Residential roofing permits in Morgantown, WV
39 residential roofing permits were issued in Morgantown, WV in the 8 weeks to Oct 27, 2026. Request a free sample list by email.
Source: City of Morgantown. Oct 26, 2026 is the latest issue date the source has published.
Quick answer. In the 8 weeks ending Oct 27, 2026, 39 residential roofing permits were issued in Morgantown, WV, according to public records from City of Morgantown. The busiest ZIP codes were 26505 (25 residential permits), 26501 (14 residential permits). The latest permit date published is Oct 26, 2026.
Guarantee on every package: If a month comes in under half the 8-week average permit count for your ZIPs and trades, you get 50% off next month. If a weekly file is ever late or missing, you get 50% off next month.
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What a roofing permit means in Morgantown
A residential roofing permit is a re-roof, repair or new roof the homeowner has already contracted. For a roofer the job itself is usually sold; the value is the street around it. Houses on the same block tend to be the same age and carry the same roof, and neighbors see the crew and the dumpster.
In Morgantown, permits were issued on 22 different days in the window; the most recent were Oct 26, 2026, Oct 22, 2026, Oct 20, 2026. The busiest ZIPs were 26505 (25), 26501 (14).
- Door-hang or mail the 20 to 40 houses around each permit within a week of the issue date.
- Track which ZIPs are turning over roofs fastest and where tile, metal or flat-roof work clusters.
- Pass the address to solar, gutter and insulation partners: a new roof is when homeowners add panels.
Other work on the same permits
None of these permits match another trade in our rules.
Weekly trend
Permits per 7-day period, ending Oct 27, 2026. n/c = not collected yet (before our pipeline started pulling this source). It is not zero. Striped bars are partly collected weeks.
Top permit types
| Permit type / subtype | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Roof/Awning | 39 | 100% |
Busiest ZIP codes
| ZIP | Permits | Share | 8-wk avg / week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26505 | 25 | 64% | N/A |
| 26501 | 14 | 36% | N/A |
8-wk avg / week: average residential permits per week over the last 8 weeks for that ZIP and trade.
Sample rows
Anonymized: street address, permit number and any names removed. Subscribers get the full row with address, permit number and source link.
| Issued | ZIP | Permit type | Scope | Material | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | 26501 | Residential Roof/Awning | Roofing | Not stated | N/A |
| 2026-10-19 | 26505 | Residential Roof/Awning | Roofing | Not stated | N/A |
| 2026-10-05 | 26505 | Residential Roof/Awning | Roofing | Not stated | N/A |
| 2026-09-29 | 26505 | Residential Roof/Awning | Roofing | Not stated | N/A |
| 2026-09-22 | 26505 | Residential Roof/Awning | Roofing | Not stated | N/A |
| 2026-09-15 | 26505 | Residential Roof/Awning | Roofing | Not stated | N/A |
Source
- City of Morgantown: Permit records on maintain.unity.trimble.com, published by City of Morgantown. Source dataset. Collected window(s): Sep 2, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026. Last pulled Oct 27, 2026.
Metric: Residential = the source marks the permit's use as residential (permits with commercial or unknown use are not counted). Roofing = the permit's type or work description matches the Curbside Signal roofing rules. Counts exclude void or cancelled permits. Dates are the jurisdiction's permit issue date. These are permits from the City of Morgantown's public 'permits issued in the last six months' view, dated by issue date. Older permits roll off that view, and special-event and right-of-way permits are not included. Records are deduplicated on source and permit number. How we count. Part of the Morgantown, WV metro.
The honest limit. A permit usually means the job is already sold. We say that up front. The value is what happens around it:
- Neighbor marketing around active jobs: same-age houses on the same street.
- Cross-trade follow-on demand: new roof → solar, gutters, insulation; remodel → HVAC, electrical, landscaping, pool; new build → pest, security, landscaping.
- Contractor activity: which contractors pull permits where (where the jurisdiction publishes it), and who to recruit as subs.
- Early-stage projects for commercial trades and GC subs.
Follow-on: A new roof is the moment to sell solar, gutters and attic insulation. On Whole City, solar, gutter and insulation contractors can work the same addresses.
Questions
How many residential roofing permits were issued in Morgantown, WV recently?
39 residential roofing permits in the public records we pulled, the 8 weeks ending Oct 27, 2026. Source: City of Morgantown.
Which Morgantown ZIP codes have the most roofing permits?
26505 (25 residential permits), 26501 (14 residential permits), by residential roofing permit count the 8 weeks ending Oct 27, 2026. 2 ZIP codes had at least one permit.
What is the median declared value of a residential roofing permit in Morgantown?
The source does not publish valuations for these permits.
How do I get the Morgantown roofing permit list, and what does it cost?
Request a free 10-permit sample for your ZIPs first. Starter is $20/mo for one trade and up to 5 ZIPs every Monday; Whole City is $140/mo for a whole metro and up to 5 trades, delivered every Monday. Every package includes your first file within 24 hours of purchase. Guarantee on every package: If a month comes in under half the 8-week average permit count for your ZIPs and trades, you get 50% off next month. If a weekly file is ever late or missing, you get 50% off next month.
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