# Franklin County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Franklin County, FL building permits: the CitizenServe portal, Apalachicola permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/franklin-county-fl Franklin County Building Department issues building permits for unincorporated Franklin County. Apalachicola and Carrabelle issue their own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record. Place: Franklin 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 - Franklin County Building Department: unincorporated Franklin County (850-653-9783 ext. 3) - City of Apalachicola: inside city limits - City of Carrabelle: inside city limits ## Official sources - [Franklin County CitizenServe permit portal](https://www7.citizenserve.com/Portal/PortalController?Action=showHomePage&ctzPagePrefix=Portal_&installationID=389&original_iid=0&original_contactID=0): Search building permits and contractor registrations, apply for building, development and zoning permits, request inspections and view reports. - [Franklin County Building Department](https://building.franklincountyflorida.gov/pages/permits-licenses): Office page. Phone 850-653-9783 ext. 3. - [Franklin County Building Department page on main county site](https://www.franklincountyflorida.com/county-government/building-department/): Points to the building website and the public CitizenServe permit search. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Apalachicola or Carrabelle, which issue their own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Franklin County Building Department. 2. Open the official permit search: Open Franklin County CitizenServe permit portal, which runs on CitizenServe. Search building permits and contractor registrations, apply for building, development and zoning permits, request inspections and view reports. 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 Franklin County Building Department (850-653-9783 ext. 3) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of Apalachicola: City Building Department at 1 Bay Avenue handles building permit applications (PDF forms, email buildingdept@cityofapalachicola.com); clerk 850-653-7592, available weekdays 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; no online portal listed. [Building department](https://www.cityofapalachicola.com/departments/building/) - City of Carrabelle: City Building page links 'Apply For A Building Permit' and 'Building Permit Portal' to an iWorQ portal; city phone 850-697-3618. [Permit portal](https://carrabellefl.portal.iworq.net/portalhome/carrabellefl) ## Good to know - Franklin County takes permit applications online through CitizenServe, in person, or by mail to 248 Hwy 98, Eastpoint. ([source](https://building.franklincountyflorida.gov/pages/permits-licenses)) - Contractors who already have a Franklin County license should email permits@franklincountyflorida.com for portal login details rather than create a new account. ([source](https://building.franklincountyflorida.gov/pages/permits-licenses)) - CitizenServe technical support is at 1-800-325-9818 ext. 1, because Building Department staff cannot see your portal account. ([source](https://building.franklincountyflorida.gov/pages/permits-licenses)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Franklin County, Florida? Use Franklin County CitizenServe permit portal (CitizenServe) at https://www7.citizenserve.com/Portal/PortalController?Action=showHomePage&ctzPagePrefix=Portal_&installationID=389&original_iid=0&original_contactID=0. Search building permits and contractor registrations, apply for building, development and zoning permits, request inspections and view reports. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead. ### Who issues building permits in Franklin County? Franklin County Building Department issues permits for unincorporated Franklin County. City of Apalachicola and City of Carrabelle issue their own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Franklin County building department? Franklin County Building Department: 850-653-9783 ext. 3, 248 US Hwy 98, Eastpoint, FL 32328. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does Apalachicola issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Apalachicola issues building permits inside its city limits. City Building Department at 1 Bay Avenue handles building permit applications (PDF forms, email buildingdept@cityofapalachicola.com); clerk 850-653-7592, available weekdays 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; no online portal listed. Start at https://www.cityofapalachicola.com/departments/building/. ### Does Carrabelle issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Carrabelle issues building permits inside its city limits. City Building page links 'Apply For A Building Permit' and 'Building Permit Portal' to an iWorQ portal; city phone 850-697-3618. Start at https://carrabellefl.portal.iworq.net/portalhome/carrabellefl (iWorQ). ### Is Franklin County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Franklin County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Franklin County is added. ### Is Permit Press the official Franklin 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 - [Gulf County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/gulf-county-fl) - [Liberty County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/liberty-county-fl) - [Wakulla County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/wakulla-county-fl) [All Florida counties](https://permit.press/permit-search/florida) Records may be delayed or incomplete. Verify material facts with the original source.