Residential HVAC permits in San Antonio, TX
1,418 residential HVAC permits were issued in San Antonio, TX Aug 31 – Oct 25, 2026 (7 weeks collected so far). Get them every Monday as a Monday Jobs list by ZIP.
Source: San Antonio (GIS permits issued). Oct 16, 2026 is the latest issue date the source has published. Our pipeline has collected 7 of the last 8 weeks for this source; the 8-week trend fills in as weekly pulls accumulate.
Quick answer. In Aug 31 – Oct 25, 2026 (7 weeks collected so far), 1,418 residential HVAC permits were issued in San Antonio, TX, according to public records from San Antonio (GIS permits issued). The busiest ZIP codes were 78258 (93 residential permits), 78247 (74 residential permits), 78230 (66 residential permits). The latest permit date published is Oct 16, 2026.
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What an HVAC permit means in San Antonio
A residential HVAC permit is a furnace, A/C, heat pump, mini-split or duct change-out. For an HVAC contractor the install is sold, but same-age homes nearby are on the same replacement clock, and every permit adds the equipment to someone's service-agreement list.
In San Antonio, permits were issued on 46 different days in the window; the most recent were Oct 16, 2026, Oct 15, 2026, Oct 14, 2026. The busiest ZIPs were 78258 (93), 78247 (74), 78230 (66).
By residential HVAC permit count, San Antonio ranks #4 of the 58 HVAC pages on this site and #1 of 3 in TX.
- Mail maintenance plans and tune-up offers to the houses around each change-out.
- Watch heat-pump share by ZIP to see where electrification incentives are moving demand.
- Pass heat-pump jobs to electricians: many need a panel or circuit upgrade.
Other work on the same permits
Share of these 1,418 residential permits whose type or description also matches another trade. These are the follow-on and partner trades on San Antonio jobs.
- Electrical: 7 residential permits (0%)
- General remodel: 4 residential permits (0%)
- Gas line: 1 residential permit (0%)
- Plumbing: 1 residential permit (0%)
Weekly trend
Permits per 7-day period, ending Oct 25, 2026. n/c = not collected yet (before our pipeline started pulling this source). It is not zero. Striped bars are partly collected weeks. – = the source has not published permits for those dates yet.
Top permit types
| Permit type / subtype | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Permit | 1,271 | 90% |
| LSR Mechanical Permit | 125 | 9% |
| Mechanical Completion Permit | 14 | 1% |
| Electrical General Permit | 7 | 0% |
| Plumbing Gas Permit | 1 | 0% |
Busiest ZIP codes
| ZIP | Permits | Share | 8-wk avg / week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78258 | 93 | 7% | 14.00 |
| 78247 | 74 | 5% | 10.50 |
| 78230 | 66 | 5% | 10.50 |
| 78250 | 61 | 4% | 9.25 |
| 78216 | 59 | 4% | 8.88 |
8-wk avg / week: average residential permits per week over the last 8 weeks for that ZIP and trade.
Equipment stated in the permit
| Equipment | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A/C / condenser | 112 | 8% |
| Mini-split | 9 | 1% |
| Ductwork | 5 | 0% |
| Heat pump | 4 | 0% |
| Furnace | 3 | 0% |
Parsed from the permit's own type and work text. A permit can state more than one; many state none.
Sample rows
Anonymized: street address, permit number and any names removed. Subscribers get the full row with address, permit number and source link.
| Issued | ZIP | Permit type | Scope | Equipment | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | 78254 | LSR Mechanical Permit | HVAC | Not stated | N/A |
| 2026-10-07 | 78214 | Mechanical Permit | HVAC | Not stated | N/A |
| 2026-09-28 | 78247 | Mechanical Permit | HVAC | Not stated | N/A |
| 2026-09-21 | 78242 | Mechanical Permit | HVAC | Not stated | N/A |
| 2026-09-14 | 78212 | Mechanical Permit | HVAC | Not stated | N/A |
| 2026-09-06 | 78257 | LSR Mechanical Permit | HVAC | Not stated | N/A |
Source
- San Antonio (GIS permits issued): Permit records on services.arcgis.com, published by San Antonio (GIS permits issued). Source dataset. Collected window(s): Aug 22, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026. Last pulled Oct 25, 2026.
Metric: Residential = the source marks the permit's use as residential (permits with commercial or unknown use are not counted). HVAC = the permit's type or work description matches the Curbside Signal HVAC rules. Counts exclude void or cancelled permits. Dates are the jurisdiction's permit issue date. Records are deduplicated on source and permit number. How we count. Part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro: every trade × city page there.
The honest limit. A permit usually means the job is already sold. We say that up front. The value is what happens around it:
- Neighbor marketing around active jobs: same-age houses on the same street.
- Cross-trade follow-on demand: new roof → solar, gutters, insulation; remodel → HVAC, electrical, landscaping, pool; new build → pest, security, landscaping.
- Contractor activity: which contractors pull permits where (where the jurisdiction publishes it), and who to recruit as subs.
- Early-stage projects for commercial trades and GC subs.
Follow-on: Remodels and additions drive HVAC, electrical, landscaping and pool work. An HVAC change-out often needs electrical capacity too.
Other trades in San Antonio, TX
Residential permits in the same window, by trade.
More trades in San Antonio, TX
Monday Jobs pages for other trades in San Antonio. They don't show a permit count yet; each says what we deliver there today.
Questions
How many residential HVAC permits were issued in San Antonio, TX recently?
1,418 residential HVAC permits in the public records we pulled, Aug 31 – Oct 25, 2026 (7 weeks collected so far). Source: San Antonio (GIS permits issued).
Which San Antonio ZIP codes have the most HVAC permits?
78258 (93 residential permits), 78247 (74 residential permits), 78230 (66 residential permits), by residential HVAC permit count Aug 31 – Oct 25, 2026. 59 ZIP codes had at least one permit.
What is the median declared value of a residential HVAC permit in San Antonio?
The source does not publish valuations for these permits.
How do I get the San Antonio HVAC permit list, and what does it cost?
Request a free 10-permit sample for your ZIPs first. Starter is $20/mo for one trade and up to 5 ZIPs every Monday; Whole City is $140/mo for a whole metro and up to 5 trades, delivered every Monday. Every package includes your first file within 24 hours of purchase. Guarantee on every package: If a month comes in under half the 8-week average permit count for your ZIPs and trades, you get 50% off next month. If a weekly file is ever late or missing, you get 50% off next month.
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