Building permits in Cabarrus County, NC
23,527 permits were filed in Cabarrus County in the last 12 months, and 1,880 in the last 30 days. The most common work: electrical (33%), mechanical / HVAC (24%) and plumbing (12%).
Cabarrus County issues building permits across the county, including Concord and Kannapolis.
- Last 30 days
- 1,880
- Last 90 days
- 6,050
- Last 12 months
- 23,527
- Declared value
- $0
- last 12 months
Permits by month
What's being permitted
Every permit filed in Cabarrus County in the last 12 months, by type of work.
- Electrical7,845 (33%)
- Mechanical / HVAC5,548 (24%)
- Plumbing2,925 (12%)
- New Build1,536 (7%)
- Alteration / Remodel793 (3%)
- Accessory Structure / ADU734 (3%)
- Addition593 (3%)
- Commercial457 (2%)
Busiest ZIP codes in Cabarrus County
Where the permits are. Each linked ZIP has its own page.
- 280277,321 permits
- 280254,589 permits
- 280813,679 permits
- 280752,156 permits
- 280832,153 permits
- 281071,176 permits
- 28124735 permits
- 28036446 permits
- 28078367 permits
- 28097233 permits
- 28071167 permits
- 28215163 permits
Concord 10,871 · Kannapolis 6,912 · Harrisburg 2,162 · Midland 1,171 · Mt Pleasant 735 · Davidson 414 · Charlotte 373 · Huntersville 350 · Locust 233 · Gold Hill 167
Most active contractors in Cabarrus County
Ranked by permits pulled in the last 12 months. Placeholder names like “owner” and “TBD” are left out.
| Contractor | Last 12 months | Last 90 days |
|---|---|---|
| Ies Residential Inc | 133 | 19 |
| M I Homes Inc | 131 | 28 |
| Lennar Carolinas, LLC | 129 | 58 |
| Osborne Brothers Elec Inc | 86 | 33 |
| Pulte Home Company, LLC | 78 | 28 |
| Estep Electrical Solutions Inc | 70 | 12 |
| Century Communities Southeast, LLC | 70 | 11 |
| Mattamy Carolina Corporation, T/A Mattamy Homes | 64 | 18 |
| Red Cedar Construction, LLC | 58 | 6 |
| Mcdonald Electric LLC | 54 | 15 |
| Romanoff Heating And Cooling | 50 | 8 |
| Nvr, Inc. | 49 | 27 |
Recent permits in Cabarrus County
The latest filings. Permit Search has every one, with the contractor behind it.
| Address | Type | Value | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 YOUNG AVE SWConcord 28025 | Alteration / RemodelBuilding Residential Repair | — | Issued | |
| 1511 12TH FAIRWAY DR NWConcord 28027 | Mechanical / HVACMechanical (Residential New) | — | — | |
| 1408 LONGBOW DRKannapolis 28081 | Mechanical / HVACMechanical (Residential Upfit) | — | Issued | |
| 7605 GM ONE TEAM DR NWConcord 28027 | Mechanical / HVACMechanical (Commercial New) | — | Issued | |
| 8194 MIDAS LNLocust 28097 | PlumbingPlumbing (Residential New) | — | Issued | |
| 1474 MINING CAMP RDMidland 28107 | PlumbingPlumbing (Residential New) | — | Issued | |
| 1474 MINING CAMP RDMidland 28107 | ElectricalElectrical Temporary Power | — | Issued | |
| 408 E 3RD STKannapolis 28083 | ElectricalElectrical (Residential Upfit) | — | Issued | |
| 7605 GM ONE TEAM DR NWConcord 28027 | New BuildBuilding Commercial New | — | Issued | |
| 8921 CHRISTENBURY PKWYConcord 28027 | OtherExisting BU CO | — | — |
Cabarrus County building permits: common questions
- How many building permits are filed in Cabarrus County?
- 23,527 in the last 12 months and 1,880 in the last 30 days, counting every permit type the office files.
- What kind of construction is most common in Cabarrus County?
- By permit count over the last 12 months: electrical (33%), mechanical (HVAC) (24%) and plumbing (12%).
- Who pulls the most building permits in Cabarrus County?
- Over the last 12 months: Ies Residential Inc (133 permits), M I Homes Inc (131 permits) and Lennar Carolinas, LLC (129 permits). Placeholder names such as "owner" are left out of the ranking.
- How do I look up a building permit in Cabarrus County?
- Search by address, ZIP code or contractor in TarSignal's Permit Search, which covers every permit Cabarrus County has filed in our records. Each property shows its full permit history.
- How often is this page updated?
- Every day. New permits are collected from public records several times a day, and the numbers on this page are rebuilt each morning.
Get the permits, not just the totals
Permit Search has every permit filed in Cabarrus County: the address, the contractor behind it and the permit history of each property. Or get new Cabarrus County permits emailed to you each morning.
From public building permit records, most recent October 2, 2026. Updated daily. Counts include every permit type a jurisdiction files — trade permits (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) as well as building permits — so one project can appear more than once. Values are what the applicant declared, where the jurisdiction records one. We keep improving how we collect each office's permits, so a count that steps up suddenly usually means more complete records, not more construction.