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Building permits by ZIP code in unincorporated Wake County and the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon and Rolesville

Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026

9 ZIP codes have 250 or more building permits in unincorporated Wake County and the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon and Rolesville, October 2024 through September 2026. 27591 is the busiest with 2,220 (20% of 11,002). Together they hold 79% 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
275912,22020%New homes (1,574)
275451,61815%New homes (1,082)
275871,23711%New homes (469)
275971,0069%New homes (656)
275719819%New homes (758)
276145385%Remodels & repairs (201)
276035225%New homes (132)
276133253%Remodels & repairs (135)
276062843%Remodels & repairs (108)

19 more ZIP codes have fewer than 250 permits each (1,604 in all), so no page.

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How these numbers are made

Source: Wake County Inspections, Development & Permits, Building Permits (ArcGIS MapServer, Wake County Open Data), read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building permits Wake County Permits and Inspections issues: unincorporated Wake County, plus the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon and Rolesville, which use the county's inspections office. Raleigh and Cary run their own permit offices and have their own pages on this site; the few county-inspected parcels inside them are left out. Apex, Wake Forest, Garner, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina and Morrisville also issue their own permits and appear here only for a handful of county-inspected parcels.

  • The county's file has a contractor column but it is empty on every permit, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Wake County.
  • The county publishes building permits only: new homes, additions, alterations, accessory buildings, pools, decks and commercial work. Separate electrical, plumbing, HVAC and roofing permits are not in the file, so those kinds of work do not appear here.
  • The value is the construction valuation declared on the permit, which sets the fee. It is not a final cost.
  • Garages, sheds and decks are counted together. Home alterations are counted as remodels and repairs unless the description says solar or a reroof.
  • A final date is the date the permit was finaled.

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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Contractor Records, "Building permits by ZIP code in unincorporated Wake County and the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon and Rolesville", https://contractorrecords.com/wake-county/zip/, data through September 2026, from Wake County Permits and Inspections building-permit records.

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Common questions

  • Which ZIP code in Wake County has the most building permits?27591, with 2,220 permits, October 2024 through September 2026; then 27545 (1,618).
  • Can I see the permits for one address in Wake County?Not here: we publish permits by ZIP code without street addresses. The county keeps each property's permit history; search its records by address or permit number.
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