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Building permits in 78653, Austin

1,077 permits on homes in ZIP code 78653, October 2023 through September 2026, pulled by 35 contractors: 1% of the 87,588 permits we track in the City of Austin. Electrical leads with 354 permits (33%), then new home with 199. Counts cover the 10 kinds of home work we track, not every permit filed in 78653.

1,077permits in 78653
35contractors with a permit here
Electricaltop trade (354)
1%of permits we track in Austin
Sep 2026records through

Permits in 78653 by trade

Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code. Share here is the trade's part of the 1,077 permits in 78653; citywide is the same for all of Austin. Firms are distinct business names with at least one permit here. A trade name opens every Austin contractor in that trade. No demolition, backyard unit (ADU) permits in 78653 in the window.

TradePermitsShare hereCitywideFirms
Electrical35433%28%15
New Home19918%5%3
Plumbing17917%27%10
HVAC16816%21%4
Driveway & Sidewalk16615%2%3
Home Addition6under 1%4%2
Remodel & Repair3under 1%8%1
Swimming Pool2under 1%2%2

Most active contractors in 78653

The firms with the most permits in 78653 for the 3 biggest trades here, October 2023 through September 2026. This is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. The compare pages let you pick what you value and build your own list.

Electrical: 354 permits, 15 firms

  1. In Charge Electrical Services, LLC · 274 here, 1,346 across Austin
  2. Landmark Electric · 59 here, 693 across Austin
  3. Freedom Forever Texas, LLC · 4 here, 35 across Austin
  4. Green Power Energy LLC · 2 here, 19 across Austin
  5. Greenstar Power · 2 here, 52 across Austin

The other 13 electrical permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Austin electricians →

New Home: 199 permits, 3 firms

  1. KB Home · 118 here, 255 across Austin
  2. Milestone Community Builders, LLC · 50 here, 346 across Austin
  3. Pulte Homes of Texas L.P. dba Pulte Group · 31 here, 31 across Austin

Compare all Austin home builders →

Plumbing: 179 permits, 10 firms

  1. Victory Plumbing Company · 116 here, 696 across Austin
  2. Mustang Plumbing · 30 here, 379 across Austin
  3. Casa Mechanical Services · 24 here, 196 across Austin
  4. Sweetwater Home Services · 3 here, 161 across Austin
  5. Blacktie Plumbing · 1 here, 21 across Austin

The other 5 plumbing permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Austin plumbers →

How 78653 compares with Austin overall

  • 78653 has 1% of the 87,588 permits we track in the City of Austin, the 27th busiest of 37 ZIP codes with 100 or more permits.
  • Driveway & Sidewalk is a bigger part of the work here: 15% of permits in 78653, against 2% across Austin.
  • New Home is a bigger part of the work here: 18% of permits in 78653, against 5% across Austin.
  • Plumbing is a smaller part: 17% here, against 27% across Austin.
  • The usual home value in 78653 is $410,000 (Travis Central Appraisal District values), against $565,000 across Austin.

Looking up a specific address in 78653

We publish counts by ZIP code and by contractor, not a list of permits by street address. The full record for one property, with every permit, its status and its inspections, is kept by the office that issued the permits; our source here is City of Austin issued construction permits. Ask that permit office for a property's permit history, or search its public records by address.

For a contractor you are about to hire, open their page from the lists above to see every permit they pulled across Austin. Austin permit statistics → · How the records work in Austin →

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Austin issued construction permits. The window is October 2023 through September 2026. Each permit is placed by its property's ZIP code (the address on the permit, or the parcel's when the permit has none).

Counted: permits on homes for the 10 kinds of work we track (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, remodel & repair, new home, home addition, driveway & sidewalk, swimming pool, demolition, backyard unit (ADU)) where the record names a contractor. Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and permits with no contractor (owner-pulled work). So this is not the city's count of every permit in 78653.

A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Austin. Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits.

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Common questions

  • How many building permits were issued in 78653?1,077 permits on homes in ZIP code 78653, October 2023 through September 2026, for the 10 kinds of work we track in the City of Austin: 354 electrical, 199 new home, 179 plumbing, 168 HVAC and more. That is not every permit in 78653: commercial work, trades we don't read and owner-pulled permits are not counted.
  • Who are the most active electricians in 78653?By electrical permits on homes in 78653, October 2023 through September 2026: In Charge Electrical Services, LLC (274); Landmark Electric (59); Freedom Forever Texas, LLC (4). That is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. Compare Austin electricians on finished share, speed and filed values →
  • Who are the most active home builders in 78653?By new home permits on homes in 78653, October 2023 through September 2026: KB Home (118); Milestone Community Builders, LLC (50); Pulte Homes of Texas L.P. dba Pulte Group (31). That is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. Compare Austin home builders on finished share, speed and filed values →
  • Which trade pulls the most permits in 78653?Electrical: 354 of the 1,077 permits (33%), from 15 firms.