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Building permits in 21219, Baltimore County

Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026

997 building permits were issued in ZIP code 21219 by Baltimore County Permits, Approvals and Inspections, October 2024 through September 2026: 1% of the 72,744 in Baltimore County, the 22nd busiest ZIP code. Electrical permits lead with 365. 510 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 5% more than the 487 in the 12 months before. Permits from a city that runs its own permit office are not counted.

997permits in 21219
510last 12 months
68%for homes
Sep 2026records through

Permits in 21219 by kind of work

Share here is the part of the 997 permits in 21219; countywide is the same for all of Baltimore County.

Kind of workPermitsShare hereCountywide
Electrical36537%35%
Plumbing22322%31%
HVAC566%7%
Fences & walls556%4%
New homes313%3%
Garages, sheds & shade structures293%4%
Remodels & repairs273%2%
Solar263%2%
Additions182%1%
Demolition131%under 1%
Pools & spas4under 1%under 1%
Other15015%9%

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Permits in 21219 by year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from October)3122488
202512488488
2026 (through September)9387516

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How permits in 21219 finish

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.

Measure21219Countywide
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 202548736,255
Finished45.2%52.5%
Expired1.0%0.4%

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How these numbers are made

Source: Baltimore County GIS, Active Development map service: Cityworks Permits, Electrical Permits, Plumbing Permits and Gas Permits layers, read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building, electrical, plumbing and gas permits issued by Baltimore County Permits, Approvals and Inspections, which covers the whole county (it has no incorporated towns): Towson, Catonsville, Dundalk, Essex, Parkville, Pikesville, Owings Mills, Randallstown, Perry Hall, White Marsh and the rest. Baltimore City is a separate jurisdiction with its own permit office and is not in this file; the few trade permits whose ZIP code lies wholly inside Baltimore City are left out. Grading, storm-water and use-and-occupancy permits are not counted.

  • The county's files name no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Baltimore County.
  • The files carry no final inspection or completion date, so we show no time to final.
  • Electrical, plumbing and gas permits are marked complete when the county signs them off. Building permits in the county's current system are rarely marked closed, so building work (new homes, decks, fences, additions, remodels, commercial work) almost always shows as open and the finished share mostly reflects trade permits.
  • The estimated cost is filled on building permits only; trade permits carry no job value.
  • Gas permits for furnaces and boilers count as HVAC; gas permits for water heaters, ranges, dryers and gas lines count as plumbing. The county publishes no separate mechanical permits, so heat pumps and air conditioners appear under electrical.
  • Solar counts come from solar building permits; the matching electrical permit for the same job counts under electrical. Fire-sprinkler permits count as other.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Building permits in 21219, Baltimore County", https://contractorrecords.com/baltimore-county/zip/21219, data through September 2026, from Baltimore County Permits, Approvals and Inspections building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · By year · How permits finish.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits in 21219 by kind of work · Permits in 21219 by year · Permits in 21219: finished and days to final.

Common questions

  • How many building permits were issued in 21219?997 permits issued by the county in ZIP code 21219, October 2024 through September 2026: 365 electrical, 223 plumbing, 56 HVAC. 510 were in the last 12 months.
  • What is built most in 21219?Electrical: 365 of the 997 permits (37%), against 35% countywide.
  • Who did the work in 21219?The county's file doesn't name contractors, so we can't say. Ask a contractor for the permit numbers of past jobs and check them with the county.