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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 967 building permits in May 2026, down 1% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28451 with 163 permits. NEW HOME was the top permit type, making up 16% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
967
vs. prior month
-1%
977 last month
Most active zip
28451
163 permits
Top permit type
NEW HOME
16% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — May 2026

28451
163
28461
151
28462
116
28470
114
28422
113
28469
97
28467
86
28420
50
28479
38
28468
3

Permits by type

May 2026 · Brunswick County, NC

NEW HOME
152 (16%)
CHANGE OUT MECHANICAL
118 (12%)
TEMPORARY ELECTRICAL POWER
74 (8%)
ELECTRICAL
69 (7%)
T-POLE
47 (5%)
REMODEL/REPAIR
42 (4%)
REACTIVATION
38 (4%)
ZONING PERMIT
35 (4%)
RECONNECT
32 (3%)
INC PLUMB
31 (3%)
MECHANICAL-GAS
30 (3%)
INCLUDED ELECTRICAL
25 (3%)
INC MECH
24 (2%)
POOL
21 (2%)
FLOOD PLAIN
20 (2%)
NEW DECK
20 (2%)
PLUMBING
20 (2%)
MECHANICAL
19 (2%)
FIRE PERMIT
14 (1%)
INC MECH-GAS
14 (1%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING UNDER 400 SQ FT
13 (1%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING OVER 401 SQ FT
9 (1%)
INCLUDED MECHANICAL
9 (1%)
INCLUDED PLUMBING
9 (1%)
MOBILE HOME ( SINGLE WIDE)
8 (1%)
STOP WORK ORDER
8 (1%)
MOBILE HOME ( DOUBLE WIDE)
7 (1%)
TEMPORARY CO
6 (1%)
ADDITION
4 (0%)
BUILDING
4 (0%)
DEMOLITION
4 (0%)
ELEVATOR
4 (0%)
INC ELEC
4 (0%)
SCM REVIEW
3 (0%)
AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS - FIRE SPRINKLER
2 (0%)
BUILDING(MINIMUM)
2 (0%)
INC PLUMBING
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 - ABOVE-GROUND FUEL TANK
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 PIER
1 (0%)
OTHER
1 (0%)
PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING
1 (0%)
PULLED METER
1 (0%)
RESIDENTIAL MODULAR
1 (0%)
SIGN
1 (0%)

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