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October 2026 Building Permits

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

Cabarrus County, NC issued 1,813 building permits in October 2026, down 9% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28027 with 481 permits. Mechanical (Residential Upfit) was the top permit type, making up 13% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,813
vs. prior month
-9%
1,983 last month
Most active zip
28027
481 permits
Top permit type
Mechanical (Residential Upfit)
13% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — October 2026

28027
481
28025
357
28081
353
28107
156
28075
148
28083
129
28124
65
28036
34
28269
22
28078
15

Permits by type

October 2026 · Cabarrus County, NC

Mechanical (Residential Upfit)
239 (13%)
Electrical (Residential New)
218 (12%)
Electrical (Residential Upfit)
176 (10%)
Mechanical (Residential New)
141 (8%)
Plumbing (Residential New)
112 (6%)
Electrical Temporary Power
94 (5%)
Building Residential New
93 (5%)
Plumbing (Residential Upfit)
78 (4%)
Electrical (Commercial Upfit)
68 (4%)
Building Residential Repair
54 (3%)
KN_Inspections
54 (3%)
Building Residential Addition
34 (2%)
Building Residential Accessory Structure
33 (2%)
Mechanical (Commercial Upfit)
31 (2%)
Electrical (Commercial New)
29 (2%)
KN_Accessory Use/Structure
28 (2%)
Soil Evaluation
26 (1%)
Existing System Approval
22 (1%)
Building Commercial Upfit
21 (1%)
Septic Expansion or Repair
21 (1%)
Plumbing (Commercial Upfit)
18 (1%)
Well Application
18 (1%)
Permits/Zoning/Residential/Accessory
16 (1%)
Mechanical (Commercial New)
14 (1%)
Building Commercial Sign
13 (1%)
Plumbing (Commercial New)
13 (1%)
Building Commercial New
11 (1%)
Existing BU CO
11 (1%)
Permits/Zoning/Residential/Addition
11 (1%)
KN_Addition
10 (1%)
Well Head Inspection / Water Sample Collection
10 (1%)
Zoning Residential Single Family
9 (0%)
Building Residential Deck
8 (0%)
Building Residential Pool
8 (0%)
KN_Change in Use
8 (0%)
KN_Certificate of Compliance
7 (0%)
KN_NonResidential Zoning Permit
7 (0%)
Building Residential Demo
5 (0%)
Health Alliance Complaint
5 (0%)
Building Commercial Repair
4 (0%)
KN_Fire Permit
4 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Zoning Use/TemporaryUse
4 (0%)
KN_Signs
3 (0%)
Permits/Building/Commercial/ABC Store
3 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Zoning Use/Agriculture Exemption
3 (0%)
Building Commercial Demo
2 (0%)
Building Commercial Wall
2 (0%)
Building Residential Modular
2 (0%)
County Fire Violation
2 (0%)
KN_Demo
2 (0%)
Building Commercial Construction Trailer
1 (0%)
County Fire Foster/Group Home/State Licensing Inspection
1 (0%)
Permits/Building/Commercial/Daycare
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Non Residential/Commercial
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Non Residential/Industrial
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Residential/Mobile Home
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Verification Ltr/NA
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Zoning Use/FloodPlainDevelopment
1 (0%)

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