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May 2026 Building Permits

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

San Diego, CA issued 2,677 building permits in May 2026, down 9% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 92037 with 148 permits. No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum was the top permit type, making up 28% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
2,677
vs. prior month
-9%
2,958 last month
Most active zip
92037
148 permits
Top permit type
No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
28% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — May 2026

92037
148
92117
123
92115
117
92121
114
92130
113
92111
109
92114
105
92128
104
92154
103
92101
102

Permits by type

May 2026 · San Diego, CA

No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
742 (28%)
Combination Building Permit
395 (15%)
Photovoltaic - SB 379
351 (13%)
Building Permit
197 (7%)
Electrical Pmt
190 (7%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical
152 (6%)
Plumbing Pmt
116 (4%)
Mechanical Pmt
99 (4%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Alarm
94 (4%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Suppression
92 (3%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Plumbing
83 (3%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Mechanical
71 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Demolition Pmt
36 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Sign Pmt
34 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Underground
10 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Kitchen Hood
7 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading-Right of Way Pmt
6 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt
2 (0%)

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