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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 1,109 building permits in July 2026. The most active zip code was 94611 with 137 permits. Building Worksheet (Building) was the top permit type, making up 23% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,109
vs. prior month
—
0 last month
Most active zip
94611
137 permits
Top permit type
Building Worksheet (Building)
23% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — July 2026

94611
137
94605
134
94602
118
94610
91
94618
81
94606
76
94608
75
94601
72
94619
70
94609
59

Permits by type

July 2026 · Oakland, CA

Building Worksheet (Building)
256 (23%)
Building Residential Combo Alteration- 1 & 2 Unit Residential (Building)
144 (13%)
ReRoof Certificate (Building)
138 (12%)
Electrical - 1 & 2 Unit Residential (Building)
134 (12%)
Building Alteration - 3+ Residential Units or Commercial (Building)
68 (6%)
Electrical - 3+ Residential Units or Commercial (Building)
64 (6%)
SolarApp+ (For roof mounted residential solar projects not exceeding 38.4kw total done with SolarApp+- contractor use)
58 (5%)
Mechanical - 1 & 2 Unit Residential (Building)
56 (5%)
(RP) Plumbing - 1 & 2 Unit Residential (Building)
51 (5%)
Plumbing - 3+ Residential Units or commercial (Building)
49 (4%)
Mechanical - 3+ Residential Units or Commercial (Building)
31 (3%)
Lead Based Paint (Building)
19 (2%)
Solar Permit (For commercial projects, residential projects not eligible for SolarApp+, or owner/builder or contractor use)
16 (1%)
(RBC) New Construction - Single Family, Duplex or Accessory Structures
10 (1%)
Building New - 3+ Residential Units or Commercial (Building)
5 (0%)
(S) Sign Permit- New and Alterations
3 (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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