# Escambia County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press

Look up Escambia County, FL building permits: the MyGovernmentOnline portal, Pensacola permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed.

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Escambia County Building Services issues building permits for unincorporated Escambia County and the Town of Century. Pensacola issues its own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record.

Place: Escambia County, Florida (FL). Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Guide reviewed 2026-10-19. Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website.

## Who issues permits

- Escambia County Building Services: unincorporated Escambia County and the Town of Century (850-595-3550)
- City of Pensacola: inside city limits

## Official sources

- [Escambia County online contractor and citizen access (MyGovernmentOnline)](https://www.mygovernmentonline.org): The county's permitting page links 'Online Contractor and Citizen Access' to MyGovernmentOnline; applications can also be emailed to permits@myescambia.com.
- [Escambia County Building Services](https://myescambia.com/our-services/building-services): Office page. Phone 850-595-3550.
- [Escambia County Building Services permitting page](https://myescambia.com/our-services/building-services/permitting): Permitting info, forms, inspections links and the MGO portal link.
- [Escambia County public records request](https://myescambia.com/service-portal/records-request): County public records request form linked from the Building Services pages.

## How to search permits

1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Pensacola, which issues its own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Escambia County Building Services.
2. Open the official permit search: Open Escambia County online contractor and citizen access (MyGovernmentOnline), which runs on MyGovernmentOnline. The county's permitting page links 'Online Contractor and Citizen Access' to MyGovernmentOnline; applications can also be emailed to permits@myescambia.com.
3. Search by address or permit number: Search with the street address or the permit number where the portal offers those fields, then open the record for its status, inspections and documents.
4. Ask the office about older records: If a permit is missing online, ask Escambia County Building Services (850-595-3550) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems.

## Municipalities

- City of Pensacola: DSD - Building Inspections, 5th floor of City Hall, 222 W. Main St.; phone 850-436-5600; permit applications go through MGO Connect. [Permit portal](https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp/portal)
- Town of Century: Escambia County Building Services serves unincorporated areas and the town of Century.

## Good to know

- County Building Services covers the unincorporated county plus the Town of Century. ([source](https://myescambia.com/our-services/building-services))
- Building Services runs a main office (850-595-3550) and a North Office in Cantonment (850-587-5770). ([source](https://myescambia.com/our-services/building-services))
- Building Services handles plan review, permit issuance, building inspections, contractor licensing and construction boards. ([source](https://myescambia.com/our-services/building-services))

## Questions

### How do I search building permits in Escambia County, Florida?

Use Escambia County online contractor and citizen access (MyGovernmentOnline) (MyGovernmentOnline) at https://www.mygovernmentonline.org. The county's permitting page links 'Online Contractor and Citizen Access' to MyGovernmentOnline; applications can also be emailed to permits@myescambia.com. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead.

### Who issues building permits in Escambia County?

Escambia County Building Services issues permits for unincorporated Escambia County and the Town of Century. City of Pensacola issues its own permits inside city limits.

### What is the phone number for the Escambia County building department?

Escambia County Building Services: 850-595-3550. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19.

### Does Pensacola issue its own building permits?

Yes. City of Pensacola issues building permits inside its city limits. DSD - Building Inspections, 5th floor of City Hall, 222 W. Main St.; phone 850-436-5600; permit applications go through MGO Connect. Start at https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp/portal (MyGovernmentOnline).

### Is Escambia County in the Permit Press live feed?

Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Escambia County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Escambia County is added.

### Is Permit Press the official Escambia County permit website?

No. Permit Press at permit.press is an independent public-record research service. Permit applications, inspections, official status and documents stay with the issuing agency.

## Bordering counties

- [Santa Rosa County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/santa-rosa-county-fl)

[All Florida counties](https://permit.press/permit-search/florida)

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