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Building permits in 27606, unincorporated Wake County and the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon and Rolesville

Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026

284 building permits were issued in ZIP code 27606 by Wake County Permits and Inspections, October 2024 through September 2026: 3% of the 11,002 in unincorporated Wake County and the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon and Rolesville, the 9th busiest ZIP code. Remodel and repair permits lead with 108. 128 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 18% fewer than the 156 in the 12 months before. Permits from a city that runs its own permit office are not counted.

284permits in 27606
128last 12 months
97%for homes
173days, usual issue to final
Sep 2026records through

Permits in 27606 by kind of work

Share here is the part of the 284 permits in 27606; countywide is the same for all of unincorporated Wake County and the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon and Rolesville.

Kind of workPermitsShare hereCountywide
Remodels & repairs10838%14%
Garages, sheds & shade structures4917%8%
Additions3914%5%
Solar259%4%
Pools & spas238%4%
New homes166%52%
Demolition104%2%
ADUs & casitas41%under 1%
Fences & walls2under 1%under 1%
Other83%10%

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Permits in 27606 by year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from October)325100
202512159159
2026 (through September)9100133

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How permits in 27606 finish

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.

Measure27606Countywide
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 20251565,240
Finished78.2%87.1%
Expired3.8%2.7%
Usual days, issue to final173163

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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 We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.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.

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Contractor Records, "Building permits in 27606, unincorporated Wake County and the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon and Rolesville", https://contractorrecords.com/wake-county/zip/27606, 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.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits in 27606 by kind of work · Permits in 27606 by year · Permits in 27606: finished and days to final.

Common questions

  • How many building permits were issued in 27606?284 permits issued by the county in ZIP code 27606, October 2024 through September 2026: 108 remodels & repairs, 49 garages, sheds & shade structures, 39 additions. 128 were in the last 12 months.
  • What is built most in 27606?Remodels & repairs: 108 of the 284 permits (38%), against 14% countywide.
  • How long does a permit take in 27606?The usual permit issued here Oct 2024–Sep 2025 took 173 days from issue to final (121 permits with a final date), against 163 days countywide.
  • Who did the work in 27606?The county's file doesn't name contractors, so we can't say. Ask a contractor for the permit numbers of past jobs and check them with the county.