Village of New Athens

St. Clair County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of New Athens is a jurisdiction in St. Clair County, Illinois, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone: 618-475-2144
Department Site: Visit website (opens in a new tab)

Source: newathensil.com (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Village of New Athens
905 Spotsylvania Street
New Athens, IL 62264

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

The village's own official site (newathensil.com) lists only a general Village Hall phone number (618-475-2144) and address; no dedicated Building/Zoning/Community Development department page or specific permit contact was found in its Government section, despite the village having its own Municipal Code with zoning provisions (via Municode). St. Clair County's Building & Zoning Department's stated jurisdiction is unincorporated areas of the county, so it likely does not administer New Athens permits, but this was not explicitly confirmed either way on an official source. Confirmed as the Illinois village (618 area code, IL 62264 ZIP) per its official site.

What You Need Before Applying for a Permit

Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Village of New Athens's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.

Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.

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