California building permits

According to permitsearch.us records, 5,295,587 permit records are on file for California (1770–9863).

Permits on file by year

Year	Records on file
2017	147,522
2018	156,956
2019	163,579
2020	181,130
2021	205,826
2022	232,580
2023	237,617
2024	218,677
2025	216,962
2026	105,788

Top work types in our records

other — 2,005,827
building — 1,010,350
roofing — 528,601
electrical — 398,206
fire — 224,617

57% of records on file show a final or completed status.

Recent permit activity on file

9863-04-01 — roofing — 3937 ONEILL DR San Mateo CA
5200-01-01 — other — 4838 Elrovia AVE #A El Monte CA 917320000
2999-01-01 — solar_pv — 20081 ELLIPSE FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610-
2999-01-01 — solar_pv — 20131 ELLIPSE FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610-
2999-01-01 — building — 23792 ROCKFIELD BLVD 210 LAKE FOREST CA
2999-01-01 — building — 21082 WISTERIA LAKE FOREST CA 92630-
2999-01-01 — building — 26795 PORTOLA PKWY FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610-
2999-01-01 — building — 26642 TOWNE CENTRE DR FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610-2808
2999-01-01 — building — 26211 ENTERPRISE WAY LAKE FOREST CA 92630-
2999-01-01 — building — 20481 CRESCENT BAY DR LAKE FOREST CA 92630-8817
2999-01-01 — building — 27051 TOWNE CENTRE DR 100 FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610-2804
2999-01-01 — building — 25521 COMMERCENTRE DR 200 LAKE FOREST CA 92630-8857
2999-01-01 — building — 12 CANTORA FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610-1853
2999-01-01 — building — 1 ICON FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610-
2999-01-01 — building — 21682 LAKE FOREST DR LAKE FOREST CA 92630-
2999-01-01 — building — 25741 ATLANTIC OCEAN DR B LAKE FOREST CA 92630-8863
2999-01-01 — building — 26502 TOWNE CENTRE DR FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610-
2999-01-01 — screen_enclosure — 1 ICON FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610-
2999-01-01 — building — 26210 ENTERPRISE WAY LAKE FOREST CA 92630-
2999-01-01 — building — 1 SADDLEBACK CHURCH RD LAKE FOREST CA 92630-8700

Permit records by area

Street rankings appear on city-level pages — use the directory to browse down.

Based on 5,295,587 permit records on file from AlisoViejoCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-anaheim (ArcGIS Hub), Antioch (Tyler EnerGov), ArcadiaCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-berkeley (Accela), ca-beverly-hills (ArcGIS Hub), ca-brea (Accela), ca-calabasas (SmartGov), ca-carlsbad (ArcGIS Hub), CarsonCA (Tyler EnerGov), ChinoHills (Tyler EnerGov), ca-chula-vista (Accela), ca-citrus-heights (ArcGIS Hub), ClovisCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-colton (eTRAKiT), ca-concord (Accela), ca-corona (eTRAKiT), CostaMesaCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-culver-city (Accela), ca-cupertino (Accela), DanvilleCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-del-mar (eTRAKiT), ca-diamond-bar (CityView), ca-downey (Accela), DublinCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-eastvale (Accela), ElCajonCAProd (Tyler EnerGov), ca-el-dorado (eTRAKiT), ElMonteCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-fremont (Accela), GilroyCA (Tyler EnerGov), GlendaleCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-glendora (eTRAKiT), HawthorneCA (Tyler EnerGov), HaywardCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-hermosa-beach (Accela), ca-huntington-beach (Accela), ImperialBeachCA (Tyler EnerGov), Indio (Tyler EnerGov), ca-kern (Accela), ca-kern-bakersfield (Click2Gov), LaCanadaFlintridgeCA (Tyler EnerGov), LACounty (Tyler EnerGov), CityOfLaHabraCA (Tyler EnerGov), CityOfLagunaNiguelCA (Tyler EnerGov), LakeElsinore (Tyler EnerGov), CityOfLakeForestCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-lakewood (eTRAKiT), ca-lincoln-placer (Accela), ca-livermore (Accela), ca-los-angeles (Socrata), ca-los-gatos (Accela), ManhattanBeachCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-marin-county (Socrata), ca-menlo-park (Accela), ca-milpitas (eTRAKiT), MissionViejoCA (Tyler EnerGov), Moorpark (Tyler EnerGov), ca-moreno-valley (Accela), ca-morgan-hill (eTRAKiT), MurrietaCA (Tyler EnerGov), NewportBeachCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-oakland (Accela), ca-oceanside (eTRAKiT), ca-ontario (Accela), ca-palo-alto (Accela), PasadenaCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-placentia (SmartGov), ca-pleasanton (Accela), PomonaCA (Tyler EnerGov), PowayCA (Tyler EnerGov), RanchoCordovaCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-rancho-cucamonga (Accela), ca-redwood-city (eTRAKiT), RialtoCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-riverside-county-unincorp (Tyler EnerGov), ca-rocklin (eTRAKiT), ca-sacramento (Accela), ca-sacramento-county (ArcGIS Hub), ca-sacramento-current (ArcGIS Hub), ca-san-bernardino-county (Accela), ca-san-clemente (eTRAKiT), ca-san-diego (Accela), ca-san-diego-county-unincorp (Socrata), SanJacintoCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-san-leandro (Accela), CityofSanMateoCA (Tyler EnerGov), SanRamonCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-san_francisco (Socrata), ca-santa-clara (Accela), ca-santa-monica (CKAN), SanteeCA (Tyler EnerGov), SealBeachCA (Tyler EnerGov), SimiValley (Tyler EnerGov), ca-solana-beach (eTRAKiT), ca-sonoma-county-88ms-k5e7 (Socrata), ca-south-lake-tahoe (eTRAKiT), ca-south-san-francisco (eTRAKiT), ca-stockton (Accela), SunnyvaleCA (Tyler EnerGov), Temecula (Tyler EnerGov), TustinCA (Tyler EnerGov), CityofUplandCA (Tyler EnerGov), Ventura (Tyler EnerGov), ca-walnut-creek (Accela), ca-west-hollywood (Socrata), ca-west-sacramento (Accela), WestminsterCA (Tyler EnerGov), ca-woodside (eTRAKiT), ca-yolo-davis (Click2Gov), ca-yorba-linda (Accela), CityofYucaipaCA (Tyler EnerGov), 1770–9863. Last updated 2026-07-06.