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Plumbing permits in the City of Sacramento, CA

Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026

8,247 plumbing permits were issued in the City of Sacramento, October 2024 through September 2026: about 4,124 a year and 20% of all permits. 4,269 plumbing permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 7% more than the 3,978 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is December. 95822 has the most, 1,022.

8,247permits issued
4,269last 12 months
Decbusiest month
78%finished
$5,225usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Plumbing permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 365Oct2024Nov 2024: 324Dec 2024: 299Jan 2025: 371Jan2025Feb 2025: 286Mar 2025: 341Apr 2025: 367May 2025: 388Jun 2025: 313Jul 2025: 333JulAug 2025: 276Sep 2025: 315Oct 2025: 385Nov 2025: 315Dec 2025: 469Jan 2026: 353Jan2026Feb 2026: 342Mar 2026: 370Apr 2026: 347May 2026: 320Jun 2026: 364Jul 2026: 330JulAug 2026: 341Sep 2026: 333
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024365
Nov 2024324
Dec 2024299
Jan 2025371
Feb 2025286
Mar 2025341
Apr 2025367
May 2025388
Jun 2025313
Jul 2025333
Aug 2025276
Sep 2025315
Oct 2025385
Nov 2025315
Dec 2025469
Jan 2026353
Feb 2026342
Mar 2026370
Apr 2026347
May 2026320
Jun 2026364
Jul 2026330
Aug 2026341
Sep 2026333

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When plumbing permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). December is the busiest (112), August the quietest (90). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 105 (100 = an average month)February: 91 (100 = an average month)March: 103 (100 = an average month)April: 104 (100 = an average month)May: 103 (100 = an average month)June: 99 (100 = an average month)July: 96 (100 = an average month)August: 90 (100 = an average month)September: 94 (100 = an average month)October: 109 (100 = an average month)November: 93 (100 = an average month)December: 112 (100 = an average month)112JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January105
February91
March103
April104
May103
June99
July96
August90
September94
October109
November93
December112

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How many plumbing permits get finished

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 20253,978
Finished77.6%
Expired21.1%

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What a plumbing permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 8,247 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$5,225
Middle half$2,797–$13,500

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ZIP codes with the most plumbing permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 8,247 plumbing permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
958221,02212%
9583188811%
958187519%
958206628%
958356077%
958195687%
958235607%
958334546%
958384085%
958153905%

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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
Residential Web-Minor5,95872%
Residential Minor79010%
Commercial Web-Minor4065%
Residential Housing-Minor2413%
Commercial Remodel1652%
Residential Remodel1442%
Commercial Minor1322%
Residential Housing Dept Permit841%
Residential Addition66under 1%
Facilities Permit Program Remodel57under 1%

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Most active contractors by permits filed

The contractors named on the most plumbing permits in the City of Sacramento Building Division file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 8,247 plumbing permits; 88% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.

ContractorPermitsShare
Bell Brother's Heating and Air Inc4696%
Bonney Plumbing LLC3965%
California Delta Mechanical Inc3755%
Water Heater Experts2233%
Super Brothers Plumbing Heating & Air2123%
Clarke & Rush Mechanical Inc1362%
Honest Sewer & Drain LLC1302%
Water Heaters Only Inc1282%
General Drainworks Inc1211%
Greenberg Clark Inc1191%

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How Sacramento 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 Sacramento. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Sacramento Building Division, issued building permits (ArcGIS: BldgPermitIssued_Archive and BldgPermitIssued_CurrentYear), read 18 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building permits the City of Sacramento issues inside city limits. Unincorporated Sacramento County (Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Fair Oaks and similar places) has its own county permit office and its own pages on this site; Elk Grove, Citrus Heights, Folsom and Rancho Cordova run their own permit offices too. None of those are in this file.

  • These pages count and sort permits. The contractor table counts permits filed per firm; it does not rate, rank or compare their work.
  • The file gives each permit's current status (finaled, issued, expired) but not the date it finaled, so we show how many permits finish but not how long they take.
  • The value is the job valuation on the permit, as filed with the city.
  • Most home permits are online e-permits that the file files under one type (Web-Minor); we sort them into roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical and solar from the e-permit's own wording.
  • Withdrawn, void and revoked permits are not counted.

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, "Plumbing permits in the City of Sacramento, CA", https://contractorrecords.com/sacramento/plumbing-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Sacramento Community Development Department, Building Division building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · How many get finished · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Download the tables (CSV): Plumbing permits by month · Plumbing permits by calendar month (index) · Plumbing permits: finished share · Plumbing permits: declared value · Plumbing permits by ZIP code · Plumbing permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Common questions

  • How many plumbing permits does Sacramento issue a year?About 4,124 a year in the City of Sacramento: 8,247 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 4,269 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Sacramento file the most plumbing permits?December (112 against an average month of 100); August is the quietest (90). 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 plumbing permits in Sacramento?95822, with 1,022 of the 8,247 (12%); then 95831 (888).