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Plumbing permits in the City of Vancouver, WA

Data through August 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

2,231 plumbing permits were issued in the City of Vancouver, September 2024 through August 2026: about 1,116 a year and 12% of all permits. 1,219 plumbing permits in the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026), 20% more than the 1,012 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is June.

What this file covers: Only mechanical, plumbing and electrical permits are counted: the city's public file stopped receiving most building permits in early 2025.

2,231permits issued
1,219last 12 months
Junbusiest month
17%finished
Aug 2026records through

Plumbing permits by month

Permits issued each month, September 2024 through August 2026.

Sep 2024: 59Sep2024Oct 2024: 85Nov 2024: 57Dec 2024: 84Jan 2025: 78Jan2025Feb 2025: 62Mar 2025: 88Apr 2025: 74May 2025: 101Jun 2025: 122Jul 2025: 111JulAug 2025: 91Sep 2025: 104Oct 2025: 108Nov 2025: 77Dec 2025: 92Jan 2026: 105Jan2026Feb 2026: 106Mar 2026: 107Apr 2026: 94May 2026: 100Jun 2026: 111Jul 2026: 103JulAug 2026: 112
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MonthPermits
Sep 202459
Oct 202485
Nov 202457
Dec 202484
Jan 202578
Feb 202562
Mar 202588
Apr 202574
May 2025101
Jun 2025122
Jul 2025111
Aug 202591
Sep 2025104
Oct 2025108
Nov 202577
Dec 202592
Jan 2026105
Feb 2026106
Mar 2026107
Apr 202694
May 2026100
Jun 2026111
Jul 2026103
Aug 2026112

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When plumbing permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). June is the busiest (125), November the quietest (72). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 98 (100 = an average month)February: 90 (100 = an average month)March: 105 (100 = an average month)April: 90 (100 = an average month)May: 108 (100 = an average month)June: 125 (100 = an average month)125July: 115 (100 = an average month)August: 109 (100 = an average month)September: 88 (100 = an average month)October: 104 (100 = an average month)November: 72 (100 = an average month)December: 95 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January98
February90
March105
April90
May108
June125
July115
August109
September88
October104
November72
December95

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How many plumbing permits get finished

Permits issued Sep 2024–Aug 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Sep 2024–Aug 20251,012
Finished16.7%

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Other kinds of work here

How Vancouver compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

Nearby permit data

Plumbing permits for other places in Portland. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Vancouver ArcGIS Online: Permits and Code Enforcement Data (public view), Permit Data layer, read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued September 2024 through August 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Mechanical, plumbing and electrical permits the City of Vancouver, Washington issues inside city limits. Building permits (new homes, remodels, additions, commercial buildings) and demolition permits are not counted: the city's public permit file stopped receiving most of them in early 2025. Water and sewer connections and right-of-way permits are not counted either. Unincorporated Clark County, Camas, Battle Ground and the other Clark County cities run their own permit offices and are not in this file, and neither is Vancouver, British Columbia.

  • The city's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Vancouver.
  • Only mechanical, plumbing and electrical permits are counted. Building permits nearly vanish from the city's public file after 2024, so new homes, remodels, roofing and other building work are not shown here.
  • The file had no permits issued after August 2026 when it was pulled, so the window ends there.
  • The file has no final inspection date, so we show no time to final. A permit counts as finished when the city marks it closed; many trade permits stay open in the file long after the work is done.
  • The file does not say whether a trade permit is for a home or a business, so no permit is counted as a home.
  • The file has no job value and no ZIP code we can publish, so we show no costs and no ZIP code pages.
  • Permits with the city's work type 'POR' count as other.

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Contractor Records, "Plumbing permits in the City of Vancouver, WA", https://contractorrecords.com/vancouver-wa/plumbing-permits, data through August 2026, from City of Vancouver Community Development, Building Division building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · How many get finished.

Download the tables (CSV): Plumbing permits by month · Plumbing permits by calendar month (index) · Plumbing permits: finished share.

Common questions

  • How many plumbing permits does Vancouver issue a year?About 1,116 a year in the City of Vancouver: 2,231 permits issued September 2024 through August 2026, 1,219 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Vancouver file the most plumbing permits?June (125 against an average month of 100); November is the quietest (72). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.