Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC: residential permits by trade
6 trade × city pages in this metro pass our publishing threshold. Totals below also include cities below it.
Quick answer. In the latest 8 weeks of each source (Aug 22, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026), 1,018 residential permits matched at least one trade in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro, across 1 public permit source. The biggest trades were HVAC (323), electrical (302), plumbing (224).
By trade
| Trade | Permits | City pages |
|---|---|---|
| HVAC | 323 | 1 |
| Electrical | 302 | 1 |
| Plumbing | 224 | 1 |
| Remodeling & GC | 103 | 1 |
| Solar | 49 | 1 |
| Demolition | 17 | 1 |
A permit can count in several trades.
Busiest ZIP codes
| ZIP | Permits |
|---|---|
| 23518 | 189 |
| 23513 | 158 |
| 23508 | 117 |
| 23503 | 102 |
| 23505 | 96 |
Every trade × city page in the metro
Norfolk, VA
Sources
- Norfolk: source dataset. Window Aug 22, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026. Last pulled Oct 18, 2026.
How we count: method.
Questions
How many residential permits were issued in the Virginia Beach metro recently?
In the latest 8 weeks of each source (Aug 22, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026), 1,018 residential permits matched at least one trade in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro, across 1 public permit source. The biggest trades were HVAC (323), electrical (302), plumbing (224).
Which ZIP codes in the Virginia Beach metro have the most residential permits?
23518 (189), 23513 (158), 23508 (117), counting each permit once across trades.
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