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September 2026 Building Permits

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

San Diego, CA issued 3,090 building permits in September 2026, down 1% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 92037 with 157 permits. No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum was the top permit type, making up 31% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
3,090
vs. prior month
-1%
3,122 last month
Most active zip
92037
157 permits
Top permit type
No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
31% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — September 2026

92037
157
92126
122
92154
121
92101
119
92130
118
92122
113
92108
111
92103
108
92128
102
92123
101

Permits by type

September 2026 · San Diego, CA

No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
949 (31%)
Combination Building Permit
403 (13%)
Photovoltaic - SB 379
369 (12%)
Building Permit
254 (8%)
Electrical Pmt
212 (7%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Mechanical
168 (5%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical
136 (4%)
Plumbing Pmt
121 (4%)
Mechanical Pmt
109 (4%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Plumbing
102 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Alarm
92 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Suppression
87 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Sign Pmt
34 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Demolition Pmt
29 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Underground
13 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Kitchen Hood
4 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading-Right of Way Pmt
4 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt
2 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Electrical Pmt - PV Combo
1 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt-Private
1 (0%)

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