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July 2026 Building Permits

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

Durham, NC issued 489 building permits in July 2026, up 0% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 27703 with 138 permits. New Townhouse was the top permit type, making up 19% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
489
vs. prior month
0%
489 last month
Most active zip
27703
138 permits
Top permit type
New Townhouse
19% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — July 2026

27703
138
27713
89
27707
66
27705
53
27704
48
27701
43
27712
14
27517
10
27560
5
27503
3

Permits by type

July 2026 · Durham, NC

New Townhouse
95 (19%)
New Single Family House
74 (15%)
Alteration Single Family House
51 (10%)
Addition Single Family House
32 (7%)
Repair Single Family House
32 (7%)
Interior Alteration Non-Residential
30 (6%)
Interior Alteration Single Family House
25 (5%)
New Non-Residential
25 (5%)
Alteration Non-Residential
24 (5%)
Deck Single Family House
23 (5%)
Accessory Structure
13 (3%)
New 5+ Residential Units
12 (2%)
Demolition Single Family House
10 (2%)
Non-Residential
8 (2%)
Single Family House
8 (2%)
Addition Non-Residential
4 (1%)
New Accessory Structure
4 (1%)
Repair Non-Residential
4 (1%)
Repair Townhouse
4 (1%)
New Accessory Dwelling
2 (0%)
Roof Non-Residential
2 (0%)
Alteration 5+ Residential Units
1 (0%)
Alteration Townhouse
1 (0%)
Change of Occupancy Non-Residential
1 (0%)
Demolition Accessory Structure
1 (0%)
Demolition Non-Residential
1 (0%)
New Modular Unit
1 (0%)
Repair 5+ Residential Units
1 (0%)

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