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August 2026 Building Permits

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

Knoxville, TN issued 542 building permits in August 2026. The most active zip code was 37918 with 89 permits. IRC Electrical Permit was the top permit type, making up 25% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
542
vs. prior month
—
0 last month
Most active zip
37918
89 permits
Top permit type
IRC Electrical Permit
25% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

37918
89
37917
84
37919
78
37920
55
37921
47
37914
46
37909
42
37912
29
37902
16
37924
16

Permits by type

August 2026 · Knoxville, TN

IRC Electrical Permit
136 (25%)
IRC Plumbing Permit
78 (14%)
IRC Alteration Permit
55 (10%)
IRC New Construction Permit
50 (9%)
IRC Mechanical Permit
48 (9%)
IBC Electrical Permit
40 (7%)
IBC Plumbing Permit
30 (6%)
IBC Alteration Permit
29 (5%)
IBC New Construction Permit
24 (4%)
IBC Mechanical Permit
18 (3%)
IRC Addition Permit
16 (3%)
Alarm Permit
8 (1%)
Suppression System Permit
6 (1%)
IRC Demolition Permit
3 (1%)
IBC Addition Permit
1 (0%)

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