What building code does North Carolina use?
North Carolina currently enforces North Carolina Building Code, 2018 edition (statewide 2018 code cycle). Cities and counties in North Carolina may adopt local amendments.
Adopted codes — 2018 cycle
| Scope | Code | Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Building | North Carolina Building Code | 2018 |
| Residential | North Carolina Residential Code | 2018 |
| Fire | North Carolina Fire Code | 2018 |
| Mechanical | North Carolina Mechanical Code | 2018 |
| Plumbing | North Carolina Plumbing Code | 2018 |
| Energy | North Carolina Energy Conservation Code | 2018 |
| Existing Building | North Carolina Existing Building Code | 2018 |
| Fuel Gas | North Carolina Fuel Gas Code | 2018 |
| Administrative | North Carolina Administrative Code and Policies | 2018 |
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curl https://codes.submittal.app/api/v1/states/north-carolina.jsonEvery page on this site is backed by the open building-codes dataset (CC BY 4.0). Source: ICC code-adoption records, retrieved 2026-04-28.