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August 2026 Building Permits

Official permit data from El Paso— updated Mon, Wed & Fri from the county permitting office.

El Paso, TX issued 1,984 building permits in August 2026, up 12% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 79936 with 260 permits. Electrical Permit was the top permit type, making up 21% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,984
vs. prior month
+12%
1,769 last month
Most active zip
79936
260 permits
Top permit type
Electrical Permit
21% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

79936
260
79934
259
79912
236
79924
183
79938
161
79925
95
79907
90
79932
70
79930
67
79915
66

Permits by type

August 2026 · El Paso, TX

Electrical Permit
419 (21%)
Mechanical Permit
369 (19%)
Plumbing Permit
318 (16%)
Roofing Permit
213 (11%)
Window Permit
77 (4%)
Residential Alteration
47 (2%)
Residential Management District
38 (2%)
Commercial Tenant Improvement
36 (2%)
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Construction Permit
31 (2%)
Fence Permit
30 (2%)
Commercial Alteration
29 (1%)
ROW Permit
29 (1%)
Residential Swimming Pool or Spa
25 (1%)
3rd Party Plumbing
24 (1%)
Commercial Grading
22 (1%)
Irrigation Permit
22 (1%)
3rd Party Electrical
21 (1%)
3rd Party Mechanical
21 (1%)
Demolition
20 (1%)
Plumbing CHP Permit
20 (1%)
Residential Accessory Structure
20 (1%)
Commercial New
18 (1%)
Commercial Shell
18 (1%)
Residential Addition
17 (1%)
Residential New
16 (1%)
3rd Party Residential New
14 (1%)
Meeting Project Assistant
11 (1%)
Existing Building C of O Permit
10 (1%)
Building Placement Permit
8 (0%)
Commercial Addition
6 (0%)
Temporary Placement Permit
5 (0%)
Commercial Completion Permit
4 (0%)
3rd Party Commercial Tenant Improvement
3 (0%)
Building Completion Electrical
3 (0%)
Residential Completion
3 (0%)
Residential Grading
3 (0%)
3rd Party Completion Plumbing
2 (0%)
3rd Party Residential Addition
2 (0%)
Building Completion Plumbing
2 (0%)
3rd Party Completion Electrical
1 (0%)
3rd Party Completion Mechanical
1 (0%)
3rd Party Residental Alteration
1 (0%)
3rd Party Residential Completion
1 (0%)
Commercial Swimming Pool
1 (0%)
Foundation Permit
1 (0%)
Grading Subdivision
1 (0%)
Retaining Wall Permit
1 (0%)

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