State · IA
Iowa building codes at a glance.
Iowa coverage in progress. Major metros (Des Moines, Cedar Rapids) typically on IRC 2018.
Municipal adoption
Permits issued: Local
In progress
Parcel + edition library indexing in progress; per-jurisdiction lookups available.
5A · 6A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
90–115 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Category II, 3-second gust at 33 ft. Fastener spec follows.
- HVHZ (not applicable)
- WUI (not applicable)
- FEMA SFHA overlays (present)
Compliance track
What's required to build here.
Local adoption — see jurisdiction.
County directory
All 99 counties in Iowa.
Each county page shows the adopted edition, county-level amendments, and permit-office contact.
- Adair County
- Adams County
- Allamakee County
- Appanoose County
- Audubon County
- Benton County
- Black Hawk County
- Boone County
- Bremer County
- Buchanan County
- Buena Vista County
- Butler County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Cedar County
- Cerro Gordo County
- Cherokee County
- Chickasaw County
- Clarke County
- Clay County
- Clayton County
- Clinton County
- Crawford County
- Dallas County
- Davis County
- Decatur County
- Delaware County
- Des Moines County
- Dickinson County
- Dubuque County
- Emmet County
- Fayette County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Fremont County
- Greene County
- Grundy County
- Guthrie County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Harrison County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Humboldt County
- Ida County
- Iowa County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Jones County
- Keokuk County
- Kossuth County
- Lee County
- Linn County
- Louisa County
- Lucas County
- Lyon County
- Madison County
- Mahaska County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Mills County
- Mitchell County
- Monona County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Muscatine County
- O''Brien County
- Osceola County
- Page County
- Palo Alto County
- Plymouth County
- Pocahontas County
- Polk County
- Pottawattamie County
- Poweshiek County
- Ringgold County
- Sac County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Sioux County
- Story County
- Tama County
- Taylor County
- Union County
- Van Buren County
- Wapello County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Winnebago County
- Winneshiek County
- Woodbury County
- Worth County
- Wright County
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