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November 2026 Building Permits

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

Washington, DC issued 1,289 building permits in November 2026, down 68% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 20002 with 149 permits. Supplemental — Plumbing And Gas was the top permit type, making up 20% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,289
vs. prior month
-68%
3,970 last month
Most active zip
20002
149 permits
Top permit type
Supplemental — Plumbing And Gas
20% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — November 2026

20002
149
20011
138
20001
83
20007
75
20019
72
20016
70
20003
69
20010
69
20020
61
20018
57

Permits by type

November 2026 · Washington, DC

Supplemental — Plumbing And Gas
260 (20%)
Supplemental — Electrical
241 (19%)
Construction — Alteration And Repair
225 (17%)
Supplemental — Mechanical
102 (8%)
Post Card — Building
68 (5%)
Post Card — Plumbing
65 (5%)
Home Occupation
60 (5%)
Construction — Miscellaneous
54 (4%)
Construction — Permit
36 (3%)
Construction — Addition Alteration Repair
28 (2%)
Construction — Fence
27 (2%)
Construction — Solar System
26 (2%)
Construction — Demolition
14 (1%)
Construction — Deck
8 (1%)
Construction — Sign
8 (1%)
Construction — New Building
7 (1%)
Post Card — Gas Fitting
7 (1%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - New
7 (1%)
Construction — Retaining Wall
6 (0%)
Post Card — Mechanical
6 (0%)
Construction — Civil Plans
5 (0%)
Post Card — Electrical - General
5 (0%)
Post Card — Electrical - Heavy Up
5 (0%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - Repair
4 (0%)
Construction — Garage
3 (0%)
Construction — Variance
3 (0%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - Alteration
2 (0%)
Supplemental — Boiler
2 (0%)
Construction — Raze
1 (0%)
Construction — Shed
1 (0%)
Construction — Sheeting And Shoring
1 (0%)
Construction — Special Building
1 (0%)
Construction — Swimming Pool
1 (0%)

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