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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 1,023 building permits in August 2026, down 4% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28451 with 163 permits. NEW HOME was the top permit type, making up 18% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,023
vs. prior month
-4%
1,067 last month
Most active zip
28451
163 permits
Top permit type
NEW HOME
18% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

28451
163
28462
163
28470
140
28461
133
28422
109
28469
98
28467
87
28420
37
28479
28
28468
27

Permits by type

August 2026 · Brunswick County, NC

NEW HOME
187 (18%)
CHANGE OUT MECHANICAL
106 (10%)
T-POLE
81 (8%)
ELECTRICAL
64 (6%)
RECONNECT
50 (5%)
TEMPORARY ELECTRICAL POWER
50 (5%)
ZONING PERMIT
48 (5%)
FLOOD PLAIN
44 (4%)
REMODEL/REPAIR
42 (4%)
INCLUDED ELECTRICAL
38 (4%)
MECHANICAL
31 (3%)
REACTIVATION
29 (3%)
MECHANICAL-GAS
25 (2%)
PLUMBING
24 (2%)
POOL
19 (2%)
NEW DECK
18 (2%)
INC MECH
15 (1%)
MOBILE HOME ( DOUBLE WIDE)
14 (1%)
INC PLUMB
13 (1%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING OVER 401 SQ FT
9 (1%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING UNDER 400 SQ FT
9 (1%)
FIRE PERMIT
9 (1%)
STOP WORK ORDER
9 (1%)
COMMERCIAL FLOODPLAIN BUILDING
7 (1%)
MOBILE HOME ( SINGLE WIDE)
7 (1%)
FIRE ALARMS,DETECTION SYSTEMS,RELATED SYSTEMS
5 (0%)
INC MECH-GAS
5 (0%)
NEW PIER
5 (0%)
TEMPORARY CO
5 (0%)
ADDITION
4 (0%)
AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS - FIRE SPRINKLER
4 (0%)
DEMOLITION
4 (0%)
INC ELEC
4 (0%)
INCLUDED MECHANICAL
4 (0%)
INCLUDED PLUMBING
4 (0%)
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE FAMILY
4 (0%)
BUILDING
3 (0%)
BUILDING (MINIMUM)
3 (0%)
PULLED METER
3 (0%)
SIGN
3 (0%)
ADA RAMP
2 (0%)
ELEVATOR
2 (0%)
RESIDENTIAL MODULAR
2 (0%)
ALE
1 (0%)
BUILDING COMPLEX
1 (0%)
BUILDING(MINIMUM)
1 (0%)
COMMUNITY ENFORCEMENT - FIRST CITATION
1 (0%)
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
1 (0%)
PLAT REVIEW - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
1 (0%)
PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANTS
1 (0%)
SCM REVIEW
1 (0%)
TEMPORARY MEMBRANE STRUCTURES, TENTS AND CANOPIES
1 (0%)

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