Village of New Salem
Pike County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of New Salem is a jurisdiction in Pike 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
- 217-285-7000
- Department Site
- Pike County Zoning / Building Permit Office (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
Pike County Zoning Office121 E Washington St.
Pittsfield, IL 62363
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
New Salem is a very small village (pop. ~116-121) in Pike County (not to be confused with the separate Lincoln's New Salem historic site, which is in Menard County). No official village government website or building department could be located despite searching. Pike County's Zoning/Building Permit Office is the county's general permitting authority; its own pages do not explicitly state whether its jurisdiction extends to incorporated villages like New Salem or only unincorporated county land, so this should be treated as the likely but not fully confirmed permitting path. Two official phone numbers appear on different Pike County pages for what may be the same or adjacent offices: (217) 285-7000 (building-permit page) and (217) 285-4013 (Zoning Administrator Greg Wyatt, zoning page) — the discrepancy is unexplained but both are on the official pikecountyil.org domain.
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 Salem'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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