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HVAC permits in unincorporated Benton County, WA

Data through July 2026 · updated 21 Oct 2026

319 HVAC permits were issued in unincorporated Benton County, August 2024 through July 2026: about 160 a year and 23% of all permits. 146 HVAC permits in the last 12 months on file (Aug 2025–Jul 2026), 16% fewer than the 173 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is April. 99320 has the most, 3.

319permits issued
146last 12 months on file
Aprbusiest month
70%finished
$12,250usual declared value
Jul 2026records through

HVAC permits by month

Permits issued each month, August 2024 through July 2026.

Aug 2024: 8Aug2024Sep 2024: 7Oct 2024: 16Nov 2024: 11Dec 2024: 17Jan 2025: 13Jan2025Feb 2025: 6Mar 2025: 21Apr 2025: 20May 2025: 16Jun 2025: 20Jul 2025: 18JulAug 2025: 12Sep 2025: 18Oct 2025: 7Nov 2025: 10Dec 2025: 10Jan 2026: 10Jan2026Feb 2026: 20Mar 2026: 11Apr 2026: 15May 2026: 15Jun 2026: 12Jul 2026: 6Jul
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MonthPermits
Aug 20248
Sep 20247
Oct 202416
Nov 202411
Dec 202417
Jan 202513
Feb 20256
Mar 202521
Apr 202520
May 202516
Jun 202520
Jul 202518
Aug 202512
Sep 202518
Oct 20257
Nov 202510
Dec 202510
Jan 202610
Feb 202620
Mar 202611
Apr 202615
May 202615
Jun 202612
Jul 20266

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When HVAC permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). April is the busiest (132), August the quietest (75). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 87 (100 = an average month)February: 98 (100 = an average month)March: 120 (100 = an average month)April: 132 (100 = an average month)132May: 117 (100 = an average month)June: 120 (100 = an average month)July: 90 (100 = an average month)August: 75 (100 = an average month)September: 94 (100 = an average month)October: 87 (100 = an average month)November: 79 (100 = an average month)December: 102 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January87
February98
March120
April132
May117
June120
July90
August75
September94
October87
November79
December102

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How many HVAC permits get finished

Permits issued Aug 2024–Jul 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Aug 2024–Jul 2025173
Finished69.9%

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What an HVAC permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 318 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$12,250
Middle half$4,861–$18,450

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ZIP codes with the most HVAC permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the county's 319 HVAC permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
993203under 1%
993382under 1%
993372under 1%
993501under 1%

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The county's own permit types

How the county filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
SOB318100%
DRA1under 1%

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Most active contractors by permits filed

The contractors named on the most HVAC permits in the Benton County building permit file, August 2024 through July 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 319 HVAC permits; 95% 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.

ContractorPermitsShare
Campbell & Company11937%
Bruce Mechanical248%
Campbell Cool Elec Plmb Corp196%
Right Now Heating155%
Fire & Water144%
Noble HVAC Services144%
Delta Heating & Cooling Inc93%
Dayco Heating & Air83%
Jacobs & Rhodes83%
Delta Heating62%

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How Benton County compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

Nearby permit data

HVAC permits for other places in the Tri-Cities. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

How these numbers are made

Source: Benton County Building Permits (ArcGIS Online: Building_Permits_Assessor_VIew), read 21 Oct 2026. We count permits issued August 2024 through July 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building permits the Benton County Building Department issues for unincorporated land only: Finley, Plymouth, Paterson, Whitstran and the rural areas around Kennewick, Prosser, Benton City and West Richland. Kennewick, Richland, West Richland, Prosser and Benton City issue their own permits and are not in this file; a Kennewick or Prosser mailing address here belongs to land outside those cities. Electrical permits are issued by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, not the county, so there are none in this file.

  • The county's file names a contractor on about three in four recent permits; most of the rest are owner-builders. Older permits name one far less often.
  • The value is the job valuation the county records for its permit fee.
  • The window ends in July 2026: most permits applied for since then had no issue date yet when the file was pulled.
  • A completion date is filled on too few permits to time them, so we show which permits the county marks complete or closed but not how long they took.
  • Recent permits carry no parcel number, so the file can't be placed by ZIP code.
  • The county files its permits under short codes; SOB (small mechanical, plumbing and other jobs) and DRA (home remodels and additions) are split into kinds of work by their descriptions, and SFD and FAS (manufactured homes) count as new homes.

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, "HVAC permits in unincorporated Benton County, WA", https://contractorrecords.com/benton-county-wa/hvac-permits, data through July 2026, from Benton County Building Department building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · How many get finished · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Download the tables (CSV): HVAC permits by month · HVAC permits by calendar month (index) · HVAC permits: finished share · HVAC permits: declared value · HVAC permits by ZIP code · HVAC permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Common questions

  • How many HVAC permits does Benton County issue a year?About 160 a year in unincorporated Benton County: 319 permits issued August 2024 through July 2026, 146 of them in the last 12 months on file (to July 2026).
  • When do people in Benton County file the most HVAC permits?April (132 against an average month of 100); August is the quietest (75). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.
  • Which ZIP code has the most HVAC permits in Benton County?99320, with 3 of the 319 (under 1%); then 99338 (2).