County Permit SearchU.S. compliance directory

2026 field-ready directory

Start with the right permitting authority.

Locate the county office, municipal handoff, or state agency that controls your project before you submit plans, schedule inspections, or put a crew on site.

Search the verified directory, then open the jurisdictional profile for contact and filing instructions.

Jurisdictional clarity

One dependable starting point for every jobsite.

Each profile turns scattered agency instructions into a practical sequence: identify the Authority Having Jurisdiction, open the correct filing lane, understand the code framework, and schedule the inspection that releases the next phase of work.

3,147

verified profiles

51

states covered

1,226

portal pathways

2026

operating reference

A clean compliance handoff

Move from uncertainty to an actionable permit path.

Construction authority is local. The correct filing counter may change at a city boundary, and a county may defer structural review to a state agency. Use each profile as a preconstruction briefing, then confirm the live requirements with the issuing office.

01

Identify the authority

Confirm whether the county, an incorporated municipality, or the state is the governing jurisdiction for the parcel.

02

Open the filing lane

Go directly to the verified permit portal, application form, fee schedule, or agency counter listed in the profile.

03

Protect the inspection sequence

Review code triggers and inspection instructions before work is concealed, energized, or placed into service.

Nationwide index

Browse by state

Select a state hub for an alphabetized county matrix with direct links into each administrative silo.

Alabama67 profilesAlaska32 profilesArizona15 profilesArkansas75 profilesCalifornia58 profilesColorado64 profilesConnecticut8 profilesDelaware3 profilesDistrict of Columbia1 profileFlorida67 profilesGeorgia159 profilesHawaii5 profilesIdaho44 profilesIllinois102 profilesIndiana92 profilesIowa99 profilesKansas105 profilesKentucky120 profilesLouisiana64 profilesMaine16 profilesMaryland24 profilesMassachusetts14 profilesMichigan83 profilesMinnesota87 profilesMississippi82 profilesMissouri115 profilesMontana56 profilesNebraska93 profilesNevada17 profilesNew Hampshire10 profilesNew Jersey21 profilesNew Mexico33 profilesNew York62 profilesNorth Carolina100 profilesNorth Dakota53 profilesOhio88 profilesOklahoma77 profilesOregon36 profilesPennsylvania67 profilesRhode Island5 profilesSouth Carolina46 profilesSouth Dakota67 profilesTennessee95 profilesTexas254 profilesUtah29 profilesVermont14 profilesVirginia134 profilesWashington39 profilesWest Virginia55 profilesWisconsin72 profilesWyoming23 profiles

Before you search

A permit search is really a jurisdiction search.

The same project type can follow a different approval path depending on whether the parcel is inside city limits, in an unincorporated county area, or subject to a state-administered building program. Start with the address and governing jurisdiction, not the contractor’s preferred portal.

Use the address as your anchor

A county name alone may not tell you which office issues the permit. Confirm the parcel’s municipal boundary, service area, and special districts before preparing plans.

Read the whole profile

The agency contact is only the first step. Review filing links, fee guidance, code adoption, exemptions, and inspection timing as one coordinated compliance path.

Verify before construction

Public agency pages change. Confirm current requirements with the issuing official before paying fees, signing a construction schedule, or concealing regulated work.