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Building permits in 92173, San Diego

297 permits on homes in ZIP code 92173, October 2023 through September 2026, pulled by 75 contractors: under 1% of the 42,447 permits we track in the City of San Diego. Solar leads with 144 permits (48%), then electrical, plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) with 109. Counts cover the 13 kinds of home work we track, not every permit filed in 92173.

297permits in 92173
75contractors with a permit here
Solartop trade (144)
under 1%of permits we track in San Diego
Sep 2026records through

Permits in 92173 by trade

Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code. Share here is the trade's part of the 297 permits in 92173; 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. No pool & spa permits in 92173 in the window.

TradePermitsShare hereCitywideFirms
Solar14448%24%17
Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan)10937%49%38
ADU (Companion Unit)145%3%9
Plumbing93%4%7
Electrical72%5%7
Remodel & Alteration41%4%4
Foundation & Seismic Retrofit31%under 1%1
HVAC31%4%1
Patio Cover, Garage & Accessory Structure1under 1%under 1%1
Addition1under 1%2%1
New Home1under 1%under 1%1
Damage Repair1under 1%under 1%1

Most active contractors in 92173

The firms with the most permits in 92173 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.

Solar: 144 permits, 17 firms

  1. Sunrun · 86 here, 3,583 across San Diego
  2. Bright Planet Solar · 29 here, 736 across San Diego
  3. Lgcy Electric · 10 here, 350 across San Diego
  4. Better Earth Electric Inc · 3 here, 115 across San Diego
  5. The Energy Company · 2 here, 21 across San Diego

The other 14 solar permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all San Diego solar installers →

Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC (no-plan): 109 permits, 38 firms

  1. Tha Plumbing Heating & Air Inc · 18 here, 366 across San Diego
  2. Staples Energy · 14 here, 217 across San Diego
  3. California Mechanical · 13 here, 1,716 across San Diego
  4. Archon Energy Solutions · 8 here, 942 across San Diego
  5. Sunrun · 8 here, 293 across San Diego

The other 48 electrical, plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all San Diego electrical, plumbing & HVAC contractors →

ADU (Companion Unit): 14 permits, 9 firms

  1. Crowbar Construction Inc · 6 here, 6 across San Diego
  2. Sprawl Design · 1 here, 1 across San Diego
  3. Asecamp Construction Co · 1 here, 1 across San Diego
  4. Alejandro & Juana Beltran · 1 here, 1 across San Diego
  5. Bayview General Contractors · 1 here, 1 across San Diego

The other 4 ADU (companion unit) permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all San Diego ADU builders →

How 92173 compares with San Diego overall

  • 92173 has under 1% of the 42,447 permits we track in the City of San Diego, the 32nd busiest of 33 ZIP codes with 100 or more permits.
  • Solar is a bigger part of the work here: 48% of permits in 92173, against 24% across San Diego.
  • The usual home value in 92173 is $319,000 (San Diego County assessed values (Prop 13, below market)), against $571,000 across San Diego.

Looking up a specific address in 92173

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 →

How these numbers are made

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 92173.

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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Common questions

  • How many building permits were issued in 92173?297 permits on homes in ZIP code 92173, October 2023 through September 2026, for the 13 kinds of work we track in the City of San Diego: 144 solar, 109 electrical, plumbing & HVAC (no-plan), 14 ADU (companion unit), 9 plumbing and more. That is not every permit in 92173: commercial work, trades we don't read and owner-pulled permits are not counted.
  • Who are the most active solar installers in 92173?By solar permits on homes in 92173, October 2023 through September 2026: Sunrun (86); Bright Planet Solar (29); Lgcy Electric (10). That is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. Compare San Diego solar installers on finished share, speed and filed values →
  • Who are the most active electrical, plumbing & HVAC contractors in 92173?By electrical, plumbing & HVAC (no-plan) permits on homes in 92173, October 2023 through September 2026: Tha Plumbing Heating & Air Inc (18); Staples Energy (14); California Mechanical (13). That is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. Compare San Diego electrical, plumbing & HVAC contractors on finished share, speed and filed values →
  • Which trade pulls the most permits in 92173?Solar: 144 of the 297 permits (48%), from 17 firms.