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April 2026 Building Permits

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

Columbus, GA issued 838 building permits in April 2026, down 40% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 31907 with 239 permits. Residential Mechanical Permit was the top permit type, making up 13% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
838
vs. prior month
-40%
1,394 last month
Most active zip
31907
239 permits
Top permit type
Residential Mechanical Permit
13% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — April 2026

31907
239
31904
197
31909
130
31901
88
31906
68
31903
45
31820
43
31808
22
31829
6

Permits by type

April 2026 · Columbus, GA

Residential Mechanical Permit
109 (13%)
Lights and Power Electrical Permit
85 (10%)
Change of Service Electrical Permit
72 (9%)
Commercial Certificate of Occupancy Permit
65 (8%)
Alteration Residential Building Permit
59 (7%)
Construction Power Electrical Permit
54 (6%)
Residential Plumbing Permit
51 (6%)
Residential Short Term Vacation Rental
46 (5%)
New Residential Building Permit
42 (5%)
Residential Certificate of Occupancy Permit
37 (4%)
Temporary Power Electrical Permit
28 (3%)
Commercial Mechanical Permit
22 (3%)
Commercial Building Alteration Permit
17 (2%)
Residential Solar Panel - New
17 (2%)
Residential Gas Piping Permit
14 (2%)
Zoning Verification Letter
12 (1%)
Commercial Plumbing Permit
11 (1%)
Additional Power Electrical Permit
10 (1%)
Residential Building Structural Repair Permit
10 (1%)
Standalone Residential Mechanical Permit
9 (1%)
Other Sign Permit
8 (1%)
Portable Building Moving Permit
8 (1%)
Water Heater Change Out Plumbing Permit
8 (1%)
Commercial Site Development Permit
7 (1%)
Standalone Residential Plumbing Permit
5 (1%)
Residential Building Addition Permit
4 (0%)
Residential Urban Access and Encroachment Permit
4 (0%)
New Commercial Building Permit
3 (0%)
Commercial Demolition Permit
2 (0%)
Pool Electrical Permit
2 (0%)
Residential In Ground Pool Permit
2 (0%)
Standalone Lights and Power Electrical Permit
2 (0%)
Standalone Low Voltage Electrical Permit
2 (0%)
Commercial / Fire Building Sprinkler Permit
1 (0%)
Commercial Building Accessory Structure Permit
1 (0%)
Commercial Building Addition Permit
1 (0%)
Commercial Solar Panel - Alteration
1 (0%)
Commercial Urban Access and Encroachment Permit
1 (0%)
Low Voltage Electrical Permit
1 (0%)
Other Residential Building Permit
1 (0%)
Sewer Replacement Only Plumbing Permit
1 (0%)
Standalone Commercial Mechanical Permit
1 (0%)
Standalone Residential Gas Piping Permit
1 (0%)
Urban Subdivision Site Development Permit
1 (0%)

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