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August 2026 Building Permits

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

Washington, DC issued 3,901 building permits in August 2026, down 11% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 20002 with 487 permits. Supplemental — Electrical was the top permit type, making up 22% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
3,901
vs. prior month
-11%
4,370 last month
Most active zip
20002
487 permits
Top permit type
Supplemental — Electrical
22% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

20002
487
20011
427
20001
291
20019
245
20020
227
20007
220
20016
215
20003
190
20009
188
20010
164

Permits by type

August 2026 · Washington, DC

Supplemental — Electrical
849 (22%)
Supplemental — Plumbing And Gas
830 (21%)
Construction — Alteration And Repair
468 (12%)
Supplemental — Mechanical
440 (11%)
Post Card — Building
274 (7%)
Post Card — Plumbing
214 (5%)
Home Occupation
164 (4%)
Construction — Miscellaneous
101 (3%)
Construction — Solar System
77 (2%)
Post Card — Electrical - General
75 (2%)
Construction — Permit
60 (2%)
Construction — Fence
51 (1%)
Construction — Demolition
46 (1%)
Construction — Deck
31 (1%)
Construction — Addition Alteration Repair
30 (1%)
Construction — Sign
24 (1%)
Post Card — Electrical - Heavy Up
19 (0%)
Construction — New Building
17 (0%)
Home Occupation — Expedited
17 (0%)
Post Card — Mechanical
14 (0%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - New
14 (0%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - Alteration
12 (0%)
Construction — Civil Plans
11 (0%)
Construction — Variance
10 (0%)
Construction — Retaining Wall
9 (0%)
Construction — Special Building
8 (0%)
Post Card — Gas Fitting
7 (0%)
Construction — Tenant Layout
6 (0%)
Supplemental — Boiler
6 (0%)
Construction — Shed
5 (0%)
Construction — Garage
3 (0%)
Construction — Swimming Pool
3 (0%)
Construction — Raze
2 (0%)
Construction — Sheeting And Shoring
2 (0%)
Construction — Excavation Only
1 (0%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - Repair
1 (0%)

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