Village of Gulfport

Henderson County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Gulfport is a jurisdiction in Henderson 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.

Contact

Permit Search

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

Additional Notes

No official Village of Gulfport, Illinois website could be located. Note: mygulfport.us, which surfaces prominently in search, is the City of Gulfport, FLORIDA (confirmed via its own page listing a Pinellas County/FL address) — explicitly NOT this municipality, and excluded as a source. Illinois Commerce Commission utility filings (icc.illinois.gov, a state site, not the village's or county's own domain) list a Village Clerk (Kathy P. Eaton) and mailing address of Box 104, Carman, IL 61425, but per sourcing rules this doesn't qualify as an official municipal/county source, so left unconfirmed/blank. Henderson County's Zoning/EMA Office (309-867-2780, Henderson County Courthouse, 307 Warren St, Oquawka, IL 61469) is a plausible fallback for this ~42-resident village but its jurisdiction over Gulfport specifically was not confirmed.

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 Gulfport'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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