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January 2026 Building Permits

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

Columbus, GA issued 596 building permits in January 2026, up 14% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 31907 with 136 permits. Change of Service Electrical Permit was the top permit type, making up 10% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
596
vs. prior month
+14%
524 last month
Most active zip
31907
136 permits
Top permit type
Change of Service Electrical Permit
10% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — January 2026

31907
136
31909
136
31904
128
31906
54
31901
48
31820
42
31903
37
31808
9
31829
5
31801
1

Permits by type

January 2026 · Columbus, GA

Change of Service Electrical Permit
62 (10%)
Residential Mechanical Permit
61 (10%)
Commercial Certificate of Occupancy Permit
55 (9%)
Lights and Power Electrical Permit
38 (6%)
Alteration Residential Building Permit
36 (6%)
Construction Power Electrical Permit
32 (5%)
Residential Certificate of Occupancy Permit
31 (5%)
Residential Short Term Vacation Rental
30 (5%)
Residential Plumbing Permit
29 (5%)
Residential Urban Access and Encroachment Permit
23 (4%)
New Residential Building Permit
22 (4%)
Commercial Plumbing Permit
21 (4%)
New Commercial Building Permit
20 (3%)
Residential Solar Panel - New
17 (3%)
Additional Power Electrical Permit
16 (3%)
Commercial Mechanical Permit
15 (3%)
Temporary Power Electrical Permit
15 (3%)
Water Heater Change Out Plumbing Permit
14 (2%)
Residential Gas Piping Permit
9 (2%)
Commercial Building Alteration Permit
8 (1%)
Commercial Site Development Permit
7 (1%)
Low Voltage Electrical Permit
5 (1%)
Residential Building Addition Permit
4 (1%)
Commercial Demolition Permit
3 (1%)
Commercial Gas Piping Permit
3 (1%)
Residential In Ground Pool Permit
3 (1%)
Pool Electrical Permit
2 (0%)
Portable Building Moving Permit
2 (0%)
Sewer Replacement Only Plumbing Permit
2 (0%)
Commercial / Fire Building Sprinkler Permit
1 (0%)
Commercial Urban Access and Encroachment Permit
1 (0%)
Irrigation Plumbing Permit
1 (0%)
Other Sign Permit
1 (0%)
Residential Building Structural Repair Permit
1 (0%)
Standalone Commercial Mechanical Permit
1 (0%)
Standalone Lights and Power Electrical Permit
1 (0%)
Standalone Low Voltage Electrical Permit
1 (0%)
Standalone Residential Gas Piping Permit
1 (0%)
Standalone Residential Plumbing Permit
1 (0%)
Zoning Verification Letter
1 (0%)

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