State Building Permits
Pennsylvania - 2026 Building Permit Guide
Permit authority, application process, fees, and requirements for every county and city in Pennsylvania. Select your county to find your local permit guide.
67 Counties 1549 Jurisdictions Updated March 2026
Pennsylvania Counties
Adams County 28 jurisdictions → Allegheny County 11 jurisdictions → Armstrong County 30 jurisdictions → Beaver County 7 jurisdictions → Bedford County 39 jurisdictions → Berks County 8 jurisdictions → Blair County 26 jurisdictions → Bradford County 51 jurisdictions → Bucks County 10 jurisdictions → Butler County 6 jurisdictions → Cambria County 57 jurisdictions → Cameron County 8 jurisdictions → Carbon County 24 jurisdictions → Centre County 7 jurisdictions → Chester County 9 jurisdictions → Clarion County 34 jurisdictions → Clearfield County 49 jurisdictions → Clinton County 29 jurisdictions → Columbia County 34 jurisdictions → Crawford County 52 jurisdictions → Cumberland County 8 jurisdictions → Dauphin County 8 jurisdictions → Delaware County 10 jurisdictions → Elk County 6 jurisdictions → Erie County 6 jurisdictions → Fayette County 43 jurisdictions → Forest County 10 jurisdictions → Franklin County 23 jurisdictions → Fulton County 11 jurisdictions → Greene County 27 jurisdictions → Huntingdon County 49 jurisdictions → Indiana County 11 jurisdictions → Jefferson County 35 jurisdictions → Juniata County 11 jurisdictions → Lackawanna County 7 jurisdictions → Lancaster County 9 jurisdictions → Lawrence County 28 jurisdictions → Lebanon County 27 jurisdictions → Lehigh County 9 jurisdictions → Luzerne County 8 jurisdictions → Lycoming County 53 jurisdictions → McKean County 23 jurisdictions → Mercer County 49 jurisdictions → Mifflin County 17 jurisdictions → Monroe County 16 jurisdictions → Montgomery County 11 jurisdictions → Montour County 12 jurisdictions → Northampton County 8 jurisdictions → Northumberland County 37 jurisdictions → Perry County 31 jurisdictions → Philadelphia County 1 jurisdiction → Pike County 14 jurisdictions → Potter County 31 jurisdictions → Schuylkill County 68 jurisdictions → Snyder County 22 jurisdictions → Somerset County 51 jurisdictions → Sullivan County 14 jurisdictions → Susquehanna County 41 jurisdictions → Tioga County 40 jurisdictions → Union County 7 jurisdictions → Venango County 32 jurisdictions → Warren County 28 jurisdictions → Washington County 7 jurisdictions → Wayne County 29 jurisdictions → Westmoreland County 9 jurisdictions → Wyoming County 24 jurisdictions → York County 9 jurisdictions →
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Information on this page was last verified: March 2026. Permit rules and fees change — confirm current requirements directly with your local building department before applying.
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