Adopted edition
IRC 2021
City has its own adoption — separate from county.
PA · City
Philadelphia, PA.
Philadelphia, PA — building code: IRC 2021.
Design wind speed
90 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Cat II, 3-second gust at 33 ft.
Climate zone (IECC)
4A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Special zones
- HVHZ
- WBDR
- WUI
- FEMA SFHA possible
Permit office
Philadelphia Building Department
www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspectionsZIP coverage
59 ZIP codes inside Philadelphia.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
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Working in Philadelphia?
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See thePhiladelphia County countyoverview, or thePennsylvania state directory.
Pull a Philadelphia code packet.
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