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January 2026 Building Permits

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

Chatham County, GA issued 188 building permits in January 2026, down 22% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 31410 with 57 permits. Residential - Electrical was the top permit type, making up 22% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
188
vs. prior month
-22%
241 last month
Most active zip
31410
57 permits
Top permit type
Residential - Electrical
22% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — January 2026

31410
57
31406
42
31419
33
31411
29
31405
17
31328
4
31404
2
31407
2
31401
1
31408
1

Permits by type

January 2026 · Chatham County, GA

Residential - Electrical
41 (22%)
Residential - Roofing
35 (19%)
Residential - Alteration/Repair
29 (15%)
Residential - Fence
14 (7%)
Residential - Addition
11 (6%)
Residential - Mechanical
11 (6%)
Floodplain - Floodplain - Small
9 (5%)
Residential - Swimming Pool
7 (4%)
Commercial - Electrical
6 (3%)
Floodplain - Floodplain - Large
3 (2%)
Residential - Plumbing
3 (2%)
Commercial - New
2 (1%)
Residential - Manufactured/Mobile Home
2 (1%)
Residential - Storage
2 (1%)
Building (Commercial) - Storage
1 (1%)
Commercial - Antenna
1 (1%)
Commercial - DCA Office
1 (1%)
Commercial - Demolition
1 (1%)
Commercial - Mechanical
1 (1%)
Commercial - Plumbing
1 (1%)
Fire - Alarm
1 (1%)
Fire - BDA - Bidirectional Amplifiers
1 (1%)
Fire - Fire Sprinkler
1 (1%)
Land Disturbance - Development (Non-Single Family)
1 (1%)
Land Disturbance - Grading
1 (1%)
Residential - New Single Family
1 (1%)
Sign - Freestanding
1 (1%)

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