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September 2026 Building Permits

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

Washington, DC issued 2,736 building permits in September 2026, down 30% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 20002 with 301 permits. Supplemental — Plumbing And Gas was the top permit type, making up 22% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
2,736
vs. prior month
-30%
3,901 last month
Most active zip
20002
301 permits
Top permit type
Supplemental — Plumbing And Gas
22% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — September 2026

20002
301
20001
241
20011
236
20007
188
20019
185
20003
159
20016
148
20020
127
20009
125
20017
112

Permits by type

September 2026 · Washington, DC

Supplemental — Plumbing And Gas
595 (22%)
Supplemental — Electrical
551 (20%)
Construction — Alteration And Repair
366 (13%)
Supplemental — Mechanical
333 (12%)
Post Card — Building
197 (7%)
Home Occupation
128 (5%)
Post Card — Plumbing
106 (4%)
Construction — Miscellaneous
94 (3%)
Construction — Fence
43 (2%)
Construction — Addition Alteration Repair
40 (1%)
Post Card — Electrical - General
39 (1%)
Construction — Solar System
37 (1%)
Construction — Permit
34 (1%)
Construction — New Building
26 (1%)
Construction — Demolition
19 (1%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - New
19 (1%)
Construction — Civil Plans
13 (0%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - Repair
13 (0%)
Post Card — Electrical - Heavy Up
12 (0%)
Construction — Retaining Wall
8 (0%)
Construction — Sign
8 (0%)
Post Card — Gas Fitting
8 (0%)
Post Card — Mechanical
8 (0%)
Construction — Deck
7 (0%)
Shop Drawing — Elevator - Alteration
6 (0%)
Supplemental — Boiler
5 (0%)
Construction — Sheeting And Shoring
3 (0%)
Construction — Special Building
3 (0%)
Construction — Awning
2 (0%)
Construction — Garage
2 (0%)
Construction — Swimming Pool
2 (0%)
Construction — Tenant Layout
2 (0%)
Construction — Variance
2 (0%)
Construction — Capacity Placard
1 (0%)
Construction — Foundation Only
1 (0%)
Construction — Raze
1 (0%)
Construction — Shed
1 (0%)
Construction — Special Sign
1 (0%)

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