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August 2026 Building Permits

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

San Diego, CA issued 3,122 building permits in August 2026, up 5% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 92101 with 135 permits. No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum was the top permit type, making up 33% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
3,122
vs. prior month
+5%
2,964 last month
Most active zip
92101
135 permits
Top permit type
No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
33% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

92101
135
92037
129
92154
124
92122
110
92109
109
92121
105
92126
104
92129
101
92128
99
92130
99

Permits by type

August 2026 · San Diego, CA

No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
1015 (33%)
Photovoltaic - SB 379
388 (12%)
Combination Building Permit
377 (12%)
Building Permit
217 (7%)
Electrical Pmt
211 (7%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical
169 (5%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Mechanical
156 (5%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Alarm
116 (4%)
Plumbing Pmt
115 (4%)
Mechanical Pmt
107 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Suppression
97 (3%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Plumbing
81 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Sign Pmt
34 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Demolition Pmt
17 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Kitchen Hood
8 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Underground
7 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading-Right of Way Pmt
4 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt-Private
2 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt
1 (0%)

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