How do I look up a building permit in North Carolina?

Building permits in North Carolina are public records filed with each city or county building department. PermitGrab tracks 9 North Carolina cities and republishes the records — pick your city below to browse permits by address, contractor, type and value, free.

Are building permits public record in North Carolina?

Yes. Building permits are public records in North Carolina. Cities publish them through open-data portals and permit systems; PermitGrab aggregates the official feeds and updates them daily.

How many building permits were filed in North Carolina recently?

Across the 9 North Carolina cities PermitGrab tracks, 4,599 permits were filed in the last 30 days, out of 16,847 on record.

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North Carolina Building Permit Lookup — Free

Building permits are public record. PermitGrab tracks 9 North Carolina cities with live data pulled from official city permit systems — browse by address, contractor, permit type and value. No signup needed to look.

16,847

Permits on record

4,599

Filed last 30 days

Cities covered

City	Last 30 days	On record	Newest permit	Status
Wilmington, NC	1,555	3,060	2026-06-15	this week
Charlotte, NC	1,554	2,797	—	no recent data
Mecklenburg County, NC	762	762	2026-06-18	fresh — under 24h
Asheville, NC	287	2,170	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
Greensboro, NC	205	2,959	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
Pinehurst, NC	99	99	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
Raleigh, NC	88	2,964	2026-06-16	this week
Waxhaw, NC	49	51	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
Cary, NC	0	1,985	2026-05-15	last 90 days

How to look up a building permit in North Carolina

Pick the city where the property sits — permits are filed with the local building department, not the state. Use the table above for any of the 9 North Carolina cities we cover.
Search by address or contractor. Each city page lists recent permits with the address, permit type, declared value, status and (where the city publishes it) the contractor of record.
Click any record to expand the full details — project description, property owner, contact info, and related permit history at that address.

PermitGrab refreshes North Carolina permit data daily from official municipal feeds. If your city isn't listed, the building department may not publish a public data feed yet.

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