3 ZIP codes with 100 or more permits on homes in the City of Palo Alto, October 2023 through September 2026. 94306 is the busiest with 2,797 permits (40% of the 7,078 in Palo Alto). Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code, for the 13 kinds of home work we track.
Busiest first. Top trade is the trade with the most permits in that ZIP code; contractors are distinct business names with at least one permit there. A ZIP code opens its page: permits by trade, the most active firms and usual filed values.
| ZIP code | Permits | Share | Top trade | Contractors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94306 | 2,797 | 40% | Roofing (595) | 926 |
| 94303 | 2,212 | 31% | Roofing (446) | 749 |
| 94301 | 1,989 | 28% | Roofing (545) | 739 |
Fewer than 100 permits, so no page: 94304 (54).
Source: City of Palo Alto Development Center building permits on single-family, duplex and ADU homes. The window is October 2023 through September 2026.
Counted: permits on homes for the kinds of work we track (roofing, HVAC & heat pumps, electrical, water heater, remodel & alteration, plumbing & sewer, solar & battery, demolition, windows & doors, ADU, foundation & seismic, new home, addition) where the record names a contractor, placed by the ZIP code of the permit's address (or its parcel's). The pages with a ZIP code cover 6,998 of the 7,078 permits; 26 had no usable ZIP code.
Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and owner-pulled permits. A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Palo Alto.