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April 2026 Building Permits

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

San Diego, CA issued 2,958 building permits in April 2026, up 2% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 92130 with 180 permits. No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum was the top permit type, making up 29% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
2,958
vs. prior month
+2%
2,906 last month
Most active zip
92130
180 permits
Top permit type
No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
29% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — April 2026

92130
180
92037
168
92154
151
92122
132
92121
127
92117
124
92126
120
92111
117
92109
115
92115
113

Permits by type

April 2026 · San Diego, CA

No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
854 (29%)
Photovoltaic - SB 379
439 (15%)
Combination Building Permit
405 (14%)
Electrical Pmt
216 (7%)
Building Permit
206 (7%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical
133 (4%)
Plumbing Pmt
118 (4%)
Mechanical Pmt
117 (4%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Plumbing
104 (4%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Suppression
87 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Alarm
84 (3%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Mechanical
82 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Sign Pmt
42 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Demolition Pmt
37 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Kitchen Hood
10 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Underground
8 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading-Right of Way Pmt
6 (0%)
Construction Change - Building
5 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt-Private
3 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt
2 (0%)

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