How many building permits does Corona issue a year?

About 3,902 a year in Corona: 7,804 permits over 24 months, October 2024 through September 2026. 3,583 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025-Sep 2026), 15% fewer than the 4,221 in the 12 months before.

Are building permits up or down in Corona?

3,583 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025-Sep 2026), 15% fewer than the 4,221 in the 12 months before. Roofing permits grew most (300 to 386); solar permits fell most (895 to 540).

What is the busiest month for permits in Corona?

June, counting every kind of work (116 against an average month of 100). December is the quietest (80). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.

What share of Corona permits are for homes?

82%: 6,410 of the 7,804 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026 were residential permits.

Corona, CA Permit Statistics (2026): 7,804 Permits

By kind of work

Permits issued October 2024 through September 2026. Last 12 months is Oct 2025–Sep 2026; the 12 months before is Oct 2024–Sep 2025. Homes is the share issued as residential permits. Busiest month is the calendar month with the most permits on average.

Kind of work	Permits	Share	Last 12 mo	12 mo before	Change	Homes	Busiest month
Solar	1,435	18%	540	895	−40%	99%	October
Plumbing	1,252	16%	636	616	+3%	97%	February
Electrical	907	12%	492	415	+19%	90%	September
HVAC	700	9%	338	362	−7%	95%	August
Roofing	686	9%	386	300	+29%	90%	October
Fences & walls	474	6%	155	319	−51%	96%	August
Remodels & repairs	447	6%	227	220	+3%	100%	June
New homes	193	2%	34	159	−79%	100%	April
ADUs & casitas	149	2%	66	83	−20%	100%	June
Pools & spas	139	2%	69	70	−1%	99%	December
Garages, sheds & shade structures	124	2%	49	75	−35%	100%	October
Additions	113	1%	63	50	+26%	100%	September
Other	1,086	14%	475	611	−22%	0%	October

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: demolition (99).

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By year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window. Per year scales a part year to 12 months.

Year	Months	Permits	Per year
2024 (from October)	3	988	3,952
2025	12	4,154	4,154
2026 (through September)	9	2,662	3,549

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By month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026. The tallest bar is the busiest month on file.

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Month	Permits
Oct 2024	384
Nov 2024	359
Dec 2024	245
Jan 2025	296
Feb 2025	366
Mar 2025	326
Apr 2025	362
May 2025	402
Jun 2025	369
Jul 2025	463
Aug 2025	300
Sep 2025	349
Oct 2025	367
Nov 2025	279
Dec 2025	275
Jan 2026	273
Feb 2026	275
Mar 2026	346
Apr 2026	293
May 2026	256
Jun 2026	384
Jul 2026	267
Aug 2026	309
Sep 2026	259

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When each kind of work is filed

Permits by calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line), October 2024 through September 2026. Kinds of work do not all peak together. Each month is counted twice (once a year), so one unusual month still moves these numbers.

Solar

1,435 permits · busiest October, quietest January

Plumbing

1,252 permits · busiest February, quietest May

Electrical

907 permits · busiest September, quietest December

HVAC

700 permits · busiest August, quietest February

Roofing

686 permits · busiest October, quietest February

Fences & walls

474 permits · busiest August, quietest January

Remodels & repairs

447 permits · busiest June, quietest January

New homes

193 permits · busiest April, quietest March

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Kind of work	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Solar	63	131	81	90	100	93	135	79	90	146	78	115
Plumbing	122	124	118	97	70	116	87	74	86	98	116	93
Electrical	89	85	105	108	87	122	107	102	123	108	110	54
HVAC	82	65	103	94	105	122	127	141	122	89	86	65
Roofing	133	59	103	80	80	107	89	84	65	184	147	68
Fences & walls	41	46	185	129	111	137	122	192	48	56	81	53
Remodels & repairs	72	94	107	110	118	123	89	83	118	83	99	102
New homes	162	205	6	211	205	143	50	19	44	37	106	12

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Homes and everything else

How the city classed each permit. Other covers commercial buildings, signs, towers and similar work.

Permit class	Permits	Share	Last 12 mo
Homes (residential)	6,410	82%	2,950
Other	1,394	18%	633

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How many permits get finished

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, so each has had at least 12 months to reach a final. Finished means the city recorded a final inspection or marked it complete. The file doesn't mark permits expired, so a lapsed permit still reads open.

Status	Permits	Share
Finished	3,383	80.1%
Still open	838	19.9%

How long each kind of permit takes →

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By ZIP code

The 10 ZIP codes with the most permits, counted at the property's ZIP code. A ZIP code can cross into a city that runs its own permit office; only the city's permits are counted.

ZIP code	Permits	Share	Top kind of work
92882	2,635	34%	Solar (512)
92879	1,808	23%	Plumbing (358)
92881	1,339	17%	Plumbing (280)
92883	1,074	14%	Solar (258)
92880	609	8%	Solar (88)
92878	13	under 1%	Plumbing (3)
92860	6	under 1%	Plumbing (5)
92282	2	under 1%	Other
91719	1	under 1%	Other
91720	1	under 1%	Other

All 5 ZIP codes with 250+ permits →

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How Corona compares with other cities

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

85% finished of solar permits a year or more old here, against 84% across 26 cities (12th highest of 27). Permit completion rates by city →
15% still open of solar permits a year after issue here, against 16% across 26 cities (12th fewest left open of 27). Permits still open after a year, by city →
Firms per city, how many are active and how many are new, across 53 cities. How many contractors each city has →
Busiest Jun, quietest Dec for permits here; see when each trade peaks in 50 cities. Busiest months for home projects, by city →

Nearby permit data

Permit statistics for other places in Los Angeles and the Inland Empire. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

Anaheim, CA Los Angeles, CA Culver City, CA Riverside County, CA

How these numbers are made

Source: CorStat (City of Corona open data), Building Permits dataset 2agx-camz, read 23 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, solar, re-roof, fence, pool and fire-sprinkler permits the City of Corona Building Division issues inside city limits. Unincorporated neighbors such as Temescal Valley, El Cerrito, Home Gardens and Coronita get their permits from Riverside County and are not in this file (they are on the Riverside County pages). Public-works encroachment and utility permits and planning or fire-prevention reviews are not counted.

The city's permit file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Corona.
The job value is filled on about half of permits: almost always on re-roofs, fences, home additions, ADUs, new homes and commercial work, but most electrical, solar, HVAC and plumbing permits carry $0, which we treat as no value.
Solar counts both the city's standard solar permits and those issued through its automated online solar review (listed in the file as Symbium Solar); many include battery storage.
A final date is the city's finaled date. A permit marked with a certificate of occupancy counts as finished. Water-heater replacements count as plumbing; fire sprinklers, alarms and signs 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, "Corona, CA building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/corona/permit-statistics, data through September 2026, from City of Corona Building Division building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · By year · By month · When each kind of work is filed · Homes and everything else · How many get finished · By ZIP code.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits by kind of work · Permits by year · Permits by month · Permits by calendar month (index) · Homes and other permits · Finished, open and expired · Permits by ZIP code.

Common questions

How many building permits does Corona issue a year?About 3,902 a year in Corona: 7,804 permits over 24 months, October 2024 through September 2026. 3,583 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 15% fewer than the 4,221 in the 12 months before.
Are building permits up or down in Corona?3,583 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 15% fewer than the 4,221 in the 12 months before. Roofing permits grew most (300 to 386); solar permits fell most (895 to 540).
What is the busiest month for permits in Corona?June, counting every kind of work (116 against an average month of 100). December is the quietest (80). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.
What share of Corona permits are for homes?82%: 6,410 of the 7,804 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026 were residential permits.

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