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August 2026 Building Permits

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

Fort Worth, TX issued 5,627 building permits in August 2026, down 9% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 76179 with 566 permits. Plumbing Backflow / Standalone was the top permit type, making up 13% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
5,627
vs. prior month
-9%
6,193 last month
Most active zip
76179
566 permits
Top permit type
Plumbing Backflow / Standalone
13% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

76179
566
76052
548
76140
357
76108
302
76036
277
76247
255
76008
217
76107
207
76131
199
76244
185

Permits by type

August 2026 · Fort Worth, TX

Plumbing Backflow / Standalone
742 (13%)
Plumbing / Standalone
656 (12%)
Mechanical / Umbrella
594 (11%)
Electrical / Umbrella
573 (10%)
Plumbing / Umbrella
540 (10%)
Electrical / Standalone
539 (10%)
Mechanical / Standalone
519 (9%)
Residential Building Permit / New
450 (8%)
Residential Building Permit / Remodel
410 (7%)
Commercial Accessory Structure / New
131 (2%)
Commercial Building Permit / Remodel
117 (2%)
Residential Accessory Struct / New
103 (2%)
Commercial Building Permit / New
72 (1%)
Residential Building Permit / Addition
55 (1%)
Design Review / HCLC
29 (1%)
Urban Forestry
27 (0%)
Commercial Grading Permit
19 (0%)
Commercial Accessory Structure / Addition
17 (0%)
Residential Accessory Struct / Addition
13 (0%)
Residential Accessory Struct / Remodel
9 (0%)
Commercial Building Permit / Addition
8 (0%)
Commercial Accessory Structure / Remodel
4 (0%)

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