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Plumbing permits in unincorporated Riverside County, CA

Data through September 2026 · updated 23 Oct 2026

1,813 plumbing permits were issued in unincorporated Riverside County, October 2024 through September 2026: about 906 a year and 7% of all permits. 848 plumbing permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 12% fewer than the 965 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is July. The usual one took 51 days from issue to the county's final.

1,813permits issued
848last 12 months
Julbusiest month
51days, usual issue to final
61%finished
Sep 2026records through

Plumbing permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 94Oct2024Nov 2024: 38Dec 2024: 53Jan 2025: 65Jan2025Feb 2025: 85Mar 2025: 80Apr 2025: 70May 2025: 90Jun 2025: 85Jul 2025: 123JulAug 2025: 109Sep 2025: 73Oct 2025: 81Nov 2025: 71Dec 2025: 72Jan 2026: 73Jan2026Feb 2026: 62Mar 2026: 71Apr 2026: 98May 2026: 52Jun 2026: 64Jul 2026: 73JulAug 2026: 61Sep 2026: 70
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MonthPermits
Oct 202494
Nov 202438
Dec 202453
Jan 202565
Feb 202585
Mar 202580
Apr 202570
May 202590
Jun 202585
Jul 2025123
Aug 2025109
Sep 202573
Oct 202581
Nov 202571
Dec 202572
Jan 202673
Feb 202662
Mar 202671
Apr 202698
May 202652
Jun 202664
Jul 202673
Aug 202661
Sep 202670

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When plumbing permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). July is the busiest (130), November the quietest (72). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 91 (100 = an average month)February: 97 (100 = an average month)March: 100 (100 = an average month)April: 111 (100 = an average month)May: 94 (100 = an average month)June: 99 (100 = an average month)July: 130 (100 = an average month)130August: 113 (100 = an average month)September: 95 (100 = an average month)October: 116 (100 = an average month)November: 72 (100 = an average month)December: 83 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January91
February97
March100
April111
May94
June99
July130
August113
September95
October116
November72
December83

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How long a plumbing permit takes

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 592 with a final date.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025965
Finished61.3%
Expired36.4%
Usual days, issue to final51
Middle half, days23–137

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The county's own permit types

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

Permit typePermitsShare
Residential Plumbing1,72595%
Commercial Plumbing744%
Other Construction12under 1%
Bbq Portable2under 1%

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How Riverside County 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

Plumbing permits for other places in Los Angeles and the Inland Empire. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

How these numbers are made

Source: Riverside County GIS Open Data, PLUS_ACTIVITIES (Public Land Use System), Building department records, read 23 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Permits Riverside County Building and Safety issues for unincorporated land only: places such as Thermal, Mecca, Winchester, French Valley, Mead Valley, Anza, Aguanga, Temescal Valley and the Temecula wine country. Riverside, Moreno Valley, Corona, Temecula, Murrieta, Palm Springs and the county's other incorporated cities (28 in all) run their own permit offices and are not in this file. Blythe permits, which the county keeps under their own permit type, are left out too.

  • The county's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Riverside County.
  • The file has no declared job value, so we show no costs.
  • The file gives a parcel number but no ZIP code, so there are no ZIP code pages.
  • Tract builders file one permit per house, so a new subdivision shows as many new-home permits, often with a matching repeat-production wall permit for each lot.
  • Battery storage permits are counted as electrical; rooftop and ground-mount solar as solar.
  • A final date is the county's completed date on a permit marked Final. Administratively closed permits count as expired.
  • Grading, hourly inspection, agricultural fee-only and legacy converted records are left out.

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Contractor Records, "Plumbing permits in unincorporated Riverside County, CA", https://contractorrecords.com/riverside-county/plumbing-permits, data through September 2026, from Riverside County Building and Safety building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Permit types.

Download the tables (CSV): Plumbing permits by month · Plumbing permits by calendar month (index) · Plumbing permits: days to final · Plumbing permits by permit type.

Common questions

  • How many plumbing permits does Riverside County issue a year?About 906 a year in unincorporated Riverside County: 1,813 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 848 of them in the last 12 months.
  • How long does a plumbing permit take in Riverside County?The usual one took 51 days from issue to the county's final inspection, and the middle half took 23 to 137 days (592 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 Riverside County file the most plumbing permits?July (130 against an average month of 100); November is the quietest (72). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.