Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026
949 building permits were issued in ZIP code 28806 by the City of Asheville Development Services Department, October 2024 through September 2026: 27% of the 3,498 in Asheville, the busiest ZIP code. Remodel and repair permits lead with 191. 402 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 27% fewer than the 547 in the 12 months before. Permits from a city that runs its own permit office are not counted.
Share here is the part of the 949 permits in 28806; citywide is the same for all of Asheville.
| Kind of work | Permits | Share here | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remodels & repairs | 191 | 20% | 25% |
| New homes | 171 | 18% | 11% |
| Garages, sheds & shade structures | 94 | 10% | 9% |
| Additions | 92 | 10% | 10% |
| Electrical | 91 | 10% | 11% |
| HVAC | 81 | 9% | 8% |
| Solar | 74 | 8% | 7% |
| Plumbing | 52 | 5% | 5% |
| Demolition | 42 | 4% | 4% |
| Roofing | 24 | 3% | 5% |
| ADUs & casitas | 20 | 2% | 2% |
| Pools & spas | 7 | under 1% | under 1% |
| Fences & walls | 6 | under 1% | 2% |
| Other | 4 | under 1% | under 1% |
Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.
| Year | Months | Permits | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (from October) | 3 | 169 | 676 |
| 2025 | 12 | 485 | 485 |
| 2026 (through September) | 9 | 295 | 393 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.
| Measure | 28806 | Citywide |
|---|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 547 | 2,221 |
| Finished | 75.3% | 74.2% |
| Expired | 11.7% | 13.6% |
Source: City of Asheville, Accela Permits View (ArcGIS layer Permits/AccelaPermitsView, layer 2), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Residential permits the City of Asheville Development Services Department issues inside city limits: new houses, townhomes, duplexes and ADUs, alterations, additions and repairs, re-roofs, trade permits, solar, decks, sheds, retaining walls, pools and demolition. Commercial permits, fire, sign, event, stormwater and right-of-way records in the same file are not counted. Unincorporated Buncombe County, Weaverville, Black Mountain, Woodfin and the other towns issue their own permits and are not in this file.
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Contractor Records, "Building permits in 28806, Asheville", https://contractorrecords.com/asheville/zip/28806, data through September 2026, from the City of Asheville Development Services Department building-permit records.Link to a table: By kind of work · By year · How permits finish.
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