Village of Eddyville

Pope County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Eddyville is a jurisdiction in Pope 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: 618-672-4810

Permit Search

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

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Village of Eddyville
111 N Main St
Eddyville, IL 62928

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

Additional Notes

UNCONFIRMED - no official village website found; phone/address are from third-party directory listings (411.info, HomeTownLocator), not an official .gov/.us source, included here per instruction to disclose uncertain data rather than omit it. Pope County does not appear to have a publicly documented zoning ordinance or building/zoning department (no official county website with such content surfaced in research), so there is no clear county-level fallback either. This is a very small village (2020 pop. 99); it is plausible no formal building-permit process exists here.

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 Eddyville'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.