180 pool builders filed 727 pool permits on homes in unincorporated San Diego County from October 2023 to September 2026; 90 filed one in the last 12 months. The middle filed job value was $41,580. The most active in the last 12 months were San Diego Pools (27 permits), Zier Pools Inc (23) and Premier Pools & Spa (21); busy is not the same as careful. Side by side: permits filed, share finished, license status and permits in the last 12 months for each firm. Pick what you value and the list re-orders.
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Top 5 by pool permits filed in the last 12 months. This is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not necessarily a careful one.
The 8 ZIP codes with the most pool permits on homes from October 2023 to September 2026. Each opens permits by trade and the most active firms there.
92028 (113) 92067 (88) 92065 (51) 91901 (46) 92082 (39) 92003 (36) 92084 (36) 92040 (34)
Before you move a slider, the list is in a default order built only from the permit record: how much of each firm’s record is this kind of job (weight 30), how often its permits reached completion (25), how many permits it filed in the last 12 months (15) and how quickly its permits closed (10). Each measure is ranked against the other 180 firms and pulled toward the middle when a record is short; a firm with a matched license problem is listed last.
The order comes from the San Diego County permit file, not from reviews: 90 of 180 pool builders filed a permit in the last 12 months and 92% of their permits a year or more old were finished. Nobody pays to be listed or to move up, and there are no star ratings or reviews. The sliders and presets change the weights, and the order changes with them. How the records work in San Diego County.
We do not rate contractors. In this page’s default order, which uses only the permit record through Sep 2026, the top 3 are Pacific Coast Pools Inc dba Premier Pools and Spas (26 permits, 97% finished), Sundancer Pools Inc (16 permits, 96% finished) and Decamp Pools Inc (8 permits). By permits filed alone, the most active is San Diego Pools with 79.
180 firms are on the list; the busiest filed 27 pool permits in the last 12 months and the middle firm filed 1 in the whole file. Line them up on the same public measures: permits filed, share of permits finished, usual filed job value and license status. Pick what matters to you and the list re-orders, for example recent activity if you need someone soon. The order comes from the permit record only, and nobody pays to be listed or to move up.
180 firms filed at least one pool permit on homes in unincorporated San Diego County from October 2023 to September 2026; 90 of them filed one in the last 12 months.
165 of the 180 pool builders on the San Diego County permit file match an active license, 4 match one that is expired, suspended or inactive, and 11 we could not match. A firm we could not match is not proven unlicensed: the match is by company name. Look any firm up by name or license number with CSLB license check; statuses show under each firm’s name above. How to check a contractor's license in California →
Three you can check against this page: “How many pool permits have you filed in San Diego County?” (the middle firm here filed 1; 90 of 180 filed one in the last 12 months); “What value will you put on the permit?” (the usual filed value here is $41,580); “Will you pull the permit in your company’s name, and when is the final inspection?” (92% of older pool permits here were finished). All 10 questions and how to check each →
On this page: 180 firms filed 727 pool permits from October 2023 to September 2026, and each firm’s name opens its own permit record. Every number comes from San Diego County Planning & Development Services building permits on homes in the unincorporated county (the County's open-data permit, contractor and status-history files). To see one permit itself, search the address or permit number with the San Diego County permit office. How the records work in San Diego County →
We do not rate or collect reviews. Instead each of the 180 pool builders here is shown with its permit record: 727 permits, the share finished, usual filed value and license status. Read reviews on other sites and use this page to check them against the record. Reviews vs permit records →
Every number on this page comes from San Diego County Planning & Development Services building permits on homes in the unincorporated county (the County's open-data permit, contractor and status-history files): 180 firms filed 727 pool permits on homes in unincorporated San Diego County from October 2023 to September 2026, and 90 of them filed one in the last 12 months. The middle firm has 1 permit in the whole file. A short record leaves more uncertainty, and some jobs never require a permit.
The middle recorded permit value is $41,580. That is a filed estimate, not a quote or final bill. See how we compare records.
Most San Diego County pool permits are filed in December (147 against an average month of 100); January is the quietest (69). When each trade is busiest in San Diego County →