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 21 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 21 Washington cities PermitGrab tracks, 6,363 permits were filed in the last 30 days, out of 28,253 on record.

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Washington Building Permit Lookup — Free

Building permits are public record. PermitGrab tracks 21 Washington cities with live data pulled from official city permit systems — browse by address, contractor, permit type and value. No signup needed to look.

28,253

Permits on record

6,363

Filed last 30 days

Cities covered

City	Last 30 days	On record	Newest permit	Status
Tacoma, WA	1,076	4,011	2026-06-16	this week
Clark County, WA	883	883	2026-06-18	fresh — under 24h
Everett, WA	829	4,984	2026-06-16	this week
Bellevue, WA	820	1,294	2026-06-16	this week
Bellingham, WA	595	7,425	2026-06-16	this week
Pasco, WA	347	347	2026-06-16	this week
Federal Way, WA	320	1,381	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
Kirkland, WA	275	2,409	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
King County, WA	230	230	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
Burien, WA	197	985	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
Sammamish, WA	159	1,177	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
Mercer Island, WA	147	940	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
Issaquah, WA	116	755	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
Edmonds, WA	102	616	2026-06-16	this week
Bothell, WA	74	115	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
Kenmore, WA	54	284	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
Woodinville, WA	51	51	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
Auburn, WA	45	61	—	no recent data
Kitsap County, WA	34	97	2026-06-10	this month
Snoqualmie, WA	9	181	2026-06-04	this month
Mill Creek, WA	0	27	2026-02-20	older than 90 days

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 21 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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