Residential HVAC permits in San Diego, CA
1,904 residential HVAC permits issued by San Diego (city), San Diego County unincorporated, the 8 weeks ending Oct 17, 2026. Oct 17, 2026 is the latest issue date the source has published.
Quick answer. In the 8 weeks ending Oct 17, 2026, 1,904 residential HVAC permits were issued in San Diego, CA, according to public records from San Diego (city), San Diego County unincorporated. The busiest ZIP codes were 92130 (126 permits), 92129 (121 permits), 92128 (108 permits). The median declared value was $81,179 across 6 permits that list one. The latest permit date published is Oct 17, 2026.
What an HVAC permit means in San Diego
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 Diego, permits were issued on 52 different days in the window; the most recent were Oct 15, 2026, Oct 14, 2026, Oct 13, 2026. The busiest ZIPs were 92130 (126), 92129 (121), 92128 (108).
By residential HVAC permit count, San Diego ranks #3 of the 98 HVAC pages on this site and #2 of 28 in CA.
- 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 1,904 permits whose type or description also matches another trade. These are the follow-on and partner trades on San Diego jobs.
- electrical: 1,880 permits (99%)
- plumbing: 1,872 permits (98%)
- general remodel: 21 permits (1%)
- addition/ADU: 13 permits (1%)
Weekly trend
Permits per 7-day period, ending Oct 17, 2026. n/c = not collected yet (before our pipeline started pulling this source). It is not zero. Striped bars are partly collected weeks.
Top permit types
| Permit type / subtype | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum | 1,856 | 97% |
| Building / Residential Alteration-Addn | 12 | 1% |
| Mechanical Pmt / Add/Alt Companion Unit/Acc Apt | 9 | 0% |
| Transportation Permit | 6 | 0% |
| Combination Building Permit / Add/Alt 1 or 2 Fam, No Chg DU | 4 | 0% |
Busiest ZIP codes
| ZIP | Permits | Share | 8-wk avg / week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92130 | 126 | 7% | 16.00 |
| 92129 | 121 | 6% | 16.00 |
| 92128 | 108 | 6% | 13.75 |
| 92037 | 107 | 6% | 13.62 |
| 92126 | 103 | 5% | 13.50 |
8-wk avg / week is the trailing 8-week weekly average we quote in coverage checks for that ZIP and trade. It counts every source in the ZIP and includes permits with unknown use, so it can be higher than this page's residential count. 43 permits on this page have no ZIP in the source.
Equipment stated in the permit
| Equipment | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A/C / condenser | 11 | 1% |
| mini-split | 6 | 0% |
| heat pump | 5 | 0% |
| ductwork | 2 | 0% |
| water heater | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | 92106 | No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum | HVAC + plumbing + electrical | not stated | n/a |
| 2026-10-07 | 92126 | No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum | HVAC + plumbing + electrical | not stated | n/a |
| 2026-09-29 | 92114 | No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum | HVAC + plumbing + electrical | not stated | n/a |
| 2026-09-18 | 92122 | No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum | HVAC + plumbing + electrical | not stated | n/a |
| 2026-09-10 | 92109 | No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum | HVAC + plumbing + electrical | not stated | n/a |
| 2026-09-01 | 92128 | No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum | HVAC + plumbing + electrical | not stated | n/a |
Source
- San Diego (city): Development Permits Set 2 (data.sandiego.gov), published by City of San Diego. Source dataset. Collected window(s): Aug 21, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026. Last pulled Oct 18, 2026.
- San Diego County unincorporated: Permit records on internal-sandiegocounty.data.socrata.com (dataset red2-qccu), published by San Diego County unincorporated. Source dataset. Collected window(s): Aug 23, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026. Last pulled Oct 18, 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 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.
- Competitor intelligence: 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 Diego, CA
Residential permits in the same window, by trade.
Questions
How many residential HVAC permits were issued in San Diego, CA recently?
1,904 residential HVAC permits in the public records we pulled, the 8 weeks ending Oct 17, 2026. Source: San Diego (city), San Diego County unincorporated.
Which San Diego ZIP codes have the most HVAC permits?
92130 (126 permits), 92129 (121 permits), 92128 (108 permits), by residential HVAC permit count the 8 weeks ending Oct 17, 2026. 34 ZIP codes had at least one permit.
What is the median declared value of a residential HVAC permit in San Diego?
$81,179, across 6 permits that list a valuation. Declared values are what the applicant stated on the permit, not the contract price.
How do I get the San Diego HVAC permit list, and what does it cost?
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