Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026
3,220 building permits were issued in ZIP code 95818 by the City of Sacramento Community Development Department, Building Division, October 2024 through September 2026: 8% of the 40,507 in the City of Sacramento, the 3rd busiest ZIP code. Plumbing permits lead with 751. 1,616 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), about the same as the 1,604 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 3,220 permits in 95818; citywide is the same for all of the City of Sacramento.
| Kind of work | Permits | Share here | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing | 751 | 23% | 20% |
| HVAC | 668 | 21% | 21% |
| Electrical | 584 | 18% | 16% |
| Roofing | 461 | 14% | 13% |
| Remodels & repairs | 345 | 11% | 8% |
| Solar | 67 | 2% | 4% |
| ADUs & casitas | 64 | 2% | 2% |
| Additions | 54 | 2% | 1% |
| Pools & spas | 34 | 1% | under 1% |
| Demolition | 32 | under 1% | under 1% |
| Garages, sheds & shade structures | 29 | under 1% | under 1% |
| New homes | 10 | under 1% | 4% |
| Fences & walls | 3 | under 1% | under 1% |
| Other | 118 | 4% | 8% |
Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.
| Year | Months | Permits | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (from October) | 3 | 427 | 1,708 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1,572 | 1,572 |
| 2026 (through September) | 9 | 1,221 | 1,628 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.
| Measure | 95818 | Citywide |
|---|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 1,604 | 19,910 |
| Finished | 83.4% | 81.3% |
| Expired | 15.5% | 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 We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.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 95818, the City of Sacramento", https://contractorrecords.com/sacramento/zip/95818, 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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