1,130 permits on homes in ZIP code 92116, October 2023 through September 2026, pulled by 412 contractors: 3% of the 42,447 permits we track in the City of San Diego. Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) leads with 546 permits (48%), then solar with 187. Counts cover the 13 kinds of home work we track, not every permit filed in 92116.
Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code. Share here is the trade's part of the 1,130 permits in 92116; citywide is the same for all of San Diego. Firms are distinct business names with at least one permit here. A trade name opens every San Diego contractor in that trade.
| Trade | Permits | Share here | Citywide | Firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) | 546 | 48% | 49% | 158 |
| Solar | 187 | 17% | 24% | 58 |
| Electrical | 73 | 6% | 5% | 50 |
| ADU (Companion Unit) | 61 | 5% | 3% | 54 |
| Plumbing | 59 | 5% | 4% | 38 |
| Remodel & Alteration | 57 | 5% | 4% | 51 |
| HVAC | 53 | 5% | 4% | 22 |
| Foundation & Seismic Retrofit | 34 | 3% | under 1% | 11 |
| Addition | 22 | 2% | 2% | 21 |
| Damage Repair | 17 | 2% | under 1% | 14 |
| Patio Cover, Garage & Accessory Structure | 8 | under 1% | under 1% | 7 |
| Pool & Spa | 8 | under 1% | 1% | 8 |
| New Home | 5 | under 1% | under 1% | 4 |
The firms with the most permits in 92116 for the 3 biggest trades here, October 2023 through September 2026. This is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. The compare pages let you pick what you value and build your own list.
The other 327 electrical, plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all San Diego electrical, plumbing & HVAC contractors →
The other 80 solar permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all San Diego solar installers →
The other 53 electrical permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all San Diego electricians →
The middle value contractors wrote on the permit when they applied: half were filed for less, half for more. It is not a quote and not the final bill. Shown where the trade carries a value and 92116 has at least 20 priced permits.
| Trade | Usual here | Usual citywide | Priced permits here |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADU (Companion Unit) | $120,824 | $127,372 | 55 |
| Remodel & Alteration | $22,352 | $18,998 | 52 |
| Foundation & Seismic Retrofit | $11,265 | $10,000 | 30 |
| Addition | $87,908 | $85,351 | 21 |
We publish counts by ZIP code and by contractor, not a list of permits by street address. The full record for one property, with every permit, its status and its inspections, is kept by the office that issued the permits; our source here is City of San Diego Development Services approvals. Ask that permit office for a property's permit history, or search its public records by address.
For a contractor you are about to hire, open their page from the lists above to see every permit they pulled across San Diego. San Diego permit statistics → · How the records work in San Diego →
Source: City of San Diego Development Services approvals. The window is October 2023 through September 2026. Each permit is placed by its property's ZIP code (the address on the permit, or the parcel's when the permit has none).
Counted: permits on homes for the 13 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. Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and permits with no contractor (owner-pulled work). So this is not the city's count of every permit in 92116.
A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of San Diego. Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits.
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