Adopted edition
IRC 2021
City has its own adoption — separate from county.
TN · City
Memphis, TN.
Memphis, TN — building code: IRC 2021.
Design wind speed
90 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Cat II, 3-second gust at 33 ft.
Climate zone (IECC)
3A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Special zones
- HVHZ
- WBDR
- WUI
- FEMA SFHA possible
Permit office
Memphis Building Department
www.shelbycountytn.gov/199/Code-EnforcementZIP coverage
53 ZIP codes inside Memphis.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
37501 38101 38103 38104 38105 38106 38107 38108 38109 38111 38112 38113 38114 38115 38116 38117 38118 38119 38120 38122 38124 38125 38126 38127 38128 38130 38131 38132 38133 38134 38135 38136 38137 38141 38152 38157 38161 38166 38167 38168 38173 38174 38175 38177 38181 38182 38184 38186 38187 38188 38190 38193 38197
Working in Memphis?
Pull an address-level code packet for any parcel in Memphis. SkyCanvass resolves the address, looks up the Memphis-specific amendments and the Shelby county and Tennessee state floor, then emits a cited packet ready for permit submittal.
See the Shelby county overview, or the Tennessee state directory .
Pull a Memphis code packet.
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