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September 2026 Building Permits

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

DeKalb County, GA issued 794 building permits in September 2026, down 21% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 30033 with 112 permits. Residential Air Conditioning was the top permit type, making up 12% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
794
vs. prior month
-21%
1,002 last month
Most active zip
30033
112 permits
Top permit type
Residential Air Conditioning
12% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — September 2026

30033
112
30032
90
30034
62
30345
54
30058
49
30088
46
30316
31
30329
30
30083
29
30035
27

Permits by type

September 2026 · DeKalb County, GA

Residential Air Conditioning
98 (12%)
Residential General Combination
78 (10%)
Electrical Expansion
61 (8%)
Alteration to Existing Structure
60 (8%)
General Combined Plumbing
52 (7%)
Electrical Combined Line
49 (6%)
Fire Marshal Special Work type
37 (5%)
Tenant or Use Change Permit
34 (4%)
Plumbing Water Heater
33 (4%)
Electrical Rewire
31 (4%)
Repairs to Existing Structure
29 (4%)
New Construction
28 (4%)
Commercial Air Conditioning
23 (3%)
Additions to Existing Structures
22 (3%)
Electrical Inspection Only
20 (3%)
Fats Oil Grease
17 (2%)
Electrical Fire Alarm
16 (2%)
Electrical Line Work
16 (2%)
Electrical Low Voltage
16 (2%)
Electrical Temporary Pole
15 (2%)
Owner Change Only
9 (1%)
Plumbing Gas Line
7 (1%)
Swimming Pool Permit
7 (1%)
Residential Heating System
5 (1%)
Building a Retaining Wall
4 (1%)
Demolition
4 (1%)
Personal Care Home
3 (0%)
Plumbing Sewer Line
3 (0%)
Commercial General Combination
2 (0%)
Commercial Hood
2 (0%)
Fire Damage to Existing Structure
2 (0%)
Fire Sprinkler System
2 (0%)
Plumbing Drain System
2 (0%)
Temporary Power
2 (0%)
Commercial Clean Agent Fire
1 (0%)
Commercial Heating System
1 (0%)
Residential Gas Line
1 (0%)
Special Admin Permit 5 days
1 (0%)
Venting System
1 (0%)

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