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Effortlessly access California building permit information with BuildChek. Our extensive database covers millions of permits, making it your ultimate solution for building permit lookup, search, and management.
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Building Permits in California – Residential & Commercial Permit Lookup | Buildchek
Buildchek connects home inspectors, real estate agents, insurance professionals, and property investors to verified building permit data in California. Instantly search permits by address, ZIP code, city, or county for fast, reliable insight into residential and commercial work (where available).
With access to over 280 million verified permits nationwide, Buildchek supports due diligence across Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento, Fresno, Oakland, Long Beach, Riverside, San Bernardino, Irvine, Anaheim, coastal, inland, and mountain communities statewide (where available).
Every permit lookup is stored for life in our secure, cloud-based portal—creating a permanent record of remodels, additions, ADUs, seismic retrofits, roofing, solar, EV chargers, pools, and system upgrades (where available).
Disclaimer: Permit data coverage varies by municipality, county, and record type. Not all California jurisdictions are available in our database, and some may have partial, limited, or offline records.
Create AccountCalifornia Building Permit Coverage (Where Available)
Coverage across major metros, suburbs, coastal cities, inland valleys, and regional hubs where digital permit data is available.
Major Cities & Communities (Where Available)
Buildchek is designed to support permit lookups across incorporated municipalities and key communities statewide, including:
Greater Los Angeles:
Los Angeles, Long Beach, Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills,
Inglewood, Torrance, Compton, Downey, Norwalk, Whittier, West Hollywood, Culver City,
Hawthorne, Lakewood, Anaheim, Irvine, Santa Ana, Huntington Beach, Garden Grove,
Fullerton, Costa Mesa, Orange, Newport Beach, Tustin, Buena Park, Westminster, Fountain Valley.
Bay Area & Northern California:
San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara,
Mountain View, Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Mateo, Daly City, South San Francisco,
Concord, Walnut Creek, Richmond, Antioch, Vallejo, Fairfield, Napa, Petaluma, Santa Rosa,
and surrounding communities.
San Diego & Imperial Regions:
San Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, Vista, San Marcos,
National City, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Santee, Encinitas, plus Imperial Valley cities.
Central Valley & Inland:
Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield, Stockton, Modesto, Elk Grove, Roseville, Rancho Cordova,
Turlock, Manteca, Merced, Visalia, Tulare, Hanford, Madera, Redding, Chico, Yuba City,
plus many agricultural and logistics hubs.
Coastal & Mountain Communities:
Santa Barbara, Goleta, San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach, Monterey, Salinas, Santa Cruz,
Truckee, South Lake Tahoe, Mammoth Lakes, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Indio,
and other resort and vacation markets.
Buildchek aims to support all California jurisdictions
where permit
records are accessible via integrated or digital sources (where available).
Counties Covered (Where Available)
Coverage extends into California counties where electronic or indexed permit records are available, including: Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Kern, Fresno, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Placer, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Marin, Sonoma, Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Solano, Napa, Tulare, Merced, Kings, Yolo, Butte, Shasta, El Dorado, Nevada, Plumas, Lake, Humboldt, Mendocino, Imperial, and additional counties where data is accessible (where available).
Availability, detail, and historical depth differ by jurisdiction and local systems.
Professionals We Serve
Designed for Home Inspectors, Listing & Buyer Agents, Brokerages, Insurance Underwriters, Appraisers, and Investors operating in California’s diverse housing markets — from SFR and condos to ADUs, multifamily, and mixed-use assets.
Common use cases include validating room additions, garage conversions, ADUs, soft-story/seismic retrofits, solar and EV charging, roof replacements, pool/spa installations, and major remodels before listing, lending, or underwriting (where available).
California’s Trusted Source for Building Permit Data
From coastal properties in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange County to tech corridors in the Bay Area and new construction in the Inland Empire and Central Valley, Buildchek helps confirm completed work, support transparent disclosures, and reduce risk with accurate permit data (where available).
Note: Actual coverage is dependent on each jurisdiction’s data systems and participation. Some cities and counties may have limited, legacy-only, or offline records requiring supplemental research.
Efficient Online California Building Permit Management Software
At BuildChek, we provide an extensive building permit database with millions of permits, readily available for you. Whether you're a Home Inspector, Real Estate Agent, or Insurance Agent, our national database is your ultimate solution. With a simple click, you can effortlessly access California building permit information by zip code, state, and metro area using our online permitting software. From residential to commercial projects, we've got you covered. No more hassle of searching multiple sources - at BuildChek, we simplify the process of obtaining California building permits, roofing permits, and exterior permits through our management software. Trust us to provide you with fast and reliable building permits online.
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