PermitStack indexes 282,915 building permits issued in San Diego County, California, with 12,011 issued in the last 12 months alone. Search by address, contractor, category, and date via our free REST API.
Most common permit types issued in the last year.
Drill into the most common permit categories in San Diego County.
The most active contractors by permit volume in San Diego County, with a profile of each one's permit history. Counts are permits we hold for San Diego County.
Every permit we hold for one San Diego County address (roof, HVAC, solar, additions, with dates and contractors) in a single call to /v1/property/history. Used by lenders for collateral review, insurers for roof and system age, and real estate teams for due diligence.
The 10 most recent permits issued in San Diego County, California. Full dataset available via REST API.
| Issued | Permit # | Address | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | PDS2026-RESPRI-000209 | 24923 MESA GRANDE RD | New construction | Log In |
| 2026-10-22 | PDS2026-RESPRI-000210 | 28371 FAIRCREST WAY | New construction | Log In |
| 2026-10-22 | PDS2026-RESPRI-000208 | 2248 MONTE VISTA DR, SFD | New construction | Log In |
| 2026-10-22 | PDS2026-RESALT-007642 | 9396 LA CUESTA DR | Renovation | Log In |
| 2026-10-22 | PDS2026-RESACC-000753 | 4950 SAN JACINTO CIRCLE EAST, ADU | New construction | Log In |
| 2026-10-22 | PDS2026-RESALT-007619 | 6376 EL SICOMORO | Renovation | Log In |
| 2026-10-22 | PDS2026-RESACC-000754 | 12033 SHORT ST | New construction | Log In |
| 2026-10-21 | PDS2026-RESACC-000748 | 3696 PURER RD, ADU | New construction | Log In |
| 2026-10-21 | PDS2026-COMALT-000408 | 6971 OTAY MESA RD | Renovation | Log In |
| 2026-10-21 | PDS2026-RESACC-000752 | 27136 MTN MEADOW RD, ADU | New construction | Log In |
Query San Diego County, California permits with a single HTTP request. Returns JSON with address, category, status, dates, and full description.
# Search San Diego County permits issued in the last 30 days curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \ "https://api.permit-stack.com/v1/permits/search?jurisdiction=San%20Diego%20County&state=CA&issued_after=2026-09-23"
The official record sets behind this page, with the date each one's data runs through.
| Record set | Source | Permits | Data through | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | open data (Socrata) | 236,722 | 2023-12-05 | The source has stopped publishing. |
| Building permits | Accela Citizen Access portal | 178,799 | 2026-10-22 |
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We ingest San Diego County's official permit records directly from 2 official record sets, each listed under Sources on this page and normalize them into a consistent JSON schema across our U.S. jurisdictions.
The newest permit we hold for San Diego County, California is dated October 22, 2026. We re-read this source on a nightly schedule and publish the date the data runs through rather than the date we last polled. Some cities publish permits days after they are filed.
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