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Building permits in 91605, the City of Los Angeles

Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026

1,120 building permits were issued in ZIP code 91605 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 38th busiest ZIP code. ADU and casita permits lead with 309. 544 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 6% fewer than the 576 in the 12 months before. Permits from a city that runs its own permit office are not counted.

1,120permits in 91605
544last 12 months
79%for homes
115days, usual issue to final
Sep 2026records through

Permits in 91605 by kind of work

Share here is the part of the 1,120 permits in 91605; citywide is the same for all of the City of Los Angeles.

Kind of workPermitsShare hereCitywide
ADUs & casitas30928%13%
Roofing30928%26%
Remodels & repairs17215%22%
Additions797%5%
Demolition333%3%
Pools & spas172%4%
New homes151%3%
Garages, sheds & shade structures141%under 1%
Fences & walls11under 1%2%
Solar3under 1%under 1%
Other15814%20%

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Permits in 91605 by year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from October)3135540
202512564564
2026 (through September)9421561

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How permits in 91605 finish

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

Measure91605Citywide
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 202557649,737
Finished67.9%67.4%
Expired0.2%0.1%
Usual days, issue to final11590

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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 We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.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.

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 91605, the City of Los Angeles", https://contractorrecords.com/los-angeles/zip/91605, 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 91605 by kind of work · Permits in 91605 by year · Permits in 91605: finished and days to final.

Common questions

  • How many building permits were issued in 91605?1,120 permits issued by the city in ZIP code 91605, October 2024 through September 2026: 309 ADUs & casitas, 309 roofing, 172 remodels & repairs. 544 were in the last 12 months.
  • What is built most in 91605?ADUs & casitas: 309 of the 1,120 permits (28%), against 13% citywide.
  • How long does a permit take in 91605?The usual permit issued here Oct 2024–Sep 2025 took 115 days from issue to final (390 permits with a final date), against 90 days citywide.
  • Who did the work in 91605?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.