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Building permits by ZIP code in the City of Tempe

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

5 ZIP codes have 250 or more building permits in the City of Tempe, October 2024 through September 2026. 85282 is the busiest with 1,412 (30% of 4,748). Together they hold 100% of the permits.

ZIP codes by permits

Busiest first, October 2024 through September 2026. Top kind of work is the one with the most permits in that ZIP code.

ZIP codePermitsShareTop kind of work
852821,41230%Electrical (362)
852811,03522%Electrical (213)
8528394620%Remodels & repairs (256)
8528481217%Electrical (154)
8528853011%Electrical (73)

1 more ZIP codes have fewer than 250 permits each (1 in all), so no page.

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Tempe Open Data, Permits Issued by Building Safety (BLDS layer from Accela), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building, trade, pool, sign and demolition permits the City of Tempe Building Safety Division issues inside the city limits only. Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale and unincorporated Maricopa County run their own permit offices and are not in this file. The city's engineering permits (water and sewer, drainage, paving, grading) are left out.

  • The city's open permit file leaves the contractor field blank on building permits, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Tempe.
  • The value is the estimated project cost on the permit; electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits are filed as no-value permits and carry none. It is not a final cost.
  • Kinds of work come from the permit's federal building class; general residential alterations and miscellaneous permits are sorted into trades by keywords in the work description.
  • Few roof replacements appear in the file, so roofing has no page of its own.
  • A final date is the date the city recorded the permit as completed. Permits marked Final, Finaled, CofO Issued or Closed count as finished; some of them carry no completed date and add no days.

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Common questions

  • Which ZIP code in Tempe has the most building permits?85282, with 1,412 permits, October 2024 through September 2026; then 85281 (1,035).
  • Can I see the permits for one address in Tempe?Not here: we publish permits by ZIP code without street addresses. The city keeps each property's permit history; search its records by address or permit number.
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