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HVAC permits in Portland, OR

Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026

16,519 HVAC permits were issued in Portland, October 2024 through September 2026: about 8,260 a year and 21% of all permits. 8,429 HVAC permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 4% more than the 8,090 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October. The usual one took 29 days from issue to the city's final. 97219 has the most, 1,493.

16,519permits issued
8,429last 12 months
Octbusiest month
29days, usual issue to final
98%finished
$45,600usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

HVAC permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 852Oct2024Nov 2024: 726Dec 2024: 766Jan 2025: 736Jan2025Feb 2025: 696Mar 2025: 614Apr 2025: 622May 2025: 624Jun 2025: 620Jul 2025: 665JulAug 2025: 592Sep 2025: 577Oct 2025: 761Nov 2025: 699Dec 2025: 779Jan 2026: 769Jan2026Feb 2026: 630Mar 2026: 693Apr 2026: 702May 2026: 707Jun 2026: 670Jul 2026: 733JulAug 2026: 598Sep 2026: 688
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024852
Nov 2024726
Dec 2024766
Jan 2025736
Feb 2025696
Mar 2025614
Apr 2025622
May 2025624
Jun 2025620
Jul 2025665
Aug 2025592
Sep 2025577
Oct 2025761
Nov 2025699
Dec 2025779
Jan 2026769
Feb 2026630
Mar 2026693
Apr 2026702
May 2026707
Jun 2026670
Jul 2026733
Aug 2026598
Sep 2026688

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When HVAC permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (117), August the quietest (86). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 109 (100 = an average month)February: 96 (100 = an average month)March: 95 (100 = an average month)April: 96 (100 = an average month)May: 97 (100 = an average month)June: 94 (100 = an average month)July: 102 (100 = an average month)August: 86 (100 = an average month)September: 92 (100 = an average month)October: 117 (100 = an average month)117November: 104 (100 = an average month)December: 112 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January109
February96
March95
April96
May97
June94
July102
August86
September92
October117
November104
December112

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How long an HVAC permit takes

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 7,898 with a final date.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 20258,090
Finished97.7%
Expired0.9%
Usual days, issue to final29
Middle half, days14–79

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What an HVAC permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 501 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$45,600
Middle half$15,000–$172,364

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ZIP codes with the most HVAC permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 16,519 HVAC permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
972191,4939%
972061,1757%
972021,0927%
972111,0466%
972179716%
972139246%
972128815%
972147024%
972217004%
972036474%

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Mechanical Permit / Residential 1 & 2 Family14,12285%
Mechanical Permit / Commercial/Multifamily1,85011%
Facility Permit / Mechanical5123%
Mechanical Minor Labels / Residential 1 & 2 Family25under 1%
Mechanical Minor Labels / Commercial/Multifamily10under 1%

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Guides for this kind of work

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Other kinds of work here

Electrical (23,696)Plumbing (15,031)Remodels & repairs (3,972)Solar (3,093)New homes (2,203)Additions (792)Demolition (685)Garages, sheds & shade structures (348)ADUs & casitas (245)

How Portland compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

Nearby permit data

HVAC permits for other places in Portland. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

Tigard, ORVancouver, WA

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Portland, PortlandMaps Public/BDS_Permit FeatureServer layer 22 (All Permits), read 18 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building and trade permits that Portland Permitting & Development (formerly the Bureau of Development Services) issued for property inside the City of Portland. Permits the bureau handles for places outside the city limits, and tree, nuisance, noise, land-use and right-of-way cases in the same file, are not counted. Gresham, Beaverton, Lake Oswego and the rest of the metro area run their own permit offices.

  • The city's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Portland.
  • Electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits are trade permits filed on their own, so one job (a remodel, say) can show up as a building permit plus several trade permits.
  • Job value is the value declared on building permits only; electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits carry no value, so costs are shown only for kinds of work filed as building permits.
  • A final date is the city's finaled date. A permit that expired or was cancelled is not counted as finished even when the file gives it a closing date.
  • The ZIP code comes from the county tax lot the permit is filed on; permits not tied to a tax lot have no ZIP code.
  • Roofing and solar jobs are picked out of residential building permits by their descriptions; a reroof that needs no structural work needs no permit in Portland, so roofing counts are low.

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, "HVAC permits in Portland, OR", https://contractorrecords.com/portland/hvac-permits, data through September 2026, from Portland Permitting & Development building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types.

Download the tables (CSV): HVAC permits by month · HVAC permits by calendar month (index) · HVAC permits: days to final · HVAC permits: declared value · HVAC permits by ZIP code · HVAC permits by permit type.

Common questions

  • How many HVAC permits does Portland issue a year?About 8,260 a year in Portland: 16,519 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 8,429 of them in the last 12 months.
  • How long does an HVAC permit take in Portland?The usual one took 29 days from issue to the city's final inspection, and the middle half took 14 to 79 days (7,898 permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 that reached a final). The wait to get the permit issued is not in this file.
  • When do people in Portland file the most HVAC permits?October (117 against an average month of 100); August is the quietest (86). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.
  • Which ZIP code has the most HVAC permits in Portland?97219, with 1,493 of the 16,519 (9%); then 97206 (1,175).
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