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August 2026 Building Permits

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

Durham, NC issued 452 building permits in August 2026, down 8% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 27703 with 156 permits. New Single Family House was the top permit type, making up 26% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
452
vs. prior month
-8%
489 last month
Most active zip
27703
156 permits
Top permit type
New Single Family House
26% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

27703
156
27705
76
27704
72
27707
42
27713
30
27701
26
27712
17
27560
9
27517
6
27503
5

Permits by type

August 2026 · Durham, NC

New Single Family House
116 (26%)
New Townhouse
85 (19%)
Repair Single Family House
40 (9%)
Alteration Single Family House
33 (7%)
New Non-Residential
24 (5%)
Demolition Single Family House
18 (4%)
Interior Alteration Non-Residential
18 (4%)
Addition Single Family House
17 (4%)
Deck Single Family House
15 (3%)
New 5+ Residential Units
15 (3%)
Interior Alteration Single Family House
14 (3%)
Alteration Non-Residential
13 (3%)
Demolition Non-Residential
8 (2%)
New Accessory Structure
7 (2%)
New Accessory Dwelling
6 (1%)
Non-Residential
5 (1%)
Roof Non-Residential
4 (1%)
Alteration 5+ Residential Units
3 (1%)
New Duplex
2 (0%)
Accessory Structure
1 (0%)
Alteration Townhouse
1 (0%)
Change of Occupancy Non-Residential
1 (0%)
Demolition Duplex
1 (0%)
New Modular Unit
1 (0%)
Repair 5+ Residential Units
1 (0%)
Repair Non-Residential
1 (0%)
Repair Townhouse
1 (0%)
Single Family House
1 (0%)

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