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October 2026 Building Permits

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

Orange County, NC issued 279 building permits in October 2026, up 2% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 27278 with 144 permits. Residential Simple Trade Permit was the top permit type, making up 56% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
279
vs. prior month
+2%
273 last month
Most active zip
27278
144 permits
Top permit type
Residential Simple Trade Permit
56% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — October 2026

27278
144
27516
41
27302
20
27243
19
27705
17
27514
16
27231
7
27517
2
27541
2
27572
2

Permits by type

October 2026 · Orange County, NC

Residential Simple Trade Permit
155 (56%)
Building Permit - Commercial Simple Trade
23 (8%)
Building Permit - Residential Renovation
22 (8%)
Building Permit - Commercial Structural
17 (6%)
Building Permit - Residential New Dwelling
17 (6%)
Building Permit - Residential Accessory Structures
13 (5%)
Building Permit - Residential Addition
12 (4%)
Building Permit - Residential Swimming Pools
5 (2%)
Building Permit - Residential Demolition
4 (1%)
Fire Construction - Fire Alarm/Detection System
3 (1%)
Building Permit - Commercial Demolition
1 (0%)
Building Permit - Commercial New Construction
1 (0%)
Building Permit - Commercial Non-Structural
1 (0%)
Fire Construction - Flammable and Combustible Liquid
1 (0%)
Fire Construction - Temporary Tent/Canopy
1 (0%)
Fire Operational Permit - Explosives/Blasting
1 (0%)
Fire Operational Permit - Flammable and Combustible Liquid
1 (0%)
Sign Permit
1 (0%)

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