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Pennsylvania building codes for roof replacement

Pennsylvania enforces a residential code statewide.

The latest edition of Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code (UCC) is mandatory statewide and is based on the 2021 IBC and 2021 IRC, and went into effect on 1/1/2026. The previous codes were the 2018 IBC and 2018 IRC, and were effective from 02/14/2022 (with a six month transition period ending on 08/14/2022) to 12/31/2025. The previous codes before that were based on the 2015 IBC and 2015 IRC, were effective from 10/01/2018 until 08/14/2022.

Official state building code page

Adopted editions across Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania

County pages for Pennsylvania are not published yet. The adoption data above covers the whole state.

Adoption data: FEMA Building Code Adoption Tracking (BCAT).