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September 2026 Building Permits

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

Durham, NC issued 289 building permits in September 2026, down 36% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 27703 with 93 permits. New Townhouse was the top permit type, making up 16% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
289
vs. prior month
-36%
452 last month
Most active zip
27703
93 permits
Top permit type
New Townhouse
16% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — September 2026

27703
93
27713
46
27707
41
27705
37
27704
23
27712
18
27701
15
27517
5
00000
2
27278
2

Permits by type

September 2026 · Durham, NC

New Townhouse
47 (16%)
New Single Family House
46 (16%)
Repair Single Family House
34 (12%)
Alteration Single Family House
28 (10%)
Addition Single Family House
26 (9%)
Interior Alteration Non-Residential
18 (6%)
Deck Single Family House
17 (6%)
Alteration Non-Residential
11 (4%)
Demolition Single Family House
11 (4%)
Interior Alteration Single Family House
9 (3%)
New Duplex
8 (3%)
New Accessory Structure
7 (2%)
New Non-Residential
6 (2%)
New Accessory Dwelling
4 (1%)
Addition Non-Residential
3 (1%)
Non-Residential
3 (1%)
New Office/Sales Trailer (Full Time Staff)
2 (1%)
Repair Townhouse
2 (1%)
Demolition Accessory Structure
1 (0%)
Demolition Non-Residential
1 (0%)
Interior Alteration Townhouse
1 (0%)
New Mobile Home
1 (0%)
New Modular Unit
1 (0%)
Repair 5+ Residential Units
1 (0%)
Roof Non-Residential
1 (0%)

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