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July 2026 Building Permits

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

Brunswick County, NC issued 1,067 building permits in July 2026, up 6% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28451 with 172 permits. NEW HOME was the top permit type, making up 15% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,067
vs. prior month
+6%
1,002 last month
Most active zip
28451
172 permits
Top permit type
NEW HOME
15% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — July 2026

28451
172
28461
134
28462
131
28422
126
28470
120
28469
105
28467
103
28420
77
28479
30
28452
17

Permits by type

July 2026 · Brunswick County, NC

NEW HOME
165 (15%)
CHANGE OUT MECHANICAL
150 (14%)
ELECTRICAL
78 (7%)
ZONING PERMIT
52 (5%)
REMODEL/REPAIR
50 (5%)
TEMPORARY ELECTRICAL POWER
48 (4%)
RECONNECT
44 (4%)
MECHANICAL-GAS
43 (4%)
FLOOD PLAIN
39 (4%)
MECHANICAL
36 (3%)
INCLUDED ELECTRICAL
35 (3%)
T-POLE
34 (3%)
REACTIVATION
33 (3%)
NEW DECK
27 (3%)
POOL
26 (2%)
INC PLUMB
21 (2%)
INC MECH
20 (2%)
PLUMBING
17 (2%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING OVER 401 SQ FT
11 (1%)
COMMERCIAL FLOODPLAIN BUILDING
10 (1%)
FIRE PERMIT
9 (1%)
STOP WORK ORDER
9 (1%)
BUILDING
8 (1%)
INC MECH-GAS
8 (1%)
INCLUDED MECHANICAL
8 (1%)
MOBILE HOME ( SINGLE WIDE)
8 (1%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING UNDER 400 SQ FT
6 (1%)
FIRE ALARMS,DETECTION SYSTEMS,RELATED SYSTEMS
6 (1%)
ADDITION
5 (0%)
MOBILE HOME ( DOUBLE WIDE)
5 (0%)
DEMOLITION
4 (0%)
INC ELEC
4 (0%)
INCLUDED PLUMBING
4 (0%)
PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING
4 (0%)
RESIDENTIAL MODULAR
4 (0%)
SCM REVIEW
4 (0%)
TEMPORARY CO
4 (0%)
BUILDING (MINIMUM)
3 (0%)
PLAT REVIEW - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
3 (0%)
SIGN
3 (0%)
ALE
2 (0%)
ELEVATOR
2 (0%)
INC PLUMBING
2 (0%)
NEW PIER
2 (0%)
ROOF REPAIR
2 (0%)
ADA RAMP
1 (0%)
FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS - UNDERGROUND FUEL TANK
1 (0%)
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
1 (0%)
NEW DOCK
1 (0%)
PLAT REVIEW - WAIVERS
1 (0%)
PRIOR POWER RELEASE
1 (0%)
PULLED METER
1 (0%)
STRUCTURE ONLY
1 (0%)
TEMPORARY MEMBRANE STRUCTURES, TENTS AND CANOPIES
1 (0%)

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