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October 2026 Building Permits

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

San Diego, CA issued 3,355 building permits in October 2026, up 9% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 92037 with 196 permits. No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum was the top permit type, making up 33% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
3,355
vs. prior month
+9%
3,090 last month
Most active zip
92037
196 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 — October 2026

92037
196
92154
166
92130
164
92104
146
92129
141
92121
125
92101
123
92109
118
92115
117
92122
116

Permits by type

October 2026 · San Diego, CA

No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
1094 (33%)
Combination Building Permit
415 (12%)
Photovoltaic - SB 379
411 (12%)
Building Permit
237 (7%)
Electrical Pmt
225 (7%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Mechanical
185 (6%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical
162 (5%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Plumbing
127 (4%)
Plumbing Pmt
113 (3%)
Mechanical Pmt
109 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Alarm
90 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Suppression
79 (2%)
Approval - Construction - Demolition Pmt
40 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Sign Pmt
33 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Underground
12 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Kitchen Hood
6 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt
6 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading-Right of Way Pmt
5 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Electrical Pmt-PV Combo
3 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt-Private
3 (0%)

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