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October 2026 Building Permits

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

El Paso, TX issued 1,856 building permits in October 2026, up 11% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 79912 with 212 permits. Electrical Permit was the top permit type, making up 22% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,856
vs. prior month
+11%
1,675 last month
Most active zip
79912
212 permits
Top permit type
Electrical Permit
22% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — October 2026

79912
212
79936
204
79934
171
79938
161
79925
153
79924
140
79932
119
79907
95
79904
68
79902
66

Permits by type

October 2026 · El Paso, TX

Electrical Permit
402 (22%)
Roofing Permit
319 (17%)
Plumbing Permit
316 (17%)
Mechanical Permit
237 (13%)
Window Permit
78 (4%)
3rd Party Residential New
32 (2%)
3rd Party Electrical
31 (2%)
Commercial Tenant Improvement
29 (2%)
Residential Alteration
29 (2%)
3rd Party Plumbing
28 (2%)
Residential New
27 (1%)
Commercial Alteration
24 (1%)
Plumbing CHP Permit
23 (1%)
Residential Management District
23 (1%)
3rd Party Mechanical
22 (1%)
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Construction Permit
22 (1%)
Commercial Grading
21 (1%)
Fence Permit
21 (1%)
Irrigation Permit
19 (1%)
ROW Permit
19 (1%)
Residential Accessory Structure
16 (1%)
Residential Swimming Pool or Spa
15 (1%)
Existing Building C of O Permit
13 (1%)
Residential Addition
12 (1%)
Meeting Project Assistant
11 (1%)
Commercial New
10 (1%)
Commercial Shell
10 (1%)
Demolition
9 (0%)
Commercial Addition
6 (0%)
Residential Completion
6 (0%)
3rd Party Commercial Tenant Improvement
4 (0%)
3rd Party Residential Addition
4 (0%)
Residential Grading
4 (0%)
Building Completion Mechanical
3 (0%)
Building Completion Electrical
2 (0%)
Retaining Wall Permit
2 (0%)
3rd Party Completion Electrical
1 (0%)
3rd Party Completion Mechanical
1 (0%)
3rd Party Completion Plumbing
1 (0%)
3rd Party Residential Completion
1 (0%)
Building Completion Plumbing
1 (0%)
Building/3rd/Demolition/NA
1 (0%)
Commercial Completion Permit
1 (0%)

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