Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026
2,220 building permits were issued in ZIP code 27591 by Wake County Permits and Inspections, October 2024 through September 2026: 20% of the 11,002 in unincorporated Wake County and the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon and Rolesville, the busiest ZIP code. New home permits lead with 1,574. 1,169 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 11% more than the 1,051 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 2,220 permits in 27591; countywide is the same for all of unincorporated Wake County and the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon and Rolesville.
| Kind of work | Permits | Share here | Countywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| New homes | 1,574 | 71% | 52% |
| Garages, sheds & shade structures | 136 | 6% | 8% |
| Remodels & repairs | 115 | 5% | 14% |
| Solar | 65 | 3% | 4% |
| Additions | 52 | 2% | 5% |
| Demolition | 28 | 1% | 2% |
| Pools & spas | 20 | under 1% | 4% |
| Roofing | 3 | under 1% | under 1% |
| ADUs & casitas | 1 | under 1% | under 1% |
| Fences & walls | 1 | under 1% | under 1% |
| Other | 225 | 10% | 10% |
Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.
| Year | Months | Permits | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (from October) | 3 | 181 | 724 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1,067 | 1,067 |
| 2026 (through September) | 9 | 972 | 1,296 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.
| Measure | 27591 | Countywide |
|---|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 1,051 | 5,240 |
| Finished | 86.2% | 87.1% |
| Expired | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Usual days, issue to final | 163 | 163 |
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 We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.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.
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Contractor Records, "Building permits in 27591, unincorporated Wake County and the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon and Rolesville", https://contractorrecords.com/wake-county/zip/27591, data through September 2026, from Wake County Permits and Inspections building-permit records.Link to a table: By kind of work · By year · How permits finish.
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