28 ZIP codes with 100 or more permits on homes in the City of Cincinnati, October 2023 through September 2026. 45208 is the busiest with 1,939 permits (12% of the 15,821 in Cincinnati). Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code, for the 9 kinds of home work we track.
Busiest first. Top trade is the trade with the most permits in that ZIP code; contractors are distinct business names with at least one permit there. A ZIP code opens its page: permits by trade, the most active firms and usual filed values.
| ZIP code | Permits | Share | Top trade | Contractors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45208 | 1,939 | 12% | Plumbing (761) | 476 |
| 45209 | 1,079 | 7% | Plumbing (470) | 291 |
| 45227 | 838 | 5% | Plumbing (331) | 264 |
| 45206 | 802 | 5% | Plumbing (289) | 253 |
| 45211 | 770 | 5% | HVAC (336) | 211 |
| 45224 | 742 | 5% | Plumbing (308) | 190 |
| 45205 | 722 | 5% | HVAC (254) | 278 |
| 45213 | 710 | 4% | Plumbing (294) | 202 |
| 45230 | 705 | 4% | Plumbing (304) | 172 |
| 45223 | 704 | 4% | Plumbing (270) | 250 |
| 45226 | 630 | 4% | Plumbing (255) | 239 |
| 45237 | 619 | 4% | HVAC (309) | 136 |
| 45214 | 575 | 4% | HVAC (251) | 202 |
| 45202 | 569 | 4% | Plumbing (207) | 250 |
| 45207 | 554 | 4% | Plumbing (215) | 220 |
| 45220 | 551 | 3% | Plumbing (230) | 221 |
| 45238 | 519 | 3% | HVAC (233) | 148 |
| 45229 | 486 | 3% | Plumbing (181) | 214 |
| 45219 | 422 | 3% | Plumbing (175) | 181 |
| 45204 | 316 | 2% | Plumbing (117) | 134 |
| 45225 | 246 | 2% | Plumbing (107) | 115 |
| 45216 | 237 | 1% | HVAC (98) | 106 |
| 45212 | 200 | 1% | Plumbing (86) | 90 |
| 45239 | 175 | 1% | HVAC (77) | 68 |
| 45203 | 167 | 1% | HVAC (123) | 50 |
| 45232 | 155 | under 1% | Plumbing (71) | 75 |
| 45233 | 141 | under 1% | Plumbing (52) | 70 |
| 45217 | 111 | under 1% | Plumbing (45) | 55 |
Fewer than 100 permits, so no page: 45228 (21), 45215 (10).
Source: City of Cincinnati building permits (residential, Residential Code of Ohio). The window is October 2023 through September 2026.
Counted: permits on homes for the kinds of work we track (plumbing, HVAC, remodel & alteration, structural repair, new home, addition, demolition, retaining wall, garage & shed) where the record names a contractor, placed by the ZIP code of the permit's address (or its parcel's). The pages with a ZIP code cover 15,684 of the 15,821 permits; 106 had no usable ZIP code.
Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and owner-pulled permits. A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Cincinnati.