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September 2026 Building Permits

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

Atlanta, GA issued 1,253 building permits in September 2026, up 4% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 30318 with 172 permits. Temporary Power was the top permit type, making up 19% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,253
vs. prior month
+4%
1,204 last month
Most active zip
30318
172 permits
Top permit type
Temporary Power
19% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — September 2026

30318
172
30310
143
30315
95
30316
84
30305
72
30314
66
30331
60
30309
58
30311
54
30324
54

Permits by type

September 2026 · Atlanta, GA

Temporary Power
234 (19%)
Open Record Request
232 (19%)
Commercial Alteration
137 (11%)
Residential Alteration
133 (11%)
Residential Addition
98 (8%)
Residential Miscellaneous
96 (8%)
Residential New
59 (5%)
Residential Demolition
55 (4%)
Commercial Miscellaneous
35 (3%)
Commercial Conversion
30 (2%)
Residential Pool
22 (2%)
Commercial New
19 (2%)
Multi Family New
15 (1%)
Side Walk Waiver
14 (1%)
Multi Family Alteration
12 (1%)
Commercial Demolition
11 (1%)
Commercial Land Development
9 (1%)
Commercial Addition
7 (1%)
Noise Temporary Variance
7 (1%)
Residential Conversion
7 (1%)
Multi Family Land Development
6 (0%)
Outdoor Events
6 (0%)
Arborist Infrastructure
2 (0%)
Multi Family Addition
2 (0%)
Residential Land Subdivision
2 (0%)
Building Complaint
1 (0%)
Commercial Pool
1 (0%)
Multi Family Miscellaneous
1 (0%)

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