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September 2026 Building Permits

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

Cabarrus County, NC issued 1,983 building permits in September 2026, down 8% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28027 with 469 permits. Electrical (Residential New) was the top permit type, making up 15% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,983
vs. prior month
-8%
2,160 last month
Most active zip
28027
469 permits
Top permit type
Electrical (Residential New)
15% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — September 2026

28027
469
28081
440
28025
361
28075
230
28083
185
28107
113
28124
59
28036
54
28138
18
28071
15

Permits by type

September 2026 · Cabarrus County, NC

Electrical (Residential New)
295 (15%)
Mechanical (Residential Upfit)
222 (11%)
Electrical (Residential Upfit)
189 (10%)
Mechanical (Residential New)
167 (8%)
Plumbing (Residential New)
134 (7%)
Building Residential New
118 (6%)
Electrical Temporary Power
115 (6%)
Plumbing (Residential Upfit)
77 (4%)
KN_Inspections
66 (3%)
Building Residential Repair
61 (3%)
Electrical (Commercial Upfit)
61 (3%)
Mechanical (Commercial Upfit)
38 (2%)
Soil Evaluation
35 (2%)
Building Residential Accessory Structure
28 (1%)
Existing System Approval
27 (1%)
Building Residential Addition
23 (1%)
Building Commercial Upfit
22 (1%)
Plumbing (Commercial Upfit)
22 (1%)
KN_Accessory Use/Structure
21 (1%)
Septic Expansion or Repair
18 (1%)
Electrical (Commercial New)
16 (1%)
Permits/Zoning/Residential/Accessory
16 (1%)
Building Residential Pool
15 (1%)
Well Application
15 (1%)
KN_Addition
14 (1%)
Well Head Inspection / Water Sample Collection
14 (1%)
Building Residential Deck
13 (1%)
Plumbing (Commercial New)
13 (1%)
Mechanical (Commercial New)
12 (1%)
Building Commercial Sign
11 (1%)
Existing BU CO
11 (1%)
Zoning Residential Single Family
10 (1%)
Building Residential Demo
9 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Residential/Addition
8 (0%)
Building Commercial New
7 (0%)
Health Alliance Complaint
6 (0%)
KN_Demo
6 (0%)
KN_Certificate of Compliance
5 (0%)
KN_Change in Use
4 (0%)
KN_Home Occupation
4 (0%)
KN_NonResidential Zoning Permit
4 (0%)
KN_Signs
4 (0%)
County Fire Tank Permit
3 (0%)
Building Commercial Construction Trailer
2 (0%)
Building Commercial Pool
2 (0%)
Building Commercial Repair
2 (0%)
Building Residential Mobile
2 (0%)
KN_Temporary Use
2 (0%)
Permits/Building/Commercial/ABC Store
2 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Verification Ltr/NA
2 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Zoning Use/FloodPlainDevelopment
2 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Zoning Use/TemporaryUse
2 (0%)
Building Commercial Addition
1 (0%)
Building Commercial Demo
1 (0%)
KN_Fire Permit
1 (0%)
Permits/Building/Commercial/Daycare
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Home Occupation/NA
1 (0%)
Permits/Zoning/Non Residential/Commercial
1 (0%)

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