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Arkansas CountyFIPS 05001
Municipal FallbackArkansas County Judge’s Office for county routing; municipal building authorities in the City of DeWitt and City of Stuttgart handle permits within their respective boundariesView profile →Ashley CountyFIPS 05003
Municipal FallbackAshley County Judge’s Office for county administration and unincorporated-area planning/zoning; City of Hamburg and City of Crossett building officials handle permits and inspections within their municipal boundariesView profile →Baxter CountyFIPS 05005
Municipal FallbackBaxter County Planning Board and County Judge for county site-development permits and unincorporated planning matters; municipal building departments, including the City of Mountain Home Building Inspection Department, issue building permits and conduct building inspections within city limitsView profile →Benton CountyFIPS 05007
CountyBenton County Building Safety DepartmentView profile →Boone CountyFIPS 05009
Municipal FallbackBoone County Judge’s Office and County Planning Board for county planning/zoning matters; City of Harrison Fire Department Community Risk Reduction Division handles building permits, plan review, inspections, and code enforcement within Harrison city limitsView profile →Bradley CountyFIPS 05011
Municipal FallbackBradley County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Warren Building Permits and Inspections Department handles construction permits and inspections within Warren city limits, with other projects routed to the responsible municipality or state/local authorityView profile →Calhoun CountyFIPS 05013
Municipal FallbackCalhoun County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Hampton Planning & Inspection Department issues and administers building permits within Hampton city limits, with other projects routed to the responsible local or state authorityView profile →Carroll CountyFIPS 05015
Municipal FallbackCarroll County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Berryville Building Inspector administers building permits and inspections within Berryville city limits, with other projects routed to the responsible municipality or authorityView profile →Chicot CountyFIPS 05017
Municipal FallbackChicot County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Lake Village Zoning Administrator handles building-permit questions within Lake Village city limits, with other projects routed to the responsible municipality or state authorityView profile →Clark CountyFIPS 05019
Municipal FallbackClark County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Arkadelphia Building Department issues and enforces building, fire, electrical, gas, plumbing, mechanical, and housing permits within Arkadelphia city limits, with other projects routed to the responsible municipality or authorityView profile →Clay CountyFIPS 05021
Municipal FallbackClay County Judge’s Office for county administration; incorporated municipalities such as Rector and Piggott administer local building/zoning permits, while no countywide building-permit department was identifiedView profile →Cleburne CountyFIPS 05023
Municipal FallbackCleburne County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Heber Springs Planning & Zoning/Fire Department issues and inspects building permits within city limits. Cleburne County states that it does not require building permits outside city limits.View profile →Cleveland CountyFIPS 05025
State FallbackCleveland County Judge’s Office is the verified county administrative contact; no county building-permit department or verified municipal permit office was identified in the reviewed official sources. Projects may also be subject to local municipal rules where applicable, with Arkansas state code agencies serving as the identifiable fallback.View profile →Columbia CountyFIPS 05027
Municipal FallbackColumbia County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Magnolia Administrative Official/Planning and Zoning function issues building permits and conducts compliance inspections within Magnolia city limits, with other work routed to the responsible municipality or authorityView profile →Conway CountyFIPS 05029
Municipal FallbackConway County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Morrilton Planning Department provides the Building Official, Plans Examiner, permitting, inspections, zoning, and code-enforcement functions within Morrilton city limits, with other projects routed to the responsible municipality or authorityView profile →Craighead CountyFIPS 05031
Municipal FallbackCraighead County Judge’s Office for county administration and floodplain-development permits; City of Jonesboro Planning & Zoning and Inspections provide the verified building-plan review, permit issuance, inspections, zoning, and code-enforcement workflow within Jonesboro city limits, with other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Crawford CountyFIPS 05033
Municipal FallbackCrawford County Judge’s Office for county road, driveway, road-cut, private-road, and development permits; City of Van Buren Building Department provides the verified building-permit, plan-review, inspection, and code-enforcement functions within Van Buren city limits, with other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Crittenden CountyFIPS 05035
Municipal FallbackCrittenden County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of West Memphis Planning & Development and Building Inspections provide the verified building-permit, plan-review, inspection, license-validation, and zoning-enforcement functions within West Memphis city limits, with other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Cross CountyFIPS 05037
