11 ZIP codes with 100 or more permits on homes in the City of Scottsdale, October 2023 through September 2026. 85255 is the busiest with 4,482 permits (29% of the 15,401 in Scottsdale). Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code, for the 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85255 | 4,482 | 29% | Plumbing (1,085) | 918 |
| 85260 | 1,775 | 12% | Plumbing (280) | 620 |
| 85258 | 1,554 | 10% | Electrical (389) | 616 |
| 85262 | 1,365 | 9% | Plumbing (227) | 426 |
| 85251 | 1,344 | 9% | Electrical (255) | 601 |
| 85266 | 1,234 | 8% | Plumbing (243) | 435 |
| 85259 | 1,227 | 8% | Electrical (225) | 431 |
| 85257 | 1,034 | 7% | Electrical (243) | 531 |
| 85250 | 872 | 6% | Electrical (182) | 418 |
| 85254 | 264 | 2% | New Home (45) | 121 |
| 85253 | 164 | 1% | Electrical (33) | 88 |
Fewer than 100 permits, so no page: 85268 (10).
Source: City of Scottsdale building permits (the City's open-data permit file up to January 2026, and the City's SPUR permit system since), 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 (plumbing, electrical, HVAC & mechanical, swimming pool & spa, solar, water heater, new home, addition, fence & wall, remodel, patio cover & ramada, guest house, garage & accessory building, 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 15,315 of the 15,401 permits; 76 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 Scottsdale.