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Unincorporated Alachua County, FL building permits

Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026

15,182 building permits were issued in unincorporated Alachua County from October 2024 to September 2026, about 7,591 a year. Roofing permits lead with 3,777, then HVAC (2,884) and plumbing (1,902). 82% were for homes. The county's file names contractors, but we haven't matched those names to state license records, so we don't rate, rank or profile firms from it: these pages show what was built, where, when and how fast the county signed it off.

15,182permits issued
7,591a year
82%for homes
89%finished (Oct 2024–Sep 2025 permits)
33days, usual issue to final
Sep 2026records through

What gets built here

Roofing

3,777permits
1,566last 12 mo
24days to final

HVAC

2,884permits
1,547last 12 mo
26days to final

Plumbing

1,902permits
831last 12 mo
24days to final

Remodels & repairs

1,717permits
890last 12 mo
54days to final

Electrical

1,546permits
652last 12 mo
32days to final

New homes

834permits
487last 12 mo
194days to final

Garages, sheds & shade structures

501permits
232last 12 mo
75days to final

Pools & spas

202permits
96last 12 mo
183days to final

What this page can and can't show

  • ✓Permits the county issued, by kind of work, month and ZIP code.
  • ✓How long a permit takes from issue to the county's final inspection.
  • ✓Which permits finished, are still open or expired.
  • Who does good work. The county's file names contractors, but we haven't matched those names to state license records, so we don't rate, rank or profile firms from it.
  • What the job cost. The file carries no job value.
  • Street addresses or owners. We publish counts and permit rows without them.

Permits the Alachua County Building Division issues for unincorporated land only, plus the small towns that contract with the county for building services. Gainesville, Alachua, High Springs and Newberry run their own permit offices and are not in this file; Gainesville has its own page on this site.

Hiring someone here?

The permit file can't tell you who does good work. Ask for the contractor's license number and look it up at the Florida DBPR license search, then ask the county whether they pulled the permit for your job.

How to check a contractor's license in Florida →

Permits by kind of work

Permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, every kind of work with 100 or more. Last 12 months is Oct 2025–Sep 2026. Homes is the share issued as residential permits.

Kind of workPermitsShareLast 12 mo
Roofing3,77725%1,566
HVAC2,88419%1,547
Plumbing1,90213%831
Remodels & repairs1,71711%890
Electrical1,54610%652
New homes8345%487
Garages, sheds & shade structures5013%232
Pools & spas2021%96
Demolition1791%90
Solar1731%83
Additions103under 1%54
Other1,2638%707

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: ADUs & casitas (87), fences & walls (14).

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Alachua County permit statistics →How long permits take in Alachua County →Alachua County permits by ZIP code →Alachua County building permit search: Citizenserve, statuses and old records →

Before you start a project

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Guides for Alachua County

Local permit rules and lookups, each with Alachua County's own permit numbers.

Nearby permit data

Permit data for other places in Gainesville. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

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How these numbers are made

Source: Alachua County Growth Management, CitizenServe building permits (ArcGIS: BuildingPermitsCS), read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Permits the Alachua County Building Division issues for unincorporated land only, plus the small towns that contract with the county for building services. Gainesville, Alachua, High Springs and Newberry run their own permit offices and are not in this file; Gainesville has its own page on this site.

  • The county's file lists the company that pulled each permit, but this page shows permit counts only: there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for this county.
  • The file has no declared job value, so we show no costs.
  • A final date is the county's close date on a permit marked Closed, Complete or Finaled. Permits closed after expiring or closed administratively count as expired.
  • The file has no homes-versus-other flag, so a permit counts as a home when its parcel's Florida property-use code is residential (single-family, mobile home, condo or small multifamily). The ZIP code also comes from the parcel.
  • Window and door replacements are counted under remodels and repairs.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Please credit Contractor Records and link to this page. Suggested citation:

Contractor Records, "Unincorporated Alachua County, FL building permits", https://contractorrecords.com/alachua-county/, data through September 2026, from Alachua County Growth Management building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · Browse the permits · Permits each month.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits by kind of work · Permits in the last 12 months.

Common questions

  • How many building permits does Alachua County issue a year?About 7,591 a year in unincorporated Alachua County: 15,182 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 7,293 of them in the last 12 months. That counts the permits the county issued, homes and commercial, not denied or withdrawn applications.
  • Can I find a contractor's permits in Alachua County?The county's file names contractors, but we haven't matched those names to state license records, so we don't rate, rank or profile firms from it. Check a license at the Florida DBPR license search and ask the contractor for the permit number of a past job.
  • What do people build most in Alachua County?Roofing: 3,777 of the 15,182 permits (25%), then HVAC (2,884), plumbing (1,902), October 2024 through September 2026.
  • How long does a building permit take in Alachua County?The usual permit took 33 days from issue to the county's final (middle half: 16 to 79 days), from 6,908 permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 that reached a final. Each kind of work →
  • How do I look up a building permit in Alachua County?Filter the permit list on this page by month, kind of work and ZIP code to see what was issued. For one property's permits, search the county's own records by address or permit number; we don't publish addresses. How to look up a permit in Alachua County →
  • How many permits were issued in Alachua County last month?584 in September 2026, the last full month on file; 7,293 over the last 12 months.

Browse the permits

Browse 15,182 permits

Every permit in the file issued October 2024 through September 2026, newest first. Pick a month, a kind of work, a ZIP code or a status. Each row is one permit: no street address, no names.

The list loads as you reach it (15,182 permits).

IssuedKind of workCounty permit typeStatusZIP

Permits each month, the last 12 months

Permits issued each month and the kind of work with the most. A month opens its permits in the list above.

MonthPermitsTop kind of work
Sep 2026584HVAC (152)
Aug 2026796HVAC (183)
Jul 2026630HVAC (163)
Jun 2026648HVAC (173)
May 2026628HVAC (167)
Apr 2026578Roofing (156)
Mar 2026644Roofing (160)
Feb 2026565Roofing (127)
Jan 2026499Roofing (141)
Dec 2025545Roofing (109)
Nov 2025551Roofing (145)
Oct 2025625Roofing (194)

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