Jurisdiction directory

West Virginia home project permits by county

Many West Virginia households live outside city limits, where the county building department — not a city — issues the permit. 6 West Virginia counties, covering the state's largest jurisdictions, are inventoried here.

Model reviewed August 2026

Counties covered

largest jurisdictions first

Municipalities tracked

in West Virginia

Population covered

0.7M

residents in listed counties

Code basis

Local

State Building Code available for local adoption; adoption is optional

Featured counties

The largest and most active permit jurisdictions in the state.

Kanawha County178,000 residents · seat Charleston Berkeley County126,000 residents · seat Martinsburg Monongalia County106,000 residents · seat Morgantown Cabell County94,000 residents · seat Huntington Wood County83,000 residents · seat Parkersburg Raleigh County73,000 residents · seat Beckley

All West Virginia counties we cover

6 counties, largest first.

Kanawha CountySeat: Charleston · 178,000 residents Berkeley CountySeat: Martinsburg · 126,000 residents Monongalia CountySeat: Morgantown · 106,000 residents Cabell CountySeat: Huntington · 94,000 residents Wood CountySeat: Parkersburg · 83,000 residents Raleigh CountySeat: Beckley · 73,000 residents

Sources

Sources & verification

West Virginia State Fire Marshal

Model vintage August 2026. The links above are the issuing agencies' own pages — we publish them so you can confirm the current rule yourself, not as evidence that each fact on this page was re-checked with them today. Cost figures are modeled estimates based on national baselines adjusted for local labor and material pricing, not quotes. Permit rules change; confirm with the building department before starting work.