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January 2026 Building Permits

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

Durham, NC issued 235 building permits in January 2026, down 36% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 27703 with 114 permits. New Townhouse was the top permit type, making up 28% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
235
vs. prior month
-36%
367 last month
Most active zip
27703
114 permits
Top permit type
New Townhouse
28% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — January 2026

27703
114
27713
24
27704
21
27707
21
27705
20
27701
13
27712
7
27560
2
27278
1
27503
1

Permits by type

January 2026 · Durham, NC

New Townhouse
66 (28%)
New Single Family House
61 (26%)
Alteration Non-Residential
23 (10%)
Interior Alteration Non-Residential
22 (9%)
Alteration Single Family House
15 (6%)
Repair Single Family House
10 (4%)
New Non-Residential
8 (3%)
Addition Single Family House
7 (3%)
Demolition Single Family House
4 (2%)
New Accessory Structure
4 (2%)
Non-Residential
3 (1%)
Alteration Accessory Structure
2 (1%)
Interior Alteration Single Family House
2 (1%)
Addition Non-Residential
1 (0%)
Alteration Accessory Dwelling
1 (0%)
Deck Single Family House
1 (0%)
Demolition Non-Residential
1 (0%)
New Accessory Dwelling
1 (0%)
New Duplex
1 (0%)
Roof Non-Residential
1 (0%)
Single Family House
1 (0%)

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