Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026
1,504 building permits were issued in ZIP code 95817 by the City of Sacramento Community Development Department, Building Division, October 2024 through September 2026: 4% of the 40,507 in the City of Sacramento, the 13th busiest ZIP code. Plumbing permits lead with 336. 807 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 16% more than the 697 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 1,504 permits in 95817; citywide is the same for all of the City of Sacramento.
| Kind of work | Permits | Share here | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing | 336 | 22% | 20% |
| HVAC | 276 | 18% | 21% |
| Electrical | 267 | 18% | 16% |
| Roofing | 256 | 17% | 13% |
| Remodels & repairs | 126 | 8% | 8% |
| ADUs & casitas | 73 | 5% | 2% |
| Solar | 45 | 3% | 4% |
| Demolition | 30 | 2% | under 1% |
| Additions | 17 | 1% | 1% |
| Garages, sheds & shade structures | 11 | under 1% | under 1% |
| New homes | 10 | under 1% | 4% |
| Fences & walls | 5 | under 1% | under 1% |
| Pools & spas | 4 | under 1% | under 1% |
| Other | 48 | 3% | 8% |
Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.
| Year | Months | Permits | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (from October) | 3 | 184 | 736 |
| 2025 | 12 | 695 | 695 |
| 2026 (through September) | 9 | 625 | 833 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.
| Measure | 95817 | Citywide |
|---|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 697 | 19,910 |
| Finished | 78.3% | 81.3% |
| Expired | 18.8% | 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 We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.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 95817, the City of Sacramento", https://contractorrecords.com/sacramento/zip/95817, 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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