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Massachusetts building permit directory
Use this state-level matrix to move from a county name to the responsible permitting office, digital gateway, applicable code framework, and inspection process.
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County matrix
14 jurisdictional profiles
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Barnstable CountyFIPS 25001
Municipal FallbackTown of Barnstable Inspectional Services Department – Building Division (representative municipal authority; Massachusetts building permits are issued by the towns, not the county)View profile →Berkshire CountyFIPS 25003
Municipal FallbackCity of Pittsfield Building Inspectors Department (representative municipal authority; Massachusetts building permits are administered by the municipality, not the county)View profile →Bristol CountyFIPS 25005
Municipal FallbackCity of Taunton Building Department (representative municipal fallback)View profile →Dukes CountyFIPS 25007
Municipal FallbackTown of Edgartown Building Inspector’s Office (representative municipal fallback)View profile →Essex CountyFIPS 25009
Municipal FallbackCity of Salem Inspectional Services (Building Department / Public Property; representative municipal fallback)View profile →Franklin CountyFIPS 25011
Municipal FallbackFranklin County Cooperative Inspection Program (FCCIP), Franklin Regional Council of Governments (serves participating municipalities)View profile →Hampden CountyFIPS 25013
Municipal FallbackCity of Springfield Department of Code Enforcement / Building Division (representative municipal fallback)View profile →Hampshire CountyFIPS 25015
Municipal FallbackCity of Northampton Building Department (representative municipal fallback; also serves Williamsburg for building/electrical)View profile →Middlesex CountyFIPS 25017
Municipal FallbackCity of Cambridge Inspectional Services Department (representative municipal fallback)View profile →Nantucket CountyFIPS 25019
CountyTown and County of Nantucket Planning and Land Use Services (PLUS), Building DivisionView profile →Norfolk CountyFIPS 25021
Municipal FallbackTown of Norfolk Building/Inspectional Department (representative municipal fallback)View profile →Plymouth CountyFIPS 25023
Municipal FallbackTown of Plymouth Inspectional Services Department (representative municipal fallback)View profile →Suffolk CountyFIPS 25025
Municipal FallbackCity of Boston Inspectional Services Department (representative municipal fallback)View profile →Worcester CountyFIPS 25027
Municipal FallbackCity of Worcester Inspectional Services Department, Building and Zoning Division (representative municipal fallback)View profile →