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Building permits in 55904, Rochester

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

4,750 building permits were issued in ZIP code 55904 by the City of Rochester Community Development department, October 2024 through September 2026: 16% of the 30,193 in Rochester, the 3rd busiest ZIP code. Electrical permits lead with 1,538. 2,410 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 3% more than the 2,340 in the 12 months before. Permits from a city that runs its own permit office are not counted.

4,750permits in 55904
2,410last 12 months
79%for homes
Sep 2026records through

Permits in 55904 by kind of work

Share here is the part of the 4,750 permits in 55904; citywide is the same for all of Rochester.

Kind of workPermitsShare hereCitywide
Electrical1,53832%33%
Plumbing99921%19%
HVAC95720%22%
Remodels & repairs47110%10%
Roofing2134%4%
Solar962%2%
Garages, sheds & shade structures862%2%
New homes772%2%
Additions12under 1%under 1%
Demolition7under 1%under 1%
Pools & spas2under 1%under 1%
Other2926%6%

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Permits in 55904 by year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from October)36302,520
2025122,3102,310
2026 (through September)91,8102,413

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Rochester, Building Permit Reports: monthly Detail Report spreadsheets (Laserfiche WebLink public repository), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The city's reports list permits when they are issued and say nothing about what happened after, so no finished share is shown.

Building, trade, sign and demolition permits the City of Rochester Community Development department issues inside the city. Grading permits are not counted, and neither are permits Olmsted County issues for rural townships or the neighbouring cities such as Byron, Stewartville and Kasson.

  • The city's reports list a contractor on most permits. We show only how many permits each of the most active firms filed; that is volume, not quality, and we have not matched the names to state license records.
  • The reports list permits when they are issued and say nothing about what happened after, so there is no finished share and no time to final; every permit is listed as open.
  • The value is the valuation written on the permit at issue.
  • A footing-and-foundation permit issued ahead of a new house is counted under other, so the house is counted once under new homes. Commercial and apartment building work is counted under other; their electrical, plumbing and heating permits count under those trades.

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 55904, Rochester", https://contractorrecords.com/rochester-mn/zip/55904, data through September 2026, from the City of Rochester Community Development department building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · By year.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits in 55904 by kind of work · Permits in 55904 by year.

Common questions

  • How many building permits were issued in 55904?4,750 permits issued by the city in ZIP code 55904, October 2024 through September 2026: 1,538 electrical, 999 plumbing, 957 HVAC. 2,410 were in the last 12 months.
  • What is built most in 55904?Electrical: 1,538 of the 4,750 permits (32%), against 33% citywide.
  • Who did the work in 55904?The city's file names contractors, but we have not matched them to Minnesota license records, so we don't rate, rank or profile firms, 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.

Other ZIP codes

559015590255906

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