Data through January 2025 · updated 19 Oct 2026
665 plumbing permits were issued in the City of Auburn, February 2023 through January 2025: about 332 a year and 17% of all permits. 344 plumbing permits in the last 12 months on file (Feb 2024–Jan 2025), 7% more than the 321 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is January. The usual one took 82 days from issue to the city's final. 98002 has the most, 285.
Permits issued each month, February 2023 through January 2025.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Feb 2023 | 28 |
| Mar 2023 | 30 |
| Apr 2023 | 17 |
| May 2023 | 29 |
| Jun 2023 | 26 |
| Jul 2023 | 29 |
| Aug 2023 | 36 |
| Sep 2023 | 34 |
| Oct 2023 | 17 |
| Nov 2023 | 21 |
| Dec 2023 | 19 |
| Jan 2024 | 35 |
| Feb 2024 | 30 |
| Mar 2024 | 32 |
| Apr 2024 | 32 |
| May 2024 | 44 |
| Jun 2024 | 29 |
| Jul 2024 | 23 |
| Aug 2024 | 23 |
| Sep 2024 | 13 |
| Oct 2024 | 28 |
| Nov 2024 | 15 |
| Dec 2024 | 32 |
| Jan 2025 | 43 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). January is the busiest (141), November the quietest (65). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 141 |
| February | 105 |
| March | 112 |
| April | 88 |
| May | 132 |
| June | 99 |
| July | 94 |
| August | 106 |
| September | 85 |
| October | 81 |
| November | 65 |
| December | 92 |
Permits issued Feb 2023–Jan 2024, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 255 with a final date.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Feb 2023–Jan 2024 | 321 |
| Finished | 79.4% |
| Expired | 1.2% |
| Usual days, issue to final | 82 |
| Middle half, days | 13–188 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 665 plumbing permits.
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbing - Over The Counter | 263 | 40% |
| Plumbing - Commercial | 136 | 20% |
| Plumbing - Residential | 109 | 16% |
| Sewer - Repair | 82 | 12% |
| Sewer - New Connection | 58 | 9% |
| Sewer - Relocate/Replace | 8 | 1% |
| Mechanical - Commercial | 5 | under 1% |
| Sewer - Grinder Pump | 2 | under 1% |
| Mechanical - Over The Counter | 2 | under 1% |
The contractors named on the most plumbing permits in the City of Auburn open data file, February 2023 through January 2025, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 665 plumbing permits; 87% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.
| Contractor | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Water Heater Company | 45 | 7% |
| Peltram Plumbing LLC | 29 | 4% |
| JJ Plumbing LLC | 27 | 4% |
| Preventative Plumbing Solutions LLC | 26 | 4% |
| Rescue Rooter | 20 | 3% |
| Pacific Bath Company | 16 | 2% |
| Re-Bath of Seattle | 15 | 2% |
| KB Home | 11 | 2% |
| Roto Rooter Services Co | 10 | 2% |
| Repipe Plumbing Solutions LLC | 9 | 1% |
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
Plumbing permits for other places in Seattle and Puget Sound. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
Seattle, WABellevue, WAKing County, WAEverett, WATacoma, WAPierce County, WAKitsap County, WA
Source: City of Auburn open data, Permits (Socrata fted-8bve), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued February 2023 through January 2025; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Building, mechanical, plumbing, side-sewer, demolition, fire-protection and sign permits issued by the City of Auburn for property inside city limits, in both its King County and Pierce County parts (Lea Hill, Lakeland Hills, West Hill and downtown). Electrical permits are issued by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries and are not in this file. Unincorporated King County permits (the separate King County page) and neighbouring cities such as Kent, Federal Way, Algona and Pacific are not in this file. Street, utility, storm, grading and right-of-way permits are left out.
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Contractor Records, "Plumbing permits in the City of Auburn, WA", https://contractorrecords.com/auburn-wa/plumbing-permits, data through January 2025, from City of Auburn Community Development building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · By ZIP code · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.
Download the tables (CSV): Plumbing permits by month · Plumbing permits by calendar month (index) · Plumbing permits: days to final · Plumbing permits by ZIP code · Plumbing permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.