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Building permits by ZIP code in San Diego

33 ZIP codes with 100 or more permits on homes in the City of San Diego, October 2023 through September 2026. 92114 is the busiest with 2,421 permits (6% of the 42,447 in San Diego). Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code, for the 13 kinds of home work we track.

ZIP codes by permits

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 codePermitsShareTop tradeContractors
921142,4216%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (1,153)412
921262,2875%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (1,258)445
921282,2865%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (1,261)401
921172,2085%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (1,211)557
920372,2055%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (1,088)618
921302,0235%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (1,136)432
921291,9185%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (1,190)385
921111,8044%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (821)403
921541,7974%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (791)285
921311,7384%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (1,002)364
921151,6304%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (791)466
921201,4563%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (838)400
921191,3803%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (770)296
921091,2653%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (542)505
921041,1613%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (535)414
921221,1333%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (613)333
921161,1303%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (546)412
921031,0893%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (380)400
921241,0212%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (608)269
921051,0122%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (452)331
921071,0062%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (331)349
921399912%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (482)207
921279612%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (548)272
921069082%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (449)284
921239002%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (505)251
921027522%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (256)279
921137252%Solar (319)212
921106862%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (305)266
920145761%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (360)195
92108412under 1%HVAC (134)122
92101347under 1%HVAC (86)170
92173297under 1%Solar (144)75
92121131under 1%Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) (70)61

Fewer than 100 permits, so no page: 92067 (6), 92075 (6), 92064 (3), 92078 (1), 92091 (1).

How these numbers are made

Source: City of San Diego Development Services approvals. The window is October 2023 through September 2026.

Counted: permits on homes for the kinds of work we track (electrical, plumbing & HVAC (no-plan), solar, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, remodel & alteration, ADU (companion unit), addition, pool & spa, damage repair, new home, foundation & seismic retrofit, patio cover, garage & accessory structure) 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 41,656 of the 42,447 permits; 774 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 San Diego.

Common questions

  • Which ZIP code in San Diego has the most building permits?92114, with 2,421 permits on homes, October 2023 through September 2026; then 92126 (2,287). Counts cover the 13 kinds of home work we track, not every permit.
  • Can I see the permits for one address in San Diego?Not here: we publish counts by ZIP code and by contractor, not a list by street address. The office that issued the permits (City of San Diego Development Services approvals) keeps each property's permit history.