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January 2026 Building Permits

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

Brunswick County, NC issued 702 building permits in January 2026, down 3% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28422 with 116 permits. REACTIVATION was the top permit type, making up 16% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
702
vs. prior month
-3%
726 last month
Most active zip
28422
116 permits
Top permit type
REACTIVATION
16% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — January 2026

28422
116
28451
113
28462
108
28470
88
28461
75
28467
73
28469
63
28479
24
28420
18
28468
7

Permits by type

January 2026 · Brunswick County, NC

REACTIVATION
112 (16%)
NEW HOME
101 (14%)
CHANGE OUT MECHANICAL
59 (8%)
RECONNECT
41 (6%)
REMODEL/REPAIR
40 (6%)
MECHANICAL-GAS
35 (5%)
ELECTRICAL
31 (4%)
T-POLE
27 (4%)
TEMPORARY ELECTRICAL POWER
26 (4%)
ZONING PERMIT
26 (4%)
POOL
18 (3%)
BUILDING
17 (2%)
INCLUDED ELECTRICAL
16 (2%)
FLOOD PLAIN
15 (2%)
FIRE PERMIT
14 (2%)
MECHANICAL
14 (2%)
NEW DECK
13 (2%)
PLUMBING
13 (2%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING OVER 401 SQ FT
10 (1%)
STOP WORK ORDER
9 (1%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING UNDER 400 SQ FT
8 (1%)
DEMOLITION
8 (1%)
MOBILE HOME ( DOUBLE WIDE)
8 (1%)
MOBILE HOME ( SINGLE WIDE)
7 (1%)
ADDITION
4 (1%)
ELEVATOR
4 (1%)
SCM REVIEW
3 (0%)
COMMERCIAL FLOODPLAIN BUILDING
2 (0%)
FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS - ABOVE-GROUND FUEL TANK
2 (0%)
INC MECH
2 (0%)
SIGN
2 (0%)
TEMPORARY CO
2 (0%)
BUILDING(MINIMUM)
1 (0%)
COMMUNITY ENFORCEMENT - FIRST CITATION
1 (0%)
INC ELEC
1 (0%)
INCLUDED MECHANICAL
1 (0%)
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE FAMILY
1 (0%)
LOW VOLTAGE FIRE ALARM
1 (0%)
NEW DOCK
1 (0%)
NEW PIER
1 (0%)
PLAT REVIEW - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
1 (0%)
PULLED METER
1 (0%)
RE-DEVELOPMENT
1 (0%)
RESIDENTIAL MODULAR
1 (0%)
RV PARK BASE
1 (0%)

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