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October 2026 Building Permits

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

Durham, NC issued 637 building permits in October 2026, up 49% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 27703 with 194 permits. New Townhouse was the top permit type, making up 27% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
637
vs. prior month
+49%
427 last month
Most active zip
27703
194 permits
Top permit type
New Townhouse
27% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — October 2026

27703
194
27713
115
27704
83
27707
83
27705
59
27701
44
27712
25
27517
13
27560
5
27572
4

Permits by type

October 2026 · Durham, NC

New Townhouse
174 (27%)
New Single Family House
94 (15%)
Alteration Single Family House
66 (10%)
Repair Single Family House
63 (10%)
Addition Single Family House
49 (8%)
Interior Alteration Non-Residential
32 (5%)
Deck Single Family House
25 (4%)
Interior Alteration Single Family House
24 (4%)
New Non-Residential
24 (4%)
New Accessory Structure
15 (2%)
Alteration Non-Residential
12 (2%)
New 5+ Residential Units
10 (2%)
Demolition Single Family House
9 (1%)
Repair Non-Residential
8 (1%)
New Duplex
6 (1%)
Non-Residential
5 (1%)
Roof Non-Residential
5 (1%)
New Accessory Dwelling
3 (0%)
Alteration Accessory Dwelling
2 (0%)
Deck Duplex
2 (0%)
Repair Townhouse
2 (0%)
Addition Non-Residential
1 (0%)
Alteration Duplex
1 (0%)
Alteration Townhouse
1 (0%)
Change of Occupancy Non-Residential
1 (0%)
Demolition Accessory Structure
1 (0%)
Interior Alteration Duplex
1 (0%)
Single Family House
1 (0%)

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