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September 2026 Building Permits

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

Columbus, GA issued 562 building permits in September 2026, down 21% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 31904 with 136 permits. Change of Service Electrical Permit was the top permit type, making up 16% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
562
vs. prior month
-21%
708 last month
Most active zip
31904
136 permits
Top permit type
Change of Service Electrical Permit
16% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — September 2026

31904
136
31907
134
31909
99
31906
59
31820
57
31901
37
31903
30
31829
9

Permits by type

September 2026 · Columbus, GA

Change of Service Electrical Permit
92 (16%)
Standalone Residential Mechanical Permit
60 (11%)
Commercial Certificate of Occupancy Permit
53 (9%)
Residential Plumbing Permit
40 (7%)
Lights and Power Electrical Permit
38 (7%)
Residential Mechanical Permit
37 (7%)
Alteration Residential Building Permit
25 (4%)
Residential Certificate of Occupancy Permit
20 (4%)
Temporary Power Electrical Permit
19 (3%)
Construction Power Electrical Permit
17 (3%)
New Residential Building Permit
16 (3%)
Residential Gas Piping Permit
14 (2%)
Commercial Mechanical Permit
13 (2%)
Additional Power Electrical Permit
11 (2%)
Residential Short Term Vacation Rental
10 (2%)
Standalone Lights and Power Electrical Permit
8 (1%)
Zoning Verification Letter
7 (1%)
Commercial Plumbing Permit
6 (1%)
Portable Building Moving Permit
6 (1%)
Residential Building Structural Repair Permit
6 (1%)
Commercial Building Alteration Permit
5 (1%)
Commercial Site Development Permit
5 (1%)
Standalone Commercial Mechanical Permit
5 (1%)
Other Sign Permit
4 (1%)
Residential In Ground Pool Permit
4 (1%)
Residential Urban Access and Encroachment Permit
4 (1%)
Standalone Residential Plumbing Permit
4 (1%)
Commercial Demolition Permit
3 (1%)
Commercial Urban Access and Encroachment Permit
3 (1%)
Low Voltage Electrical Permit
3 (1%)
Residential Solar Panel - New
3 (1%)
Standalone Low Voltage Electrical Permit
3 (1%)
Commercial / Fire Building Sprinkler Permit
2 (0%)
Commercial Gas Piping Permit
2 (0%)
New Commercial Building Permit
2 (0%)
Pool Electrical Permit
2 (0%)
Standalone Commercial Plumbing Permit
2 (0%)
Water Heater Change Out Plumbing Permit
2 (0%)
Commercial Building Accessory Structure Permit
1 (0%)
Commercial Building Structural Repair Permit
1 (0%)
Other Residential Building Permit
1 (0%)
Road / Street Intersection Access and Encroachment Permit
1 (0%)
Rural Subdivision Site Development Permit
1 (0%)
Standalone Commercial Gas Piping Permit
1 (0%)

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