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Building permits in 64157, Kansas City

Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026

1,420 building permits were issued in ZIP code 64157 by the City of Kansas City, Missouri City Planning & Development Department, October 2024 through September 2026: 6% of the 25,750 in Kansas City, the 4th busiest ZIP code. Electrical permits lead with 363. 753 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 13% more than the 667 in the 12 months before. Permits from a city that runs its own permit office are not counted.

1,420permits in 64157
753last 12 months
100%for homes
179days, usual issue to final
Sep 2026records through

Permits in 64157 by kind of work

Share here is the part of the 1,420 permits in 64157; citywide is the same for all of Kansas City.

Kind of workPermitsShare hereCitywide
Electrical36326%33%
Plumbing34825%22%
HVAC31922%21%
New homes18013%5%
Remodels & repairs363%7%
Pools & spas282%under 1%
Garages, sheds & shade structures161%under 1%
Additions10under 1%under 1%
Demolition4under 1%2%
Other1168%9%

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Permits in 64157 by year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from October)3149596
202512659659
2026 (through September)9612816

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How permits in 64157 finish

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

Measure64157Citywide
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 202566712,703
Finished64.6%57.0%
Expired0.1%0.5%
Usual days, issue to final17978

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Kansas City, MO Open Data, City Issued Permits (data.kcmo.org, dataset w8jz-wjgn), read 18 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Residential permits the City of Kansas City, Missouri issues inside the city limits (in Jackson, Clay, Platte and Cass counties): building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and demolition permits for single-family homes, duplexes and townhouses. Commercial permits, public works street and excavation permits, water service, zoning approvals and certificates of occupancy in the same file are not counted. Kansas City, Kansas, Independence, Overland Park and the other metro cities run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

  • The city's current permit file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Kansas City.
  • The city's valuation field is blank or zero on almost every residential permit in the window, so we show no costs.
  • The city's permit counts fall to less than half their usual level in May 2024, so the window starts in October 2024, well after the counts settle.
  • Roof replacements and rooftop solar have no permit type of their own in this file, so there are no roofing or solar counts. A permit the city files under the building type 'Other', or as a deck, counts under Other.
  • A new house gets separate building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits, so one project can count several times, once under each kind of work. Burglar and security alarm permits, filed as electrical, count under Other.
  • A final date comes from the city's finaled date on permits it shows as Closed or Work Completed. The ZIP code is the one on the permit's address.

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 64157, Kansas City", https://contractorrecords.com/kansas-city/zip/64157, data through September 2026, from the City of Kansas City, Missouri City Planning & Development Department building-permit records.

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

Download the tables (CSV): Permits in 64157 by kind of work · Permits in 64157 by year · Permits in 64157: finished and days to final.

Common questions

  • How many building permits were issued in 64157?1,420 permits issued by the city in ZIP code 64157, October 2024 through September 2026: 363 electrical, 348 plumbing, 319 HVAC. 753 were in the last 12 months.
  • What is built most in 64157?Electrical: 363 of the 1,420 permits (26%), against 33% citywide.
  • How long does a permit take in 64157?The usual permit issued here Oct 2024–Sep 2025 took 179 days from issue to final (431 permits with a final date), against 78 days citywide.
  • Who did the work in 64157?The city'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 city.