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March 2026 Building Permits

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

Brunswick County, NC issued 1,014 building permits in March 2026, up 77% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28451 with 172 permits. NEW HOME was the top permit type, making up 18% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,014
vs. prior month
+77%
574 last month
Most active zip
28451
172 permits
Top permit type
NEW HOME
18% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — March 2026

28451
172
28462
138
28422
136
28461
136
28467
107
28470
103
28469
86
28420
37
28479
30
28468
12

Permits by type

March 2026 · Brunswick County, NC

NEW HOME
178 (18%)
CHANGE OUT MECHANICAL
102 (10%)
TEMPORARY ELECTRICAL POWER
81 (8%)
REACTIVATION
77 (8%)
ELECTRICAL
72 (7%)
ZONING PERMIT
51 (5%)
T-POLE
46 (5%)
RECONNECT
43 (4%)
MECHANICAL
41 (4%)
REMODEL/REPAIR
37 (4%)
MECHANICAL-GAS
35 (3%)
PLUMBING
29 (3%)
NEW DECK
19 (2%)
FLOOD PLAIN
18 (2%)
INC PLUMB
18 (2%)
INC MECH
17 (2%)
INCLUDED ELECTRICAL
14 (1%)
FIRE PERMIT
13 (1%)
INC MECH-GAS
13 (1%)
POOL
11 (1%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING OVER 401 SQ FT
8 (1%)
INCLUDED PLUMBING
8 (1%)
MOBILE HOME ( DOUBLE WIDE)
7 (1%)
STOP WORK ORDER
7 (1%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING UNDER 400 SQ FT
6 (1%)
INC ELEC
5 (0%)
SCM REVIEW
5 (0%)
BUILDING
4 (0%)
INCLUDED MECHANICAL
4 (0%)
MOBILE HOME ( SINGLE WIDE)
4 (0%)
TEMPORARY CO
4 (0%)
ADA RAMP
3 (0%)
AFTER HOURS
3 (0%)
ELEVATOR
3 (0%)
RESIDENTIAL MODULAR
3 (0%)
SIGN
3 (0%)
ADDITION
2 (0%)
DEMOLITION
2 (0%)
PLAT REVIEW - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
2 (0%)
SITE VERIFICATION APPLICATION
2 (0%)
TEMPORARY MEMBRANE STRUCTURES, TENTS AND CANOPIES
2 (0%)
UNDERGROUND FIRE SPRINKLER LINE
2 (0%)
BUILDING (MINIMUM)
1 (0%)
BUILDING(MINIMUM)
1 (0%)
COMMUNITY ENFORCEMENT - FIRST CITATION
1 (0%)
COMMUNITY ENFORCEMENT - SECOND CITATION
1 (0%)
FACT FINDING
1 (0%)
FIRE ALARMS,DETECTION SYSTEMS,RELATED SYSTEMS
1 (0%)
FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS - ABOVE-GROUND FUEL TANK
1 (0%)
FLOODPLAIN NEW STRUCTURE
1 (0%)
NEW PIER
1 (0%)
RE-DEVELOPMENT
1 (0%)

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