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October 2026 Building Permits

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

Washington, DC issued 3,970 building permits in October 2026, down 3% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 20002 with 420 permits. Supplemental — Electrical was the top permit type, making up 24% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
3,970
vs. prior month
-3%
4,105 last month
Most active zip
20002
420 permits
Top permit type
Supplemental — Electrical
24% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — October 2026

20002
420
20011
396
20001
338
20007
274
20020
246
20003
242
20019
210
20016
184
20017
171
20005
167

Permits by type

October 2026 · Washington, DC

Supplemental — Electrical
944 (24%)
Supplemental — Plumbing And Gas
838 (21%)
Construction — Alteration And Repair
544 (14%)
Supplemental — Mechanical
325 (8%)
Post Card — Building
216 (5%)
Post Card — Plumbing
201 (5%)
Home Occupation
181 (5%)
Construction — Miscellaneous
142 (4%)
Construction — Permit
116 (3%)
Construction — Solar System
77 (2%)
Construction — Addition Alteration Repair
65 (2%)
Construction — Fence
38 (1%)
Construction — Demolition
37 (1%)
Construction — New Building
29 (1%)
Post Card — Electrical - General
24 (1%)
Construction — Deck
19 (0%)
Post Card — Gas Fitting
19 (0%)
Construction — Sign
18 (0%)
Post Card — Electrical - Heavy Up
18 (0%)
Construction — Special Building
15 (0%)
Construction — Civil Plans
13 (0%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - New
13 (0%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - Alteration
11 (0%)
Construction — Retaining Wall
10 (0%)
Post Card — Mechanical
10 (0%)
Construction — Raze
9 (0%)
Supplemental — Boiler
9 (0%)
Construction — Tenant Layout
7 (0%)
Construction — Variance
5 (0%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - Repair
5 (0%)
Construction — Shed
3 (0%)
Construction — Excavation Only
2 (0%)
Construction — Foundation Only
2 (0%)
Construction — Swimming Pool
2 (0%)
Construction — Capacity Placard
1 (0%)
Construction — Garage
1 (0%)
Construction — Special Sign
1 (0%)

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