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July 2026 Building Permits

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

Oakland, CA issued 730 building permits in July 2026. The most active zip code was 94605 with 90 permits. Building Worksheet (Building) was the top permit type, making up 22% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
730
vs. prior month
—
0 last month
Most active zip
94605
90 permits
Top permit type
Building Worksheet (Building)
22% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — July 2026

94605
90
94611
89
94602
72
94618
55
94601
54
94610
54
94608
49
94606
48
94619
46
94609
43

Permits by type

July 2026 · Oakland, CA

Building Worksheet (Building)
164 (22%)
ReRoof Certificate (Building)
97 (13%)
Building Residential Combo Alteration- 1 & 2 Unit Residential (Building)
92 (13%)
Electrical - 1 & 2 Unit Residential (Building)
91 (12%)
SolarApp+ (For roof mounted residential solar projects not exceeding 38.4kw total done with SolarApp+- contractor use)
42 (6%)
Building Alteration - 3+ Residential Units or Commercial (Building)
40 (5%)
Mechanical - 1 & 2 Unit Residential (Building)
39 (5%)
Electrical - 3+ Residential Units or Commercial (Building)
38 (5%)
(RP) Plumbing - 1 & 2 Unit Residential (Building)
37 (5%)
Plumbing - 3+ Residential Units or commercial (Building)
32 (4%)
Mechanical - 3+ Residential Units or Commercial (Building)
22 (3%)
Solar Permit (For commercial projects, residential projects not eligible for SolarApp+, or owner/builder or contractor use)
10 (1%)
Lead Based Paint (Building)
8 (1%)
(RBC) New Construction - Single Family, Duplex or Accessory Structures
5 (1%)
Building New - 3+ Residential Units or Commercial (Building)
4 (1%)
(S) Sign Permit- New and Alterations
2 (0%)
Private Infrastructure (P-Job)
2 (0%)
Grading (Private)
1 (0%)
Insulation Certificate (Building)
1 (0%)
Non-Residential Building - Demolition
1 (0%)
Report of Residential Record (3R Report)
1 (0%)
Residential Building - Demolition
1 (0%)

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