GA

Open Record Request
186 (20%)
Temporary Power
161 (17%)
Commercial Alteration
123 (13%)
Residential Alteration
86 (9%)
Residential Miscellaneous
75 (8%)
Residential Addition
72 (8%)
Residential New
64 (7%)
Residential Demolition
27 (3%)
Commercial Miscellaneous
25 (3%)
Multi Family Alteration
17 (2%)
Commercial Conversion
16 (2%)
Residential Pool
14 (1%)
Multi Family New
12 (1%)
Side Walk Waiver
12 (1%)
Commercial New
10 (1%)
Commercial Demolition
8 (1%)
Commercial Addition
6 (1%)
Commercial Land Development
4 (0%)
Multi Family Miscellaneous
3 (0%)
Noise Temporary Variance
3 (0%)
Residential Land Subdivision
3 (0%)
Outdoor Events
2 (0%)
Airport General
1 (0%)
Building Complaint
1 (0%)
Commercial Pool
1 (0%)
Multi Family Conversion
1 (0%)
Residential Conversion
1 (0%)

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