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Building permits in 90039, the City of Los Angeles

Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026

1,330 building permits were issued in ZIP code 90039 by the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, October 2024 through September 2026: 1% of the 99,412 in the City of Los Angeles, the 21st busiest ZIP code. Roofing permits lead with 370. 670 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), about the same as the 660 in the 12 months before. Permits from a city that runs its own permit office are not counted.

1,330permits in 90039
670last 12 months
81%for homes
80days, usual issue to final
Sep 2026records through

Permits in 90039 by kind of work

Share here is the part of the 1,330 permits in 90039; citywide is the same for all of the City of Los Angeles.

Kind of workPermitsShare hereCitywide
Roofing37028%26%
Remodels & repairs36628%22%
ADUs & casitas14911%13%
Additions806%5%
Pools & spas494%4%
Demolition383%3%
Fences & walls363%2%
New homes322%3%
Garages, sheds & shade structures9under 1%under 1%
HVAC2under 1%under 1%
Solar1under 1%under 1%
Other19815%20%

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Permits in 90039 by year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from October)3160640
202512645645
2026 (through September)9525700

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How permits in 90039 finish

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

Measure90039Citywide
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 202566049,737
Finished70.3%67.4%
Expired0.0%0.1%
Usual days, issue to final8090

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How these numbers are made

Source: LADBS, Building and Safety - Building Permits Issued from 2020 to Present (N), data.lacity.org, read 18 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building permits the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) issues inside the city limits only. Other cities in Los Angeles County (Long Beach, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Glendale and the rest) and unincorporated county land run their own permit offices and are not in this file. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits are kept by LADBS in separate files and are not counted here, so those trades show only when a building permit names them.

  • The city's open permit file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Los Angeles.
  • Only building permits are counted. LADBS keeps electrical and mechanical (heating, air conditioning, plumbing) permits in separate files, so solar, HVAC, plumbing and electrical work is undercounted: it shows only when a building permit names it.
  • Supplemental permits (a revision or transfer of an earlier permit) and grading permits are left out.
  • The value is the job valuation the permit was issued on, which sets the fee. It is not a final cost.
  • A final date is the date the permit was finaled or its certificate of occupancy issued.
  • Permits after the January 2025 wildfires include rebuilding work in Pacific Palisades and other burn areas.

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Contractor Records, "Building permits in 90039, the City of Los Angeles", https://contractorrecords.com/los-angeles/zip/90039, data through September 2026, from the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety building-permit records.

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

Download the tables (CSV): Permits in 90039 by kind of work · Permits in 90039 by year · Permits in 90039: finished and days to final.

Common questions

  • How many building permits were issued in 90039?1,330 permits issued by the city in ZIP code 90039, October 2024 through September 2026: 370 roofing, 366 remodels & repairs, 149 ADUs & casitas. 670 were in the last 12 months.
  • What is built most in 90039?Roofing: 370 of the 1,330 permits (28%), against 26% citywide.
  • How long does a permit take in 90039?The usual permit issued here Oct 2024–Sep 2025 took 80 days from issue to final (464 permits with a final date), against 90 days citywide.
  • Who did the work in 90039?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.