15 ZIP codes with 100 or more permits on homes in the City of Raleigh, October 2023 through September 2026. 27610 is the busiest with 6,654 permits (17% of the 40,032 in Raleigh). Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code, for the 7 kinds of home work we track.
Busiest first. Top trade is the trade with the most permits in that ZIP code; contractors are distinct business names with at least one permit there. A ZIP code opens its page: permits by trade, the most active firms and usual filed values.
| ZIP code | Permits | Share | Top trade | Contractors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27610 | 6,654 | 17% | Electrical (2,299) | 713 |
| 27616 | 4,901 | 12% | Electrical (1,808) | 493 |
| 27609 | 4,190 | 10% | Electrical (1,735) | 895 |
| 27612 | 3,774 | 9% | Electrical (1,774) | 882 |
| 27615 | 3,471 | 9% | Electrical (1,561) | 872 |
| 27604 | 2,935 | 7% | Electrical (1,267) | 693 |
| 27608 | 2,686 | 7% | Electrical (1,101) | 664 |
| 27607 | 2,246 | 6% | Electrical (958) | 652 |
| 27613 | 2,023 | 5% | Electrical (1,055) | 620 |
| 27614 | 1,611 | 4% | Electrical (804) | 508 |
| 27617 | 1,452 | 4% | Electrical (671) | 376 |
| 27606 | 1,401 | 3% | Electrical (618) | 453 |
| 27601 | 732 | 2% | Electrical (336) | 316 |
| 27603 | 694 | 2% | Electrical (356) | 316 |
| 27605 | 437 | 1% | Electrical (199) | 227 |
Source: City of Raleigh building permits. The window is October 2023 through September 2026.
Counted: permits on homes for the kinds of work we track (electrical, HVAC, plumbing, new home, deck, swimming pool, backyard unit (ADU)) where the record names a contractor, placed by the ZIP code of the permit's address (or its parcel's). The pages with a ZIP code cover 39,207 of the 40,032 permits; 825 had no usable ZIP code.
Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and owner-pulled permits. A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Raleigh.