Municipal FallbackCross County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Wynne Building & Planning and the Wynne Building Inspector provide the verified building-permit, plan-review, inspection, zoning, and code-enforcement functions within Wynne city limits, with other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Dallas CountyFIPS 05039
State FallbackDallas County Judge’s Office for county administration; no verifiable Dallas County or Fordyce building-permit authority, current local permit portal, or local building-inspection office was identified in the reviewed official sources. Building-code and contractor-licensing questions should be directed to the applicable Arkansas state authority until a local authority is confirmed.View profile →Desha CountyFIPS 05041
Municipal FallbackDesha County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Dumas provides the verified local code/permit contact structure and iWorQ permit portal for work within Dumas city limits, with McGehee, Dermott, Arkansas City, and other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Drew CountyFIPS 05043
Municipal FallbackDrew County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Monticello licenses and permits office/Building Official provides the verified building, utility, inspection, and occupancy permitting functions within Monticello and its one-mile planning area, with other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Faulkner CountyFIPS 05045
Municipal FallbackFaulkner County Judge’s Office and County Floodplain Administrator for county administration and flood-hazard development permits; City of Conway Building Permits & Inspections provides the verified full building, plan-review, code, fee, and inspection workflow within Conway city limits, with Greenbrier, Vilonia, Mayflower, and other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Franklin CountyFIPS 05047
Municipal FallbackFranklin County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Ozark City Hall/building inspector provides the verified building-permit, zoning-compliance, fee, inspection, and occupancy workflow within Ozark city limits, with Charleston, Altus, and other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Fulton CountyFIPS 05049
Municipal FallbackFulton County Judge’s Office for county administration; Cherokee Village Planning and Zoning provides the verified building-permit, zoning, permit-fee, and code-enforcement resources within Cherokee Village, with Salem, Mammoth Spring, Ash Flat, Horseshoe Bend, Viola, and other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Garland CountyFIPS 05051
Municipal FallbackGarland County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Hot Springs Building Safety/Permits and Inspections provides the verified building, electrical, mechanical, gas, plumbing, plan, fee, and inspection workflow within Hot Springs city limits, with other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Grant CountyFIPS 05053
Municipal FallbackGrant County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Sheridan Permit Department and Code Enforcement Officer provide the verified building, electrical, HVACR, licensing, and inspection functions within Sheridan city limits, with other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Greene CountyFIPS 05055
Municipal FallbackGreene County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Paragould Office of Planning and Development/City Inspector provides the verified residential, commercial, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, plan-review, floodplain, zoning, and inspection functions within Paragould city limits, with Marmaduke, Lafe, Delaplaine, Oak Grove Heights, and other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Hempstead CountyFIPS 05057
Municipal FallbackHempstead County government for county administration; City of Hope Building Services/Code Enforcement provides the verified residential and commercial building-permit, trade-inspection, zoning, and code-enforcement functions within Hope city limits, with Fulton, Ozan, Blevins, Washington, and other communities routed to their respective local authoritiesView profile →Hot Spring CountyFIPS 05059
Municipal FallbackHot Spring County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Malvern Building Department provides the verified building-permit, plan-review, code-enforcement, fee, and inspection workflow within Malvern city limits, with other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Howard CountyFIPS 05061
Municipal FallbackCity of Nashville Code Enforcement for work within Nashville city limits; Howard County’s current public county listing identifies county administration but no countywide building-permit department or permit portalView profile →Independence CountyFIPS 05063
Municipal FallbackCity of Batesville Code Enforcement for work within city limits; Independence County’s official government site lists county administration but no countywide building-permit department or permit portalView profile →Izard CountyFIPS 05065
Municipal FallbackCity of Melbourne permits office and Planning/Zoning Commission for work within Melbourne city limits; Izard County’s ordinance lists a reserved building article and planning/zoning authority but no published county permit workflowView profile →Jackson CountyFIPS 05067
Municipal FallbackCity of Newport Inspection/Building Code Enforcement for work within Newport city limits; Jackson County’s current official site lists county administration but no countywide building-permit department or permit portalView profile →Jefferson CountyFIPS 05069
