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March 2026 Building Permits

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

San Diego, CA issued 2,906 building permits in March 2026, up 27% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 92130 with 174 permits. No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum was the top permit type, making up 29% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
2,906
vs. prior month
+27%
2,292 last month
Most active zip
92130
174 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 — March 2026

92130
174
92122
150
92101
142
92037
132
92104
132
92109
128
92115
122
92114
120
92117
119
92111
112

Permits by type

March 2026 · San Diego, CA

No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
838 (29%)
Combination Building Permit
434 (15%)
Photovoltaic - SB 379
350 (12%)
Building Permit
223 (8%)
Electrical Pmt
187 (6%)
Plumbing Pmt
137 (5%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical
125 (4%)
Mechanical Pmt
117 (4%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Suppression
114 (4%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Plumbing
109 (4%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Alarm
96 (3%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Mechanical
79 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Sign Pmt
45 (2%)
Approval - Construction - Demolition Pmt
32 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Kitchen Hood
6 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Underground
6 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading-Right of Way Pmt
5 (0%)
Construction Change - Building
2 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt-Private
1 (0%)

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