12 ZIP codes with 100 or more permits on homes in the City of Saint Paul, October 2023 through September 2026. 55105 is the busiest with 9,989 permits (17% of the 59,716 in Saint Paul). Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code, for the 18 kinds of home work we track.
Busiest first. Top trade is the trade with the most permits in that ZIP code; contractors are distinct business names with at least one permit there. A ZIP code opens its page: permits by trade, the most active firms and usual filed values.
| ZIP code | Permits | Share | Top trade | Contractors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55105 | 9,989 | 17% | Electrical (2,799) | 1,564 |
| 55104 | 9,840 | 16% | Electrical (2,698) | 1,660 |
| 55116 | 8,744 | 15% | Electrical (2,276) | 1,445 |
| 55106 | 8,332 | 14% | HVAC & Gas (2,077) | 1,453 |
| 55117 | 5,191 | 9% | Electrical (1,352) | 1,149 |
| 55119 | 4,342 | 7% | HVAC & Gas (1,137) | 949 |
| 55108 | 3,300 | 6% | Electrical (947) | 870 |
| 55102 | 2,879 | 5% | Electrical (739) | 790 |
| 55107 | 2,603 | 4% | Electrical (678) | 769 |
| 55130 | 1,831 | 3% | HVAC & Gas (450) | 620 |
| 55103 | 1,772 | 3% | Electrical (475) | 615 |
| 55114 | 219 | under 1% | HVAC & Gas (66) | 118 |
Fewer than 100 permits, so no page: 55118 (69), 55109 (40), 55113 (39), 55101 (3).
Source: City of Saint Paul building and trade permits (the City's old approved-permits file up to June 2025, and the City's PAULIE permit system since September 2025), with the contractor named on each permit. The window is October 2023 through September 2026.
Counted: permits on homes for the kinds of work we track (electrical, HVAC & gas, plumbing, roofing, windows & doors, remodel & repair, fence, siding, solar, drain tile & waterproofing, deck, porch & steps, garage & accessory, stucco & plaster, fireplace & stove, addition, radon mitigation, new home, demolition) where the record names a contractor, placed by the ZIP code of the permit's address (or its parcel's). The pages with a ZIP code cover 59,042 of the 59,716 permits; 523 had no usable ZIP code.
Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and owner-pulled permits. A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Saint Paul.