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Building permits by ZIP code in Sugar Land

3 ZIP codes with 100 or more permits on homes in the City of Sugar Land, October 2023 through September 2026. 77479 is the busiest with 9,412 permits (63% of the 14,977 in Sugar Land). Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code, for the 16 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
774799,41263%Roofing (2,122)1,610
774783,25522%Roofing (651)1,018
774982,24315%Electrical (394)611

Fewer than 100 permits, so no page: 77469 (67).

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Sugar Land building permits on homes (the city's EnerGov permit exports). The window is October 2023 through September 2026.

Counted: permits on homes for the kinds of work we track (roofing, electrical, foundation repair, plumbing, HVAC, water heater, generator, solar & battery, driveway & flatwork, gas line, addition & patio cover, irrigation, remodel & repair, pool, new home, siding) 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 14,910 of the 14,977 permits.

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 Sugar Land.

Common questions

  • Which ZIP code in Sugar Land has the most building permits?77479, with 9,412 permits on homes, October 2023 through September 2026; then 77478 (3,255). Counts cover the 16 kinds of home work we track, not every permit.
  • Can I see the permits for one address in Sugar Land?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 Sugar Land building permits on homes (the city's EnerGov permit exports)) keeps each property's permit history.