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Building permits in 78132, New Braunfels

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

1,240 building permits were issued in ZIP code 78132 by City of New Braunfels Development Services, October 2024 through September 2026: 9% of the 13,252 in New Braunfels, the 2nd busiest ZIP code. New home permits lead with 203. 241 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 76% fewer than the 999 in the 12 months before. Permits from a city that runs its own permit office are not counted.

1,240permits in 78132
241last 12 months
84%for homes
73days, usual issue to final
Sep 2026records through

Permits in 78132 by kind of work

Share here is the part of the 1,240 permits in 78132; citywide is the same for all of New Braunfels.

Kind of workPermitsShare hereCitywide
New homes20316%18%
Plumbing17314%15%
Electrical13511%10%
HVAC11810%10%
Remodels & repairs857%12%
Roofing605%7%
Pools & spas444%1%
Garages, sheds & shade structures272%2%
Solar202%2%
Fences & walls131%1%
Demolition6under 1%1%
Additions1under 1%under 1%
Other35529%21%

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Permits in 78132 by year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from October)32781,112
202512906906
2026 (through September)95675

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How permits in 78132 finish

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

Measure78132Citywide
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 20259996,972
Finished68.6%66.5%
Expired0.0%0.0%
Usual days, issue to final7388

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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 We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.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 78132, New Braunfels", https://contractorrecords.com/new-braunfels/zip/78132, 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 78132 by kind of work · Permits in 78132 by year · Permits in 78132: finished and days to final.

Common questions

  • How many building permits were issued in 78132?1,240 permits issued by the city in ZIP code 78132, October 2024 through September 2026: 203 new homes, 173 plumbing, 135 electrical. 241 were in the last 12 months.
  • What is built most in 78132?New homes: 203 of the 1,240 permits (16%), against 18% citywide.
  • How long does a permit take in 78132?The usual permit issued here Oct 2024–Sep 2025 took 73 days from issue to final (685 permits with a final date), against 88 days citywide.
  • Who did the work in 78132?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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