Village of Raymond

Montgomery County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Raymond is a jurisdiction in Montgomery 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.

Permit Search

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

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

P.O. Box 87

Raymond, IL 62560

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

Additional Notes

Phone, email, and mailing address confirmed via an official Montgomery County, Illinois document (montgomerycountyil.gov/wp-content/uploads/municipality.pdf), which lists Village Hall phone 217-229-4516 (fax 229-4505) and email raymon@consolidated.net. No dedicated village building department name or website was found -- Raymond (population ~949) most likely processes permits through Village Hall directly. Note: an initial web search returned results for the unrelated city of Raymond, Washington, which were discarded; this record is specifically for Raymond, Montgomery County, Illinois (area code 217).

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 Raymond'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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