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July 2026 Building Permits

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

Cabarrus County, NC issued 2,053 building permits in July 2026, up 255% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28027 with 636 permits. Mechanical (Residential Upfit) was the top permit type, making up 15% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
2,053
vs. prior month
+255%
578 last month
Most active zip
28027
636 permits
Top permit type
Mechanical (Residential Upfit)
15% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — July 2026

28027
636
28025
500
28081
292
28083
179
28075
146
28107
106
28124
53
28036
36
28078
35
28097
28

Permits by type

July 2026 · Cabarrus County, NC

Mechanical (Residential Upfit)
304 (15%)
Electrical (Residential New)
261 (13%)
Electrical (Residential Upfit)
192 (9%)
Mechanical (Residential New)
149 (7%)
Plumbing (Residential New)
145 (7%)
Electrical Temporary Power
113 (6%)
Building Residential New
93 (5%)
Plumbing (Residential Upfit)
89 (4%)
Electrical (Commercial Upfit)
72 (4%)
Building Residential Repair
51 (2%)
Mechanical (Commercial Upfit)
49 (2%)
KN_Inspections
48 (2%)
Electrical (Commercial New)
34 (2%)
Existing System Approval
34 (2%)
Building Residential Addition
30 (1%)
Building Commercial Upfit
29 (1%)
KN_Accessory Use/Structure
27 (1%)
Soil Evaluation
27 (1%)
Building Residential Accessory Structure
23 (1%)
Plumbing (Commercial New)
21 (1%)
Permits/Zoning/Residential/Accessory
19 (1%)
Building Commercial Sign
18 (1%)
Mechanical (Commercial New)
18 (1%)
Plumbing (Commercial Upfit)
18 (1%)
KN_Addition
17 (1%)
Septic Expansion or Repair
17 (1%)
Building Residential Pool
15 (1%)
Well Application
15 (1%)
Building Residential Deck
13 (1%)
Zoning Residential Single Family
12 (1%)
Existing BU CO
10 (0%)
Building Commercial New
8 (0%)
Well Head Inspection / Water Sample Collection
8 (0%)
KN_NonResidential Zoning Permit
7 (0%)
KN_Signs
7 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Residential/Addition
7 (0%)
Building Residential Mobile
6 (0%)
Health Alliance Complaint
6 (0%)
Building Residential Demo
5 (0%)
Building Commercial Repair
4 (0%)
KN_Change in Use
4 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Residential/Mobile Home
4 (0%)
Permits/Building/Commercial/ABC Store
3 (0%)
Building Commercial Addition
2 (0%)
Building Commercial Wall
2 (0%)
County Fire Special Event
2 (0%)
KN_Fire Permit
2 (0%)
Permits/Building/Commercial/Group Home
2 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Non Residential/Commercial
2 (0%)
Building Commercial Demo
1 (0%)
County Fire Hydrant Flow Test
1 (0%)
County Fire Violation
1 (0%)
KN_Certificate of Compliance
1 (0%)
KN_Home Occupation
1 (0%)
KN_Temporary Use
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Non Residential/Agriculture
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Non Residential/Institutional Public
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Zoning Use/TemporaryUse
1 (0%)

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