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September 2026 Building Permits

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

Sacramento, CA issued 1,678 building permits in September 2026, down 15% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 95831 with 197 permits. Residential - Web-Minor was the top permit type, making up 59% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,678
vs. prior month
-15%
1,971 last month
Most active zip
95831
197 permits
Top permit type
Residential - Web-Minor
59% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — September 2026

95831
197
95822
159
95835
142
95818
139
95820
109
95819
108
95838
108
95823
102
95815
101
95833
98

Permits by type

September 2026 · Sacramento, CA

Residential - Web-Minor
982 (59%)
Residential - Minor
177 (11%)
Residential - Remodel
67 (4%)
Commercial - Minor
63 (4%)
Residential - Production Permit
54 (3%)
Commercial - Web-Minor
52 (3%)
Commercial - Remodel
33 (2%)
Commercial - Repair-Maintenance
32 (2%)
Residential - Housing-Minor
26 (2%)
Commercial - Fire Equipment
24 (1%)
Residential - Addition
24 (1%)
Residential - New Building
22 (1%)
County Fire - CF
20 (1%)
Residential - Repair-Maintenance
16 (1%)
Residential - Housing Dept Permit
13 (1%)
Residential - Pool
10 (1%)
Facilities Permit Program - Remodel
9 (1%)
Sign - 1-5
8 (0%)
Commercial - New Building
7 (0%)
Commercial - Other Struct (non-bldg)
5 (0%)
Residential - Demolition
5 (0%)
Commercial - Addition
4 (0%)
Commercial - Housing-Minor
4 (0%)
Commercial - Housing Dept Permit
3 (0%)
Residential - Housing-Rental Program-Minor
3 (0%)
Residential - Other Struct (non-bldg)
3 (0%)
Commercial - Demolition
2 (0%)
Commercial - Demolition Interior
2 (0%)
Commercial - New Temp Power
2 (0%)
Commercial - Tenant Improvement
2 (0%)
Facilities Permit Program - Tenant Improvement
2 (0%)
Commercial - New Underground
1 (0%)
Commercial - Phased
1 (0%)

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