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November 2026 Building Permits

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

San Diego, CA issued 1,363 building permits in November 2026, down 59% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 92122 with 97 permits. No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum was the top permit type, making up 30% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,363
vs. prior month
-59%
3,355 last month
Most active zip
92122
97 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 — November 2026

92122
97
92109
74
92154
72
92037
63
92128
63
92130
59
92117
54
92126
53
92111
47
92101
44

Permits by type

November 2026 · San Diego, CA

No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
414 (30%)
Photovoltaic - SB 379
184 (13%)
Combination Building Permit
158 (12%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Plumbing
129 (9%)
Electrical Pmt
85 (6%)
Building Permit
72 (5%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Mechanical
72 (5%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical
70 (5%)
Plumbing Pmt
46 (3%)
Mechanical Pmt
41 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Alarm
39 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Suppression
21 (2%)
Approval - Construction - Sign Pmt
14 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Demolition Pmt
9 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Kitchen Hood
3 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading-Right of Way Pmt
3 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Underground
1 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt
1 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt-Private
1 (0%)

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