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October 2026 Building Permits

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

Sacramento, CA issued 1,415 building permits in October 2026, down 27% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 95831 with 160 permits. Residential - Web-Minor was the top permit type, making up 61% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,415
vs. prior month
-27%
1,935 last month
Most active zip
95831
160 permits
Top permit type
Residential - Web-Minor
61% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — October 2026

95831
160
95822
147
95835
116
95819
105
95820
101
95833
87
95823
84
95838
84
95818
83
95816
63

Permits by type

October 2026 · Sacramento, CA

Residential - Web-Minor
861 (61%)
Residential - Minor
128 (9%)
Residential - Remodel
75 (5%)
Commercial - Web-Minor
41 (3%)
Commercial - Minor
40 (3%)
Residential - Addition
30 (2%)
Residential - Production Permit
27 (2%)
Commercial - Remodel
24 (2%)
County Fire - CF
24 (2%)
Residential - Repair-Maintenance
20 (1%)
Commercial - Repair-Maintenance
18 (1%)
Residential - Housing-Minor
18 (1%)
Residential - New Building
18 (1%)
Commercial - Other Struct (non-bldg)
14 (1%)
Commercial - Fire Equipment
13 (1%)
Residential - Pool
13 (1%)
Residential - Housing Dept Permit
11 (1%)
Sign - 1-5
9 (1%)
Commercial - New Building
7 (0%)
Commercial - Housing-Minor
4 (0%)
Facilities Permit Program - Remodel
4 (0%)
Residential - Demolition
4 (0%)
Commercial - Demolition Interior
3 (0%)
Commercial - Housing Dept Permit
3 (0%)
Commercial - Housing-Demo
2 (0%)
Commercial - Addition
1 (0%)
Commercial - Phased
1 (0%)
Facilities Permit Program - Tenant Improvement
1 (0%)
Residential - Other Struct (non-bldg)
1 (0%)

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