Municipal FallbackJefferson County Judge’s Office and Environmental Office for county administration and road/land-use permits; City of Pine Bluff Inspection & Zoning Department provides the verified building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, gas, plan-review, zoning, and inspection workflow within Pine Bluff city limits, with other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Johnson CountyFIPS 05071
Municipal FallbackCity of Clarksville Planning & Zoning/Administrative Official for work within Clarksville city limits; Johnson County’s current official site lists county administration but no countywide building-permit department or permit portalView profile →Lafayette CountyFIPS 05073
Municipal FallbackLafayette County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Lewisville is the county-seat municipal fallback, but the reviewed county and municipal websites timed out and no functioning local building-permit authority could be verifiedView profile →Lawrence CountyFIPS 05075
Municipal FallbackLawrence County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Walnut Ridge handles the verified building-permit and zoning workflow within its corporate limits, with Hoxie, Alicia, Lynn, Smithville, Portia, and other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Lee CountyFIPS 05077
Municipal FallbackLee County Judge’s Office for county administration; no county building-permit department or functioning Marianna municipal building-permit authority was verified in the reviewed official sourcesView profile →Lincoln CountyFIPS 05079
Municipal FallbackLincoln County Judge’s Office for county administration; Star City is the county-seat municipal fallback, but no authoritative countywide or Star City building-permit workflow was verified in the reviewed official sourcesView profile →Little River CountyFIPS 05081
Municipal FallbackLittle River County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Ashdown Office of Code Enforcement handles verified permitting requests for all trades and construction phases, major repairs/remodeling permits, and residential property inspections within Ashdown city limits, with Foreman, Wilton, and other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Logan CountyFIPS 05083
Municipal FallbackLogan County Administrator/Judge’s Office for county administration; no county building-permit department or authoritative Paris/Booneville building-permit workflow was verified in the reviewed official sourcesView profile →Lonoke CountyFIPS 05085
Municipal FallbackLonoke County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Lonoke Community Development Department handles verified building-permit and planning functions within Lonoke city limits, with Cabot, Austin, Ward, Carlisle, England, Keo, and other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Madison CountyFIPS 05087
CountyMadison County Judge’s Office and Madison County Subdivision Review CommitteeView profile →Marion CountyFIPS 05089
CountyMarion County Judge’s Office and Marion County Building InspectorView profile →Miller CountyFIPS 05091
Municipal FallbackMiller County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Texarkana Arkansas Planning and Zoning and Code Enforcement divisions handle verified building-permit review, building-code enforcement, and certificates of occupancy within Texarkana city limits, with Fouke, Garland, Genoa, and other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Mississippi CountyFIPS 05093
Municipal FallbackMississippi County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Blytheville Permits and Inspections Division/Building Division of Code Enforcement handles verified building permits and inspections within Blytheville city limits, with Osceola, Gosnell, Manila, Leachville, and other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Monroe CountyFIPS 05095
Municipal FallbackClarendon and Brinkley municipal governments for their respective city limits; Monroe County’s current public sources identify county administration but no verified countywide building-permit department or permit portalView profile →Montgomery CountyFIPS 05097
Municipal FallbackMount Ida municipal government for work within city limits; Montgomery County’s current public county sources provide administration contacts but no verified countywide building-permit department or permit portalView profile →Nevada CountyFIPS 05099
Municipal FallbackNevada County Judge’s Office for county administration; no authoritative Prescott or countywide building-permit workflow was verified in the reviewed official sourcesView profile →Newton CountyFIPS 05101
Municipal FallbackNewton County Judge’s Office for county administration; no authoritative countywide or Jasper municipal building-permit workflow was verified in the reviewed official sourcesView profile →Ouachita CountyFIPS 05103
Municipal FallbackOuachita County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Camden Code Enforcement Department handles verified building inspections, plan review, permits, and certificates of occupancy within Camden city limits, with Bearden, Chidester, East Camden, Louann, Reader, Stephens, and other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalitiesView profile →Perry CountyFIPS 05105
Municipal FallbackPerry County Judge’s Office for county administration; no authoritative countywide or Perryville municipal building-permit workflow was verified in the reviewed official sources, so permitting should be confirmed with the municipality having jurisdictionView profile →Phillips CountyFIPS 05107
Municipal FallbackCity of Helena-West Helena Code Enforcement Department for work within city limits; other incorporated areas use their respective municipal authorities, and no countywide building-permit department was verifiedView profile →Pike CountyFIPS 05109
