Public permit data

Maryland building permits, by the numbers.

Carroll, Howard, and Frederick County permits classified by trade, zip code, and project type. Updated weekly.

7439
Total permits indexed
3
Counties covered
13
Trade categories
10
Top zip codes by activity
Permits by county
All permits in the database, grouped by county.
Permits by trade
Counts across all permits ever filed. One permit can appear in multiple categories, so these totals will exceed the permit count above.
Most active zip codes
Top 10 zip codes by total permit volume.
# Zip code County Permits
1 21042 Howard County
680
2 21045 Howard County
491
3 21043 Howard County
461
4 21044 Howard County
413
5 20723 Howard County
356
6 21701 Frederick County
333
7 21075 Howard County
315
8 21784 Carroll County
304
9 21157 Carroll County
298
10 21046 Howard County
220
Permits by county, by week
52-week rolling view. Each bar is one week of filed permits across all permits with a date, including those without a resolved address.
Permit date range by county
Oldest and newest permit on record for each county.
County Oldest permit Newest permit Span
Carroll County Jan 1, 2026 Jun 5, 2026 5 months
Frederick County Mar 31, 2026 Jun 6, 2026 2 months
Howard County Mar 1, 2026 Jun 6, 2026 3 months

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