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January 2026 Building Permits

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

Fort Worth, TX issued 5,051 building permits in January 2026, up 2% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 76179 with 486 permits. Plumbing / Standalone was the top permit type, making up 14% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
5,051
vs. prior month
+2%
4,931 last month
Most active zip
76179
486 permits
Top permit type
Plumbing / Standalone
14% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — January 2026

76179
486
76036
400
76052
391
76247
352
76140
319
76008
234
76107
213
76108
209
76244
178
76109
176

Permits by type

January 2026 · Fort Worth, TX

Plumbing / Standalone
721 (14%)
Mechanical / Umbrella
559 (11%)
Plumbing Backflow / Standalone
552 (11%)
Residential Building Permit / New
535 (11%)
Plumbing / Umbrella
502 (10%)
Electrical / Umbrella
500 (10%)
Electrical / Standalone
459 (9%)
Residential Building Permit / Remodel
344 (7%)
Mechanical / Standalone
269 (5%)
Residential Accessory Struct / New
157 (3%)
Commercial Building Permit / Remodel
139 (3%)
Commercial Accessory Structure / New
100 (2%)
Commercial Building Permit / New
57 (1%)
Residential Building Permit / Addition
43 (1%)
Commercial Grading Permit
23 (0%)
Design Review / HCLC
23 (0%)
Urban Forestry
16 (0%)
Residential Accessory Struct / Addition
15 (0%)
Residential Accessory Struct / Remodel
13 (0%)
Commercial Building Permit / Addition
9 (0%)
Commercial Accessory Structure / Addition
8 (0%)
Commercial Accessory Structure / Remodel
7 (0%)

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