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July 2026 Building Permits

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

El Paso, TX issued 1,769 building permits in July 2026. The most active zip code was 79936 with 207 permits. Electrical Permit was the top permit type, making up 20% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,769
vs. prior month
—
0 last month
Most active zip
79936
207 permits
Top permit type
Electrical Permit
20% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — July 2026

79936
207
79934
205
79938
180
79912
168
79924
129
79925
108
79932
105
79907
82
79911
74
79915
65

Permits by type

July 2026 · El Paso, TX

Electrical Permit
352 (20%)
Mechanical Permit
334 (19%)
Plumbing Permit
284 (16%)
Roofing Permit
200 (11%)
Window Permit
65 (4%)
3rd Party Electrical
37 (2%)
3rd Party Plumbing
34 (2%)
Commercial Tenant Improvement
34 (2%)
3rd Party Mechanical
33 (2%)
Plumbing CHP Permit
32 (2%)
Residential Alteration
32 (2%)
Residential Management District
29 (2%)
3rd Party Residential New
27 (2%)
Commercial Alteration
26 (1%)
ROW Permit
26 (1%)
Residential Swimming Pool or Spa
20 (1%)
Fence Permit
17 (1%)
Residential New
17 (1%)
Commercial New
16 (1%)
Irrigation Permit
16 (1%)
Residential Accessory Structure
16 (1%)
Residential Addition
16 (1%)
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Construction Permit
16 (1%)
Demolition
13 (1%)
Commercial Grading
12 (1%)
Existing Building C of O Permit
9 (1%)
Meeting Project Assistant
8 (0%)
Commercial Addition
5 (0%)
Commercial Shell
5 (0%)
3rd Party Commercial Tenant Improvement
4 (0%)
3rd Party Completion Electrical
4 (0%)
3rd Party Completion Mechanical
3 (0%)
3rd Party Completion Plumbing
3 (0%)
3rd Party Residential Addition
3 (0%)
3rd Party Residential Completion
3 (0%)
Building Completion Plumbing
3 (0%)
Building Placement Permit
3 (0%)
Residential Completion
3 (0%)
Residential Grading
2 (0%)
Retaining Wall Permit
2 (0%)
Temporary Placement Permit
2 (0%)
Building Completion Electrical
1 (0%)
Building/After Hours Construction/NA/NA
1 (0%)
Commercial Completion Permit
1 (0%)

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