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July 2026 Building Permits

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

Washington, DC issued 4,370 building permits in July 2026, down 2% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 20002 with 569 permits. Supplemental — Plumbing And Gas was the top permit type, making up 22% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
4,370
vs. prior month
-2%
4,438 last month
Most active zip
20002
569 permits
Top permit type
Supplemental — Plumbing And Gas
22% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — July 2026

20002
569
20011
401
20020
335
20019
299
20001
272
20007
234
20016
232
20009
216
20010
215
20003
191

Permits by type

July 2026 · Washington, DC

Supplemental — Plumbing And Gas
975 (22%)
Supplemental — Electrical
864 (20%)
Construction — Alteration And Repair
572 (13%)
Supplemental — Mechanical
521 (12%)
Post Card — Building
291 (7%)
Post Card — Plumbing
222 (5%)
Home Occupation — Expedited
118 (3%)
Construction — Miscellaneous
103 (2%)
Construction — Permit
102 (2%)
Construction — Solar System
84 (2%)
Home Occupation
65 (1%)
Post Card — Electrical - General
62 (1%)
Construction — Addition Alteration Repair
60 (1%)
Construction — Fence
51 (1%)
Construction — Demolition
33 (1%)
Construction — Deck
28 (1%)
Construction — New Building
27 (1%)
Construction — Sign
25 (1%)
Post Card — Electrical - Heavy Up
24 (1%)
Construction — Variance
19 (0%)
Post Card — Mechanical
16 (0%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - Repair
16 (0%)
Construction — Civil Plans
15 (0%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - New
13 (0%)
Construction — Special Building
10 (0%)
Construction — Retaining Wall
9 (0%)
Post Card — Gas Fitting
8 (0%)
Construction — Tenant Layout
7 (0%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - Alteration
7 (0%)
Construction — Raze
6 (0%)
Supplemental — Boiler
5 (0%)
Construction — Awning
2 (0%)
Construction — Garage
2 (0%)
Construction — Shed
2 (0%)
Construction — Sheeting And Shoring
2 (0%)
Construction — Capacity Placard
1 (0%)
Construction — Excavation Only
1 (0%)
Construction — Special Sign
1 (0%)
Construction — Swimming Pool
1 (0%)

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