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July 2026 Building Permits

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

San Diego, CA issued 2,964 building permits in July 2026, up 6% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 92037 with 144 permits. No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum was the top permit type, making up 30% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
2,964
vs. prior month
+6%
2,799 last month
Most active zip
92037
144 permits
Top permit type
No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
30% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — July 2026

92037
144
92122
134
92115
129
92117
126
92130
117
92114
116
92126
114
92128
110
92101
106
92104
106

Permits by type

July 2026 · San Diego, CA

No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
899 (30%)
Combination Building Permit
436 (15%)
Photovoltaic - SB 379
350 (12%)
Electrical Pmt
233 (8%)
Building Permit
206 (7%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical
177 (6%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Mechanical
113 (4%)
Plumbing Pmt
107 (4%)
Mechanical Pmt
99 (3%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Plumbing
89 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Suppression
87 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Alarm
72 (2%)
Approval - Construction - Sign Pmt
53 (2%)
Approval - Construction - Demolition Pmt
27 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Kitchen Hood
7 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Underground
5 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt-Private
2 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading-Right of Way Pmt
2 (0%)

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