Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026
2,407 building permits were issued in ZIP code 19140 by the City of Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections, October 2024 through September 2026: 4% of the 57,892 in Philadelphia, the 6th busiest ZIP code. Plumbing permits lead with 820. 1,222 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 3% more than the 1,185 in the 12 months before. Permits from a city that runs its own permit office are not counted.
Share here is the part of the 2,407 permits in 19140; citywide is the same for all of Philadelphia.
| Kind of work | Permits | Share here | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing | 820 | 34% | 35% |
| Remodels & repairs | 520 | 22% | 18% |
| Electrical | 424 | 18% | 17% |
| HVAC | 261 | 11% | 12% |
| Roofing | 226 | 9% | 7% |
| Demolition | 47 | 2% | 1% |
| Solar | 46 | 2% | 4% |
| New homes | 25 | 1% | 2% |
| Additions | 10 | under 1% | 1% |
| Fences & walls | 1 | under 1% | under 1% |
| Other | 27 | 1% | 3% |
Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.
| Year | Months | Permits | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (from October) | 3 | 268 | 1,072 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1,213 | 1,213 |
| 2026 (through September) | 9 | 926 | 1,235 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.
| Measure | 19140 | Citywide |
|---|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 1,185 | 29,237 |
| Finished | 69.9% | 71.3% |
| Expired | 25.1% | 17.5% |
| Usual days, issue to final | 46 | 86 |
Source: City of Philadelphia, Licenses and Inspections Building and Zoning Permits, 2007 to present (OpenDataPhilly; Carto table permits), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Residential permits the City of Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) issues inside the city, which is also Philadelphia County: building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, EZ minor-work, demolition and solar permits for homes. Commercial permits, zoning and use permits, excavation and site permits, certificates of occupancy and event permits in the same file are not counted. Suburbs in Bucks, Montgomery and Delaware counties run their own permit offices and are not in this file.
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