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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 427 building permits in September 2026, down 6% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 27703 with 120 permits. New Townhouse was the top permit type, making up 17% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
427
vs. prior month
-6%
452 last month
Most active zip
27703
120 permits
Top permit type
New Townhouse
17% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — September 2026

27703
120
27713
71
27707
59
27705
53
27704
41
27701
29
27712
28
27517
7
27503
3
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2

Permits by type

September 2026 · Durham, NC

New Townhouse
72 (17%)
New Single Family House
52 (12%)
Repair Single Family House
49 (11%)
Addition Single Family House
43 (10%)
Alteration Single Family House
42 (10%)
Deck Single Family House
26 (6%)
Interior Alteration Non-Residential
26 (6%)
Interior Alteration Single Family House
21 (5%)
Demolition Single Family House
16 (4%)
Alteration Non-Residential
15 (4%)
New Accessory Structure
15 (4%)
New Non-Residential
10 (2%)
New Duplex
8 (2%)
Non-Residential
6 (1%)
New Accessory Dwelling
5 (1%)
Addition Non-Residential
3 (1%)
Demolition Non-Residential
3 (1%)
New Office/Sales Trailer (Full Time Staff)
2 (0%)
Repair 5+ Residential Units
2 (0%)
Repair Non-Residential
2 (0%)
Repair Townhouse
2 (0%)
Addition Townhouse
1 (0%)
Change of Occupancy Non-Residential
1 (0%)
Demolition Accessory Structure
1 (0%)
Interior Alteration Townhouse
1 (0%)
New Mobile Home
1 (0%)
New Modular Unit
1 (0%)
Roof Non-Residential
1 (0%)

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