How do I look up a building permit in Washington?

Building permits in Washington are public records filed with each city or county building department. PermitGrab tracks 20 Washington cities and republishes the records — pick your city below to browse permits by address, contractor, type and value, free.

Are building permits public record in Washington?

Yes. Building permits are public records in Washington. Cities publish them through open-data portals and permit systems; PermitGrab aggregates the official feeds and updates them daily.

How many building permits were filed in Washington recently?

Across the 20 Washington cities PermitGrab tracks, 5,838 permits were filed in the last 30 days, out of 37,943 on record.

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Washington Building Permit Lookup — Free

Building permits are public record. PermitGrab tracks 20 Washington cities with live data pulled from official city permit systems — browse by address, contractor, permit type and value. No signup needed to look.

37,943

Permits on record

5,838

Filed last 30 days

Cities covered

City	Last 30 days	On record	Newest permit	Status
Bellevue, WA	769	2,651	2026-07-31	this week
Tacoma, WA	762	5,592	2026-08-01	fresh — under 24h
Everett, WA	681	6,025	2026-07-30	this week
Bellingham, WA	615	7,498	2026-07-30	this week
Kirkland, WA	551	3,743	2026-07-31	this week
Clark County, WA	484	1,677	2026-08-01	fresh — under 24h
Sammamish, WA	388	1,882	2026-07-31	this week
King County, WA	321	733	2026-08-01	fresh — under 24h
Federal Way, WA	310	1,975	2026-07-31	this week
Burien, WA	183	1,331	2026-07-31	this week
Mercer Island, WA	160	1,255	2026-07-31	this week
Issaquah, WA	112	1,017	2026-07-31	this week
Bothell, WA	106	455	2026-08-01	fresh — under 24h
Pasco, WA	100	100	2026-08-01	fresh — under 24h
Edmonds, WA	99	897	2026-07-31	this week
Woodinville, WA	78	172	2026-07-31	this week
Auburn, WA	61	191	—	no recent data
Kenmore, WA	47	385	2026-07-31	this week
Snoqualmie, WA	6	219	2026-07-27	this week
Kitsap County, WA	5	145	2026-07-16	this month

How to look up a building permit in Washington

Pick the city where the property sits — permits are filed with the local building department, not the state. Use the table above for any of the 20 Washington cities we cover.
Search by address or contractor. Each city page lists recent permits with the address, permit type, declared value, status and (where the city publishes it) the contractor of record.
Click any record to expand the full details — project description, property owner, contact info, and related permit history at that address.

PermitGrab refreshes Washington permit data daily from official municipal feeds. If your city isn't listed, the building department may not publish a public data feed yet.

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