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September 2026 Building Permits

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

McAllen, TX issued 848 building permits in September 2026, down 7% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 78501 with 210 permits. Residential Electrical was the top permit type, making up 15% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
848
vs. prior month
-7%
913 last month
Most active zip
78501
210 permits
Top permit type
Residential Electrical
15% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — September 2026

78501
210
78504
184
78503
86

Permits by type

September 2026 · McAllen, TX

Residential Electrical
130 (15%)
Residential Mechanical
105 (12%)
Residential Plumbing
97 (11%)
Residential New or Addition
90 (11%)
Residential Irrigation
70 (8%)
Commercial Electrical
57 (7%)
Fire General
57 (7%)
Right of Way Permit
39 (5%)
Sign
39 (5%)
Residential Alteration
37 (4%)
Commercial Plumbing
33 (4%)
Commercial Alteration
27 (3%)
Commercial Mechanical
18 (2%)
Commercial New or Addition
15 (2%)
Change of Occupancy
11 (1%)
Demolition
10 (1%)
Commercial Irrigation
8 (1%)
Fence or Retaining Wall
3 (0%)
Fire Inspections
2 (0%)

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