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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 646 building permits in September 2026, down 29% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 78501 with 161 permits. Residential Electrical was the top permit type, making up 13% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
646
vs. prior month
-29%
913 last month
Most active zip
78501
161 permits
Top permit type
Residential Electrical
13% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — September 2026

78501
161
78504
144
78503
62

Permits by type

September 2026 · McAllen, TX

Residential Electrical
85 (13%)
Residential Mechanical
84 (13%)
Residential New or Addition
78 (12%)
Residential Plumbing
68 (11%)
Residential Irrigation
53 (8%)
Fire General
45 (7%)
Commercial Electrical
43 (7%)
Residential Alteration
31 (5%)
Sign
31 (5%)
Right of Way Permit
29 (4%)
Commercial Plumbing
23 (4%)
Commercial Alteration
22 (3%)
Commercial Mechanical
15 (2%)
Commercial New or Addition
12 (2%)
Change of Occupancy
10 (2%)
Demolition
8 (1%)
Commercial Irrigation
5 (1%)
Fence or Retaining Wall
2 (0%)
Fire Inspections
2 (0%)

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