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August 2026 Building Permits

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

Sacramento, CA issued 1,437 building permits in August 2026, down 20% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 95831 with 149 permits. Residential - Web-Minor was the top permit type, making up 63% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,437
vs. prior month
-20%
1,792 last month
Most active zip
95831
149 permits
Top permit type
Residential - Web-Minor
63% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

95831
149
95822
132
95818
125
95835
120
95819
111
95838
95
95820
92
95833
88
95823
84
95816
64

Permits by type

August 2026 · Sacramento, CA

Residential - Web-Minor
901 (63%)
Residential - Minor
158 (11%)
Residential - Remodel
68 (5%)
Residential - Production Permit
60 (4%)
Commercial - Minor
46 (3%)
Commercial - Web-Minor
26 (2%)
Commercial - Remodel
22 (2%)
Commercial - Other Struct (non-bldg)
17 (1%)
Residential - Housing-Minor
16 (1%)
Residential - Addition
15 (1%)
Commercial - Repair-Maintenance
14 (1%)
County Fire - CF
14 (1%)
Residential - Housing Dept Permit
12 (1%)
Residential - Repair-Maintenance
12 (1%)
Residential - New Building
10 (1%)
Sign - 1-5
9 (1%)
Commercial - Fire Equipment
8 (1%)
Commercial - Housing-Minor
7 (0%)
Residential - Demolition
5 (0%)
Residential - Pool
4 (0%)
Commercial - Housing Dept Permit
3 (0%)
Facilities Permit Program - Remodel
2 (0%)
Commercial - Addition
1 (0%)
Commercial - Demolition
1 (0%)
Commercial - Housing-Demo
1 (0%)
Commercial - New Building
1 (0%)
Commercial - New Underground
1 (0%)
Commercial - Phased
1 (0%)
Residential - Housing-Demo
1 (0%)
Residential - Other Struct (non-bldg)
1 (0%)

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