Municipal FallbackCity of Murfreesboro Building Permits and Inspections Department for work within city limits; other incorporated areas use their respective municipal authorities, and no countywide building-permit department was verifiedView profile →Poinsett CountyFIPS 05111
Municipal FallbackHarrisburg and Trumann municipal governments for their respective city limits; Poinsett County’s current official website lists county administration and city information but no countywide building-permit department or permit portalView profile →Polk CountyFIPS 05113
Municipal FallbackPolk County Judge’s Office for county administration; no authoritative countywide building-permit department was verified, and Mena’s official city site lists no building-permit department, so applicants must confirm the responsible municipal authority for the project locationView profile →Pope CountyFIPS 05115
Municipal FallbackCity of Russellville Fire, Building & Safety Division for work within Russellville city limits; other municipalities use their respective authorities, and no countywide building-permit department was verifiedView profile →Prairie CountyFIPS 05117
Municipal FallbackCity of Des Arc building-permit authority for work within city limits; Prairie County has two county seats and other municipalities use their respective authorities, with no countywide building-permit department verifiedView profile →Pulaski CountyFIPS 05119
CountyPulaski County Planning and Development Department; the county administers planning, subdivision, floodplain, stormwater, and Lake Maumelle Watershed registration/building permits in its jurisdiction, while incorporated cities administer building permits within their own limitsView profile →Randolph CountyFIPS 05121
Municipal FallbackCity of Pocahontas Code Enforcement/Building Inspection for work within Pocahontas city limits; Randolph County’s public county sources provide county administration contacts but no countywide building-permit departmentView profile →Saline CountyFIPS 05125
CountySaline County Planning Board and County Judge’s Office for subdivision, development, and stormwater review; municipal building-permit departments handle building work within incorporated city limits, and no separate countywide building-permit counter was verifiedView profile →Scott CountyFIPS 05127
Municipal FallbackScott County Judge’s Office and local municipal authorities; the county website does not identify a county building-permit department, and Waldron’s current municipal website is only a coming-soon pageView profile →Searcy CountyFIPS 05129
Municipal FallbackCity of Marshall municipal authority for work within city limits; Searcy County’s official site identifies the County Judge’s Office but no county building-permit department, portal, or permit formsView profile →Sebastian CountyFIPS 05131
Municipal FallbackFort Smith Building Services and Greenwood Planning & Development/Code Enforcement for their respective city limits; Sebastian County states it has no zoning or land-use controls and does not publish a countywide building-permit departmentView profile →Sevier CountyFIPS 05133
CountySevier County Building/Zoning Department; the county’s Building Official & Zoning Administrator serves as Chief Building Official, manages countywide zoning and inspections, reviews residential and commercial plans, investigates violations, and issues building permitsView profile →Sharp CountyFIPS 05135
Municipal FallbackCity of Ash Flat Code Enforcement and Cave City Planning Commission for their respective city limits; Sharp County’s current government site lists county administration but no countywide building-permit departmentView profile →St. Francis CountyFIPS 05123
Municipal FallbackCity of Forrest City Code Enforcement for work within city limits; St. Francis County’s official government site lists county administration but no countywide building-permit department or permit portalView profile →Stone CountyFIPS 05137
Municipal FallbackCity of Mountain View Planning & Zoning for work within city limits; Stone County’s current official county-office directory lists no building, planning, or zoning departmentView profile →Union CountyFIPS 05139
Municipal FallbackCity of El Dorado Codes/Permits and Fire Marshal for work within El Dorado city limits; State Fire Marshal guidance applies to Arkansas Fire Prevention Code compliance in unincorporated Union County, where the county states no building permit is requiredView profile →Van Buren CountyFIPS 05141
Municipal FallbackCity of Clinton Planning and Zoning Commission / Zoning Official and Code Enforcement; Van Buren County Judge’s Office for county administrationView profile →Washington CountyFIPS 05143
Municipal FallbackWashington County Planning for unincorporated zoning, conditional-use, floodplain, subdivision, and development approvals; municipal building-safety departments such as Fayetteville Building Safety issue construction permits within city limitsView profile →White CountyFIPS 05145
Municipal FallbackCity of Searcy Planning & Development / Inspection Department for municipal construction permitting; White County government provides county administration but no countywide building-permit office was identifiedView profile →Woodruff CountyFIPS 05147
Municipal FallbackCity and municipal code offices, principally Augusta for city-limit matters; Woodruff County Judge’s Office provides county administration but the reviewed county site does not identify a countywide building-permit departmentView profile →Yell CountyFIPS 05149
Municipal FallbackCity of Dardanelle Code Enforcement / Building Inspections for municipal permitting; Yell County Judge’s Offices in Danville and Dardanelle for county administrationView profile →