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May 2026 Building Permits

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

Columbus, GA issued 786 building permits in May 2026, down 6% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 31907 with 167 permits. Residential Mechanical Permit was the top permit type, making up 11% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
786
vs. prior month
-6%
838 last month
Most active zip
31907
167 permits
Top permit type
Residential Mechanical Permit
11% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — May 2026

31907
167
31904
153
31909
135
31820
101
31901
71
31906
69
31903
53
31808
20
31829
17

Permits by type

May 2026 · Columbus, GA

Residential Mechanical Permit
84 (11%)
Change of Service Electrical Permit
75 (10%)
Residential Plumbing Permit
62 (8%)
Lights and Power Electrical Permit
60 (8%)
Commercial Certificate of Occupancy Permit
59 (8%)
Construction Power Electrical Permit
52 (7%)
New Residential Building Permit
47 (6%)
Alteration Residential Building Permit
41 (5%)
Temporary Power Electrical Permit
40 (5%)
Commercial Building Alteration Permit
33 (4%)
Additional Power Electrical Permit
28 (4%)
Commercial Mechanical Permit
26 (3%)
Residential Short Term Vacation Rental
23 (3%)
Residential Certificate of Occupancy Permit
21 (3%)
Residential Gas Piping Permit
20 (3%)
Standalone Residential Mechanical Permit
17 (2%)
Commercial Plumbing Permit
13 (2%)
New Commercial Building Permit
13 (2%)
Portable Building Moving Permit
10 (1%)
Zoning Verification Letter
9 (1%)
Sewer Replacement Only Plumbing Permit
6 (1%)
Commercial Site Development Permit
5 (1%)
Residential Solar Panel - New
5 (1%)
Pool Electrical Permit
4 (1%)
Residential Building Addition Permit
4 (1%)
Residential In Ground Pool Permit
4 (1%)
Standalone Residential Plumbing Permit
4 (1%)
Residential Building Structural Repair Permit
3 (0%)
Water Heater Change Out Plumbing Permit
3 (0%)
Commercial Demolition Permit
2 (0%)
Low Voltage Electrical Permit
2 (0%)
Commercial Building Addition Permit
1 (0%)
Commercial Gas Piping Permit
1 (0%)
Commercial Urban Access and Encroachment Permit
1 (0%)
Other Residential Building Permit
1 (0%)
Other Sign Permit
1 (0%)
Personal Care Type 1 Certificate of Occupancy Permit
1 (0%)
Rural Subdivision Site Development Permit
1 (0%)
Standalone Commercial Mechanical Permit
1 (0%)
Standalone Lights and Power Electrical Permit
1 (0%)
Standalone Low Voltage Electrical Permit
1 (0%)
Urban Subdivision Site Development Permit
1 (0%)

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