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Building permits by ZIP code in the City of Charleston

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

7 ZIP codes have 250 or more building permits in the City of Charleston, October 2024 through September 2026. 29403 is the busiest with 1,433 (18% of 7,775). Together they hold 86% of the permits.

ZIP codes by permits

Busiest first, October 2024 through September 2026. Top kind of work is the one with the most permits in that ZIP code.

ZIP codePermitsShareTop kind of work
294031,43318%Remodels & repairs (544)
294011,25616%Remodels & repairs (492)
294921,18015%New homes (411)
294071,00413%Remodels & repairs (402)
2941474210%Remodels & repairs (279)
294126408%Remodels & repairs (269)
294554666%New homes (172)

1 more ZIP codes have fewer than 250 permits each (60 in all), so no page.

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Charleston GIS, Permits All Issued (Dashboard View), EnerGov layer External/Applications 1134, read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building permits the City of Charleston Department of Permitting & Inspections issues inside the city limits only: the Peninsula, West Ashley, James Island, Johns Island, Daniel Island and Cainhoy parts of the city. North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville and unincorporated Charleston County run their own permit offices and are not in this file. Business-license certificates of occupancy, tree removal, rental registrations and sidewalk dining permits are left out.

  • The city's public permit layer names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Charleston.
  • The layer holds building permits only: the city's separate electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits are not published, so trade counts come only from single-family alteration permits whose description names one trade (roofing above all) and are far below the real number of trade jobs.
  • The value is the valuation on the permit application, which sets the fee. It is not a final cost.
  • Many permits stay marked Issued after the work passed its final inspection. A permit counts as finished if the city marked it Completed, recorded a finaled date or recorded a passed final inspection; only those with a finaled date add days.
  • Permits the city marked void or that were cancelled or denied are not counted.

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Contractor Records, "Building permits by ZIP code in the City of Charleston", https://contractorrecords.com/charleston-sc/zip/, data through September 2026, from the City of Charleston Department of Permitting & Inspections building-permit records.

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Common questions

  • Which ZIP code in Charleston has the most building permits?29403, with 1,433 permits, October 2024 through September 2026; then 29401 (1,256).
  • Can I see the permits for one address in Charleston?Not here: we publish permits by ZIP code without street addresses. The city keeps each property's permit history; search its records by address or permit number.
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