Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026
729 building permits were issued in ZIP code 95811 by the City of Sacramento Community Development Department, Building Division, October 2024 through September 2026: 2% of the 40,507 in the City of Sacramento, the 17th busiest ZIP code. Electrical permits lead with 146. 330 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 17% fewer than the 399 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 729 permits in 95811; citywide is the same for all of the City of Sacramento.
| Kind of work | Permits | Share here | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 146 | 20% | 16% |
| HVAC | 130 | 18% | 21% |
| Plumbing | 110 | 15% | 20% |
| Roofing | 90 | 12% | 13% |
| Remodels & repairs | 28 | 4% | 8% |
| Solar | 17 | 2% | 4% |
| Demolition | 13 | 2% | under 1% |
| ADUs & casitas | 6 | under 1% | 2% |
| Additions | 5 | under 1% | 1% |
| Garages, sheds & shade structures | 5 | under 1% | under 1% |
| Pools & spas | 2 | under 1% | under 1% |
| Fences & walls | 1 | under 1% | under 1% |
| Other | 176 | 24% | 8% |
Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.
| Year | Months | Permits | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (from October) | 3 | 86 | 344 |
| 2025 | 12 | 405 | 405 |
| 2026 (through September) | 9 | 238 | 317 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.
| Measure | 95811 | Citywide |
|---|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 399 | 19,910 |
| Finished | 77.2% | 81.3% |
| Expired | 19.0% | 16.4% |
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 We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.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.
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Contractor Records, "Building permits in 95811, the City of Sacramento", https://contractorrecords.com/sacramento/zip/95811, data through September 2026, from the City of Sacramento Community Development Department, Building Division building-permit records.Link to a table: By kind of work · By year · How permits finish.
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