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August 2026 Building Permits

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

Cabarrus County, NC issued 2,160 building permits in August 2026, up 5% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28027 with 645 permits. Electrical (Residential New) was the top permit type, making up 14% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
2,160
vs. prior month
+5%
2,053 last month
Most active zip
28027
645 permits
Top permit type
Electrical (Residential New)
14% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

28027
645
28081
518
28025
303
28083
201
28075
137
28107
119
28124
71
28036
42
28078
30
28071
22

Permits by type

August 2026 · Cabarrus County, NC

Electrical (Residential New)
303 (14%)
Mechanical (Residential Upfit)
270 (13%)
Mechanical (Residential New)
186 (9%)
Electrical (Residential Upfit)
161 (7%)
Plumbing (Residential New)
143 (7%)
Electrical Temporary Power
136 (6%)
Building Residential New
132 (6%)
Electrical (Commercial Upfit)
69 (3%)
KN_Inspections
58 (3%)
Plumbing (Residential Upfit)
57 (3%)
Electrical (Commercial New)
45 (2%)
Mechanical (Commercial Upfit)
42 (2%)
Building Residential Repair
37 (2%)
Building Residential Addition
32 (1%)
Building Commercial Sign
31 (1%)
Soil Evaluation
31 (1%)
Building Residential Accessory Structure
29 (1%)
Mechanical (Commercial New)
27 (1%)
Plumbing (Commercial New)
27 (1%)
Existing System Approval
25 (1%)
KN_Accessory Use/Structure
25 (1%)
Building Commercial New
23 (1%)
Building Commercial Upfit
22 (1%)
Septic Expansion or Repair
19 (1%)
Plumbing (Commercial Upfit)
18 (1%)
Well Application
18 (1%)
Permits/Zoning/Residential/Accessory
16 (1%)
Building Residential Deck
15 (1%)
Zoning Residential Single Family
14 (1%)
Building Residential Pool
13 (1%)
Existing BU CO
13 (1%)
Permits/Zoning/Residential/Addition
13 (1%)
KN_Addition
12 (1%)
Health Alliance Complaint
11 (1%)
Well Head Inspection / Water Sample Collection
10 (0%)
KN_Change in Use
9 (0%)
Building Residential Demo
8 (0%)
Building Commercial Repair
7 (0%)
KN_Certificate of Compliance
7 (0%)
KN_NonResidential Zoning Permit
7 (0%)
KN_Fire Permit
4 (0%)
County Fire Violation
3 (0%)
KN_Signs
3 (0%)
Permits/Building/Commercial/ABC Store
3 (0%)
Building Commercial Addition
2 (0%)
Building Commercial Construction Trailer
2 (0%)
Building Commercial Wall
2 (0%)
County Fire Tank Permit
2 (0%)
KN_Temporary Use
2 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Non Residential/Commercial
2 (0%)
Building Commercial Demo
1 (0%)
Building Residential Mobile
1 (0%)
Building Residential Modular
1 (0%)
County Fire Environmental Survey Request
1 (0%)
County Fire Foster/Group Home/State Licensing Inspection
1 (0%)
County Fire Special Event
1 (0%)
KN_Demo
1 (0%)
Permits/Building/Commercial/Group Home
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Home Occupation/NA
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Non Residential/Accessory
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Residential/Accessory Dwelling
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Residential/Mobile Home
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Sign/NA
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Zoning Use/Agriculture Exemption
1 (0%)

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