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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 1,427 building permits in September 2026, down 34% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28081 with 327 permits. Electrical (Residential New) was the top permit type, making up 14% of all permits issued.

Permits issued

1,427

vs. prior month

-34%

2,160 last month

Most active zip

28081

327 permits

Top permit type

Electrical (Residential New)

14% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — September 2026

28081

327

28027

314

28025

286

28075

174

28083

125

28107

28036

28124

28138

28071

Permits by type

September 2026 · Cabarrus County, NC

Electrical (Residential New)

205 (14%)

Mechanical (Residential Upfit)

170 (12%)

Electrical (Residential Upfit)

134 (9%)

Mechanical (Residential New)

120 (8%)

Plumbing (Residential New)

98 (7%)

Electrical Temporary Power

83 (6%)

Building Residential New

81 (6%)

Plumbing (Residential Upfit)

55 (4%)

Building Residential Repair

46 (3%)

KN_Inspections

46 (3%)

Electrical (Commercial Upfit)

41 (3%)

Mechanical (Commercial Upfit)

28 (2%)

Soil Evaluation

27 (2%)

Building Residential Accessory Structure

20 (1%)

Existing System Approval

19 (1%)

Electrical (Commercial New)

16 (1%)

Building Commercial Upfit

14 (1%)

KN_Accessory Use/Structure

14 (1%)

Permits/Zoning/Residential/Accessory

14 (1%)

Building Residential Addition

13 (1%)

Plumbing (Commercial Upfit)

13 (1%)

Septic Expansion or Repair

13 (1%)

Mechanical (Commercial New)

12 (1%)

Plumbing (Commercial New)

12 (1%)

Well Application

11 (1%)

Building Commercial Sign

10 (1%)

Building Residential Deck

9 (1%)

Building Residential Pool

9 (1%)

KN_Addition

9 (1%)

Well Head Inspection / Water Sample Collection

9 (1%)

Existing BU CO

8 (1%)

Building Commercial New

6 (0%)

Health Alliance Complaint

6 (0%)

Building Residential Demo

5 (0%)

Zoning Residential Single Family

5 (0%)

KN_Certificate of Compliance

4 (0%)

KN_Change in Use

4 (0%)

KN_Demo

4 (0%)

KN_Home Occupation

4 (0%)

Permits/Zoning/Residential/Addition

4 (0%)

County Fire Tank Permit

3 (0%)

KN_NonResidential Zoning Permit

3 (0%)

KN_Signs

3 (0%)

Building Commercial Pool

2 (0%)

Building Residential Mobile

2 (0%)

Permits/Zoning/Zoning Use/FloodPlainDevelopment

2 (0%)

Permits/Zoning/Zoning Use/TemporaryUse

2 (0%)

Building Commercial Construction Trailer

1 (0%)

Building Commercial Demo

1 (0%)

KN_Fire Permit

1 (0%)

KN_Temporary Use

1 (0%)

Permits/Building/Commercial/ABC Store

1 (0%)

Permits/Building/Commercial/Daycare

1 (0%)

Permits/Zoning/Home Occupation/NA

1 (0%)

Permits/Zoning/Non Residential/Commercial

1 (0%)

Permits/Zoning/Verification Ltr/NA

1 (0%)

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