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August 2026 Building Permits

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

McAllen, TX issued 913 building permits in August 2026, up 12% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 78501 with 272 permits. Residential Electrical was the top permit type, making up 14% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
913
vs. prior month
+12%
816 last month
Most active zip
78501
272 permits
Top permit type
Residential Electrical
14% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

78501
272
78504
199
78503
81

Permits by type

August 2026 · McAllen, TX

Residential Electrical
126 (14%)
Residential New or Addition
106 (12%)
Residential Mechanical
105 (12%)
Residential Plumbing
105 (12%)
Commercial Electrical
72 (8%)
Right of Way Permit
68 (7%)
Fire General
65 (7%)
Residential Irrigation
46 (5%)
Residential Alteration
43 (5%)
Commercial Plumbing
39 (4%)
Commercial Alteration
35 (4%)
Commercial Mechanical
27 (3%)
Sign
27 (3%)
Commercial New or Addition
13 (1%)
Change of Occupancy
9 (1%)
Commercial Irrigation
8 (1%)
Demolition
8 (1%)
Fence or Retaining Wall
7 (1%)
Fire Inspections
3 (0%)
Communication Tower
1 (0%)

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