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August 2026 Building Permits

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

Chatham County, GA issued 231 building permits in August 2026, down 9% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 31410 with 72 permits. Residential - Alteration/Repair was the top permit type, making up 21% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
231
vs. prior month
-9%
254 last month
Most active zip
31410
72 permits
Top permit type
Residential - Alteration/Repair
21% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

31410
72
31411
57
31406
36
31419
35
31405
20
31404
7
31408
3
31407
1

Permits by type

August 2026 · Chatham County, GA

Residential - Alteration/Repair
49 (21%)
Residential - Electrical
46 (20%)
Residential - Roofing
37 (16%)
Residential - Mechanical
21 (9%)
Residential - Fence
20 (9%)
Residential - Addition
10 (4%)
Building (Commercial) - Storage
5 (2%)
Residential - Swimming Pool
5 (2%)
Commercial - New
4 (2%)
Residential - Plumbing
4 (2%)
Residential - Storage
4 (2%)
Commercial - Electrical
3 (1%)
Commercial - Mechanical
2 (1%)
Fire - Fire Sprinkler
2 (1%)
Land Disturbance - Grading
2 (1%)
Residential - Demolition
2 (1%)
Residential - New Single Family
2 (1%)
Residential - Water Well
2 (1%)
Sign - Wall Mounted
2 (1%)
Commercial - Antenna
1 (0%)
Commercial - Fence
1 (0%)
Commercial - Roofing
1 (0%)
Fire - Alarm
1 (0%)
Floodplain - Floodplain - Small
1 (0%)
Land Disturbance - Development (Non-Single Family)
1 (0%)
Residential - Garage
1 (0%)
Residential - Irrigation Well
1 (0%)
Residential - Manufactured/Mobile Home
1 (0%)

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