St. Johns County, Florida building permits
According to permitsearch.us records, 1,000,822 permit records are on file for St. Johns County, Florida (1970–2026).
Permits on file by year
Show yearly totals
| Year | Records on file |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 41,421 |
| 2018 | 47,926 |
| 2019 | 45,650 |
| 2020 | 51,055 |
| 2021 | 61,040 |
| 2022 | 62,342 |
| 2023 | 55,523 |
| 2024 | 55,206 |
| 2025 | 47,270 |
| 2026 | 22,841 |
Top work types in our records
- building — 330,728
- mechanical — 249,105
- electrical — 208,520
- plumbing — 134,061
- irrigation — 62,896
0% of records on file show a final or completed status.
Recent permits
- 2026-10-14 — mechanical — 408 TREATY OAK LN
- 2026-09-26 — mechanical — 245 SCRUB JAY DR
- 2026-09-14 — building — 545 CUNNINGHAM HOLLOW WAY
- 2026-09-02 — electrical — 177 BELMONT DR
- 2026-08-10 — mechanical — 401 CLEARWATER DR
- 2026-08-07 — building — 207 PRINCE PHILLIP DR
- 2026-08-06 — electrical — 700 IRONWOOD DR
- 2026-07-23 — mechanical — 540 FLORIDA CLUB BLVD UNIT 112
Permits by type
Permit records by address
Browse the 393 St. Johns County addresses with permit-record pages on file
Permit records in St. Johns County: what to know
Our St. Johns records come from the county's permitting system, and they run deep — the on-file history reaches back decades, through the county's transformation from small-town coastal Florida into one of the state's fastest-growing counties. For newer communities like Nocatee, original-construction permits are typically on file; for older St. Augustine-area homes, the interesting question is usually what has been renovated, and when.
In Florida, permit history has money attached to it. Insurers commonly ask how old a roof is and whether wind-resistance upgrades were done with permits on record; a roof permit from the last 15 years, or a documented wind mitigation feature, can be the difference between an easy policy and an expensive one. When our records show a roof or wind-mitigation permit for an address, that record is worth carrying into your insurance conversation.
When you're buying, compare what you can see at the house against what the records show. A kitchen, room addition, or enclosed garage with no matching permit record is a question worth asking before closing — unpermitted work can surface later in appraisals, insurance underwriting, and resale. A home inspection looks at how the work performs; the permit trail shows whether it was reviewed when it was done. You want both. What do these findings look like in a real house? The inspectors behind this site publish anonymized examples in their field notes.
Our records are a research starting point, not the authority. For a decision that hangs on a specific permit, confirm it with St. Johns County Building Services directly — jurisdictions can hold records that have not yet reached our store.
Nearby counties
Streets with recent permit activity
- VILLANUEVA TRL
- BUSHWOOD CIR
- WOOD BREEZE WAY
- SWAYING TREE AVE
- SPACKLER DR
- REFLECTIONS AVE
- FOAL RIDGE DR
- DAY DREAM DR
- LUMINOUS AVE
- SPAULDING LN
Based on 1,000,822 permit records on file from St. Johns County, 1970–2026. Last updated 2026-10-25.
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