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April 2026 Building Permits

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

Orange County, NC issued 300 building permits in April 2026. The most active zip code was 27278 with 154 permits. Residential Simple Trade Permit was the top permit type, making up 57% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
300
vs. prior month
—
0 last month
Most active zip
27278
154 permits
Top permit type
Residential Simple Trade Permit
57% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — April 2026

27278
154
27516
45
27514
21
27302
18
27243
17
27705
13
27541
10
27572
10
27231
6
27517
2

Permits by type

April 2026 · Orange County, NC

Residential Simple Trade Permit
170 (57%)
Building Permit - Residential New Dwelling
26 (9%)
Building Permit - Residential Addition
22 (7%)
Building Permit - Residential Renovation
18 (6%)
Building Permit - Commercial Simple Trade
17 (6%)
Fire Construction - Fire Alarm/Detection System
10 (3%)
Building Permit - Residential Accessory Structures
9 (3%)
Building Permit - Commercial Non-Structural
7 (2%)
Building Permit - Commercial New Construction
4 (1%)
Building Permit - Commercial Structural
3 (1%)
Building Permit - Residential Demolition
3 (1%)
Building Permit - Commercial Demolition
2 (1%)
Building Permit - Commercial Swimming Pool
2 (1%)
Building Permit - Residential Swimming Pools
2 (1%)
Building Permit - Commercial Addition
1 (0%)
Fire Construction - Auto Fire-Extinguishing System
1 (0%)
Fire Construction - Solar Photovoltaic Power Systems (Commercial Only)
1 (0%)
Fire Operational Permit - Flammable and Combustible Liquid
1 (0%)
Sign Permit
1 (0%)

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