State

North Carolina permit costs by city

Every figure on these pages comes from the fee schedule the city or county publishes. 2 jurisdictions so far.

Where we have fee data

A county appears as its own entry when it issues permits for unincorporated areas. That is a real distinction, not a technicality: an address outside a city’s limits is often the county’s permit to issue. Use our permit fee calculator to estimate fees for these jurisdictions.

Jurisdictions in North Carolina with published permit data
JurisdictionIssuing authorityPermit pages
DurhamCityCity of Durham / Durham County — City-County Building & Safety Department3
RaleighCityCity of Raleigh Planning and Development Department3

Coverage

What the North Carolina record contains

This page covers 2 jurisdictions in North Carolina with 6 published permit pages, built from 87 recorded fee rules and 6 official sources, with 6 verification entries recorded.

The permit kinds worked out so far in North Carolina:

  • Building permit — 2 pages, last reviewed 2026-09-25
  • Electrical permit — 2 pages, last reviewed 2026-09-25
  • Plumbing permit — 2 pages, last reviewed 2026-09-25

Cities and counties not listed yet are not covered: the methodology only adds a jurisdiction once its official fee schedule has been read and verified. See the methodology for what a source has to satisfy before a figure appears here.