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August 2026 Building Permits

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

Brunswick County, NC issued 994 building permits in August 2026, down 9% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28462 with 161 permits. NEW HOME was the top permit type, making up 20% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
994
vs. prior month
-9%
1,091 last month
Most active zip
28462
161 permits
Top permit type
NEW HOME
20% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

28462
161
28451
158
28470
131
28461
130
28422
107
28469
101
28467
78
28420
35
28479
28
28468
27

Permits by type

August 2026 · Brunswick County, NC

NEW HOME
198 (20%)
CHANGE OUT MECHANICAL
113 (11%)
T-POLE
75 (8%)
ELECTRICAL
55 (6%)
RECONNECT
51 (5%)
TEMPORARY ELECTRICAL POWER
48 (5%)
ZONING PERMIT
48 (5%)
FLOOD PLAIN
45 (5%)
REMODEL/REPAIR
42 (4%)
MECHANICAL
29 (3%)
REACTIVATION
29 (3%)
INCLUDED ELECTRICAL
28 (3%)
PLUMBING
23 (2%)
MECHANICAL-GAS
22 (2%)
POOL
20 (2%)
NEW DECK
18 (2%)
MOBILE HOME ( DOUBLE WIDE)
14 (1%)
FIRE PERMIT
13 (1%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING OVER 401 SQ FT
9 (1%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING UNDER 400 SQ FT
9 (1%)
INC MECH
9 (1%)
STOP WORK ORDER
9 (1%)
MOBILE HOME ( SINGLE WIDE)
7 (1%)
COMMERCIAL FLOODPLAIN BUILDING
6 (1%)
TEMPORARY CO
6 (1%)
DEMOLITION
5 (1%)
FIRE ALARMS,DETECTION SYSTEMS,RELATED SYSTEMS
5 (1%)
NEW PIER
5 (1%)
ADDITION
4 (0%)
AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS - FIRE SPRINKLER
4 (0%)
PULLED METER
4 (0%)
BUILDING
3 (0%)
BUILDING (MINIMUM)
3 (0%)
INC MECH-GAS
3 (0%)
INC PLUMB
3 (0%)
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE FAMILY
3 (0%)
SIGN
3 (0%)
ADA RAMP
2 (0%)
ELEVATOR
2 (0%)
INC ELEC
2 (0%)
INCLUDED MECHANICAL
2 (0%)
RESIDENTIAL MODULAR
2 (0%)
ALE
1 (0%)
AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS - KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION
1 (0%)
BUILDING COMPLEX
1 (0%)
BUILDING(MINIMUM)
1 (0%)
COMMUNITY ENFORCEMENT - FIRST CITATION
1 (0%)
FOUNDATION ONLY
1 (0%)
INCLUDED PLUMBING
1 (0%)
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
1 (0%)
PLAT REVIEW - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
1 (0%)
PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANTS
1 (0%)
SCM REVIEW
1 (0%)
STANDPIPE SYSTEM WITH SPRINKLER SYSTEM
1 (0%)
TEMPORARY MEMBRANE STRUCTURES, TENTS AND CANOPIES
1 (0%)

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