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May 2026 Building Permits

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

Brunswick County, NC issued 1,040 building permits in May 2026, down 9% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28451 with 167 permits. NEW HOME was the top permit type, making up 21% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,040
vs. prior month
-9%
1,145 last month
Most active zip
28451
167 permits
Top permit type
NEW HOME
21% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — May 2026

28451
167
28461
151
28462
140
28470
136
28422
112
28469
108
28467
97
28420
52
28479
41
28468
2

Permits by type

May 2026 · Brunswick County, NC

NEW HOME
215 (21%)
CHANGE OUT MECHANICAL
104 (10%)
T-POLE
78 (8%)
TEMPORARY ELECTRICAL POWER
62 (6%)
REMODEL/REPAIR
57 (5%)
ELECTRICAL
51 (5%)
REACTIVATION
47 (5%)
ZONING PERMIT
41 (4%)
RECONNECT
33 (3%)
INCLUDED ELECTRICAL
30 (3%)
MECHANICAL-GAS
29 (3%)
NEW DECK
26 (3%)
POOL
24 (2%)
FLOOD PLAIN
20 (2%)
MOBILE HOME ( DOUBLE WIDE)
19 (2%)
MECHANICAL
18 (2%)
PLUMBING
17 (2%)
FIRE PERMIT
16 (2%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING OVER 401 SQ FT
15 (1%)
MOBILE HOME ( SINGLE WIDE)
15 (1%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING UNDER 400 SQ FT
14 (1%)
STOP WORK ORDER
13 (1%)
INC MECH
12 (1%)
INC PLUMB
12 (1%)
INC MECH-GAS
7 (1%)
ADDITION
6 (1%)
TEMPORARY CO
6 (1%)
ELEVATOR
5 (0%)
BUILDING
4 (0%)
DEMOLITION
4 (0%)
BUILDING(MINIMUM)
3 (0%)
INCLUDED PLUMBING
3 (0%)
RESIDENTIAL MODULAR
3 (0%)
SCM REVIEW
3 (0%)
STRUCTURE ONLY
3 (0%)
AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS - FIRE SPRINKLER
2 (0%)
PLAT REVIEW - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
2 (0%)
TEMPORARY MEMBRANE STRUCTURES, TENTS AND CANOPIES
2 (0%)
ADA RAMP
1 (0%)
AFTER HOURS
1 (0%)
ALE
1 (0%)
CHANGE OUT ELECTRICAL
1 (0%)
COMMERCIAL FLOODPLAIN BUILDING
1 (0%)
FIRE ALARMS,DETECTION SYSTEMS,RELATED SYSTEMS
1 (0%)
FIRE CHANGE OF USE
1 (0%)
FIRE SITE VISIT
1 (0%)
FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS - UNDERGROUND FUEL TANK
1 (0%)
GATE AND BARRICADE ACROSS FIRE APPARATUS
1 (0%)
INCLUDED MECHANICAL-GAS
1 (0%)
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE FAMILY
1 (0%)
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
1 (0%)
NEW DOCK
1 (0%)
NEW PIER
1 (0%)
OTHER
1 (0%)
PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING
1 (0%)
PULLED METER
1 (0%)
SIGN
1 (0%)

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