Data through October 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
8,293 building permits issued in Pitt County outside Greenville, November 2022 through October 2024: about 4,146 a year. The biggest kind of work is electrical, with 4,555. 4,570 permits in the last 12 months on file (Nov 2023–Oct 2024), 23% more than the 3,723 in the 12 months before. 81% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is March.
Permits issued November 2022 through October 2024. Last 12 months on file is Nov 2023–Oct 2024; the 12 months before is Nov 2022–Oct 2023. Homes is the share issued as residential permits. Busiest month is the calendar month with the most permits on average.
| Kind of work | Permits | Share | Last 12 mo | 12 mo before | Change | Homes | Busiest month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 4,555 | 55% | 2,512 | 2,043 | +23% | 78% | March |
| Plumbing | 1,910 | 23% | 1,034 | 876 | +18% | 77% | March |
| New homes | 942 | 11% | 551 | 391 | +41% | 100% | March |
| Garages, sheds & shade structures | 277 | 3% | 140 | 137 | +2% | 100% | January |
| Remodels & repairs | 187 | 2% | 92 | 95 | −3% | 100% | February |
| Pools & spas | 101 | 1% | 55 | 46 | +20% | 100% | June |
| Other | 180 | 2% | 110 | 70 | +57% | 33% | October |
Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: additions (85), solar (37), roofing (17), ADUs & casitas (2).
Permits issued in each calendar year of the window. Per year scales a part year to 12 months.
| Year | Months | Permits | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 (from November) | 2 | 522 | 3,132 |
| 2023 | 12 | 3,847 | 3,847 |
| 2024 (through October) | 10 | 3,924 | 4,709 |
Permits issued each month, November 2022 through October 2024. The tallest bar is the busiest month on file.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Nov 2022 | 282 |
| Dec 2022 | 240 |
| Jan 2023 | 237 |
| Feb 2023 | 325 |
| Mar 2023 | 492 |
| Apr 2023 | 252 |
| May 2023 | 302 |
| Jun 2023 | 334 |
| Jul 2023 | 318 |
| Aug 2023 | 328 |
| Sep 2023 | 337 |
| Oct 2023 | 276 |
| Nov 2023 | 346 |
| Dec 2023 | 300 |
| Jan 2024 | 423 |
| Feb 2024 | 335 |
| Mar 2024 | 431 |
| Apr 2024 | 385 |
| May 2024 | 411 |
| Jun 2024 | 449 |
| Jul 2024 | 348 |
| Aug 2024 | 370 |
| Sep 2024 | 300 |
| Oct 2024 | 472 |
Permits by calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line), November 2022 through October 2024. Kinds of work do not all peak together. Each month is counted twice (once a year), so one unusual month still moves these numbers.
4,555 permits · busiest March, quietest December
1,910 permits · busiest March, quietest February
942 permits · busiest March, quietest December
277 permits · busiest January, quietest August
187 permits · busiest February, quietest October
101 permits · busiest June, quietest February
| Kind of work | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 94 | 94 | 133 | 92 | 102 | 120 | 97 | 106 | 99 | 102 | 85 | 77 |
| Plumbing | 102 | 82 | 133 | 99 | 95 | 97 | 91 | 95 | 87 | 126 | 112 | 83 |
| New homes | 87 | 117 | 163 | 78 | 129 | 103 | 88 | 94 | 90 | 107 | 90 | 54 |
| Garages, sheds & shade structures | 126 | 113 | 121 | 91 | 104 | 104 | 95 | 74 | 87 | 91 | 113 | 82 |
| Remodels & repairs | 122 | 148 | 116 | 83 | 90 | 128 | 141 | 103 | 64 | 58 | 77 | 71 |
| Pools & spas | 95 | 48 | 95 | 71 | 131 | 154 | 143 | 95 | 71 | 131 | 71 | 95 |
How the county classed each permit. Other covers commercial buildings, signs, towers and similar work.
| Permit class | Permits | Share | Last 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes (residential) | 6,704 | 81% | 3,688 |
| Other | 1,589 | 19% | 882 |
The 10 ZIP codes with the most permits, counted at the property's ZIP code. A ZIP code can cross into a city that runs its own permit office; only the county's permits are counted.
| ZIP code | Permits | Share | Top kind of work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28513 | 2,184 | 26% | Electrical (1,201) |
| 27858 | 1,327 | 16% | Electrical (737) |
| 27837 | 1,277 | 15% | Electrical (699) |
| 27834 | 1,265 | 15% | Electrical (664) |
| 28530 | 629 | 8% | Electrical (348) |
| 28590 | 401 | 5% | Electrical (222) |
| 27828 | 263 | 3% | Electrical (139) |
| 27812 | 216 | 3% | Electrical (122) |
| 27829 | 173 | 2% | Electrical (105) |
| 27889 | 157 | 2% | Electrical (89) |
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
Source: Pitt County open data permit tables (PittOpenData/Tables MapServer: building, electrical, plumbing, gas and manufactured-home permits), read 21 Oct 2026. We count permits issued November 2022 through October 2024; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The county's permit tables carry no status and no final inspection date, so no finished share is shown.
Building, electrical, plumbing, gas and manufactured-home permits issued by Pitt County Planning & Development's inspections office, which covers unincorporated Pitt County and the towns that contract with it, such as Ayden, Simpson, Grifton, Grimesland, Bethel, Fountain and Falkland. Greenville, Winterville and Farmville run their own inspections, so permits inside those towns are not in this file (a Greenville or Winterville mailing address here is usually just outside the town).
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