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Building permits in 78130, New Braunfels

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

6,747 building permits were issued in ZIP code 78130 by City of New Braunfels Development Services, October 2024 through September 2026: 51% of the 13,252 in New Braunfels, the busiest ZIP code. New home permits lead with 1,075. 1,005 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 82% fewer than the 5,742 in the 12 months before. Permits from a city that runs its own permit office are not counted.

6,747permits in 78130
1,005last 12 months
83%for homes
85days, usual issue to final
Sep 2026records through

Permits in 78130 by kind of work

Share here is the part of the 6,747 permits in 78130; citywide is the same for all of New Braunfels.

Kind of workPermitsShare hereCitywide
New homes1,07516%18%
Plumbing96714%15%
Remodels & repairs87413%12%
Electrical75211%10%
HVAC69410%10%
Roofing4397%7%
Solar1572%2%
Garages, sheds & shade structures1092%2%
Fences & walls1022%1%
Pools & spas791%1%
Demolition751%1%
Additions53under 1%under 1%
Other1,37120%21%

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Permits in 78130 by year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from October)31,5506,200
2025125,0435,043
2026 (through September)9154205

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How permits in 78130 finish

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

Measure78130Citywide
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 20255,7426,972
Finished66.3%66.5%
Expired0.1%0.0%
Usual days, issue to final8588

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of New Braunfels Open Data, OpenData/PlanningZoning MapServer layer 10 (Permits), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, irrigation, roofing and other construction permits the City of New Braunfels Development Services issues inside city limits, in both Comal and Guadalupe counties. Planning, platting, engineering, floodplain and inspection-request records are not counted.

  • The city's file lists the contractor on most permits. The contractor table counts permits filed per firm; it does not rate, rank or compare their work, and there are no firm pages for New Braunfels.
  • The file has no declared job value, so we show no costs.
  • A final date is the date the city closed the permit. A permit the city left at Issued counts as open.
  • Lawn-irrigation permits, driveways, flatwork and signs count as other. Foundation repairs count as remodels and repairs.
  • The file has no ZIP column; ZIP codes come from the address where it ends in one (about 60% of permits).

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 78130, New Braunfels", https://contractorrecords.com/new-braunfels/zip/78130, data through September 2026, from City of New Braunfels Development Services building-permit records.

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

Download the tables (CSV): Permits in 78130 by kind of work · Permits in 78130 by year · Permits in 78130: finished and days to final.

Common questions

  • How many building permits were issued in 78130?6,747 permits issued by the city in ZIP code 78130, October 2024 through September 2026: 1,075 new homes, 967 plumbing, 874 remodels & repairs. 1,005 were in the last 12 months.
  • What is built most in 78130?New homes: 1,075 of the 6,747 permits (16%), against 18% citywide.
  • How long does a permit take in 78130?The usual permit issued here Oct 2024–Sep 2025 took 85 days from issue to final (3,805 permits with a final date), against 88 days citywide.
  • Who did the work in 78130?The city's file names contractors, but we have not matched the names to state license records, so we only count permits per firm and don't rate or rank them, so we don't list them by ZIP code. Ask a contractor for the permit numbers of past jobs and check them with the city.

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