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October 2026 Building Permits

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

Brunswick County, NC issued 1,100 building permits in October 2026, up 3% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28451 with 150 permits. NEW HOME was the top permit type, making up 16% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,100
vs. prior month
+3%
1,073 last month
Most active zip
28451
150 permits
Top permit type
NEW HOME
16% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — October 2026

28451
150
28462
148
28470
140
28467
127
28422
126
28469
116
28461
106
28420
75
28479
35
28452
19

Permits by type

October 2026 · Brunswick County, NC

NEW HOME
176 (16%)
REACTIVATION
132 (12%)
TEMPORARY ELECTRICAL POWER
93 (8%)
CHANGE OUT MECHANICAL
78 (7%)
ELECTRICAL
70 (6%)
REMODEL/REPAIR
58 (5%)
ZONING PERMIT
57 (5%)
T-POLE
49 (4%)
RECONNECT
36 (3%)
MECHANICAL-GAS
34 (3%)
MOBILE HOME ( DOUBLE WIDE)
31 (3%)
FLOOD PLAIN
30 (3%)
FIRE PERMIT
29 (3%)
POOL
27 (2%)
NEW DECK
19 (2%)
MOBILE HOME ( SINGLE WIDE)
17 (2%)
STOP WORK ORDER
17 (2%)
INC MECH
15 (1%)
MECHANICAL
15 (1%)
COMMERCIAL FLOODPLAIN BUILDING
12 (1%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING OVER 401 SQ FT
11 (1%)
PLUMBING
10 (1%)
INCLUDED ELECTRICAL
8 (1%)
ADDITION
6 (1%)
INC MECH-GAS
6 (1%)
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE FAMILY
5 (0%)
PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING
5 (0%)
DEMOLITION
4 (0%)
NEW PIER
4 (0%)
RESIDENTIAL MODULAR
4 (0%)
SCM REVIEW
4 (0%)
ACCESSORY BUILDING UNDER 400 SQ FT
3 (0%)
BUILDING
3 (0%)
FIRE ALARMS,DETECTION SYSTEMS,RELATED SYSTEMS
3 (0%)
PLAT REVIEW - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
3 (0%)
PULLED METER
3 (0%)
SIGN
3 (0%)
ALE
2 (0%)
AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS - FIRE SPRINKLER
2 (0%)
BUILDING(MINIMUM)
2 (0%)
ELEVATOR
2 (0%)
TEMPORARY MEMBRANE STRUCTURES, TENTS AND CANOPIES
2 (0%)
ADA RAMP
1 (0%)
AFTER HOURS
1 (0%)
EXPLOSIVES
1 (0%)
FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROAD GATES, BARRIERS, AND TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES
1 (0%)
INC ELEC
1 (0%)
INC PLUMB
1 (0%)
INCLUDED MECHANICAL
1 (0%)
INCLUDED PLUMBING
1 (0%)
Other
1 (0%)
ROOF REPAIR
1 (0%)

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