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Electrical permits in the City of Fayetteville, AR

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

2,624 electrical permits were issued in the City of Fayetteville, October 2024 through September 2026: about 1,312 a year and 20% of all permits. 1,396 electrical permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 14% more than the 1,228 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is March. The usual one took 126 days from issue to the city's final.

2,624permits issued
1,396last 12 months
Marbusiest month
126days, usual issue to final
88%finished
$7,681usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Electrical permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 107Oct2024Nov 2024: 91Dec 2024: 97Jan 2025: 116Jan2025Feb 2025: 99Mar 2025: 98Apr 2025: 119May 2025: 88Jun 2025: 86Jul 2025: 92JulAug 2025: 88Sep 2025: 147Oct 2025: 101Nov 2025: 67Dec 2025: 89Jan 2026: 85Jan2026Feb 2026: 124Mar 2026: 199Apr 2026: 164May 2026: 117Jun 2026: 105Jul 2026: 156JulAug 2026: 96Sep 2026: 93
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024107
Nov 202491
Dec 202497
Jan 2025116
Feb 202599
Mar 202598
Apr 2025119
May 202588
Jun 202586
Jul 202592
Aug 202588
Sep 2025147
Oct 2025101
Nov 202567
Dec 202589
Jan 202685
Feb 2026124
Mar 2026199
Apr 2026164
May 2026117
Jun 2026105
Jul 2026156
Aug 202696
Sep 202693

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When electrical permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). March is the busiest (136), November the quietest (72). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 92 (100 = an average month)February: 102 (100 = an average month)March: 136 (100 = an average month)136April: 129 (100 = an average month)May: 94 (100 = an average month)June: 87 (100 = an average month)July: 113 (100 = an average month)August: 84 (100 = an average month)September: 110 (100 = an average month)October: 95 (100 = an average month)November: 72 (100 = an average month)December: 85 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January92
February102
March136
April129
May94
June87
July113
August84
September110
October95
November72
December85

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How long an electrical permit takes

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 1,078 with a final date.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 20251,228
Finished87.9%
Expired1.6%
Usual days, issue to final126
Middle half, days68–202

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What an electrical permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 2,618 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$7,681
Middle half$5,000–$10,881

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Electrical: Residential2,08079%
Electrical: Commercial51520%
Electrical: Meter Changeout291%

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How Fayetteville compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Fayetteville GIS: Permit layer (Permits MapServer layer 0, from the city's EnerGov permit system), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, gas, pool, demolition, sign and fire-protection permits the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas issues inside city limits. Plumbing permits the city issues for properties outside its limits (Farmington and other areas on city water), right-of-way, street closure, grading and vendor permits in the same file are not counted. Springdale, Johnson, Farmington and unincorporated Washington County run their own permit offices and are not in this file, and neither is Fayetteville, North Carolina.

  • The city's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Fayetteville.
  • A final date is the city's finalize date; a permit marked complete counts as finished.
  • The value is the job value declared on the permit.
  • Gas permits for furnaces and heaters count as HVAC; other gas permits count as plumbing. Lawn irrigation permits are plumbing permits in the city's file and count as plumbing.
  • Homes are permits whose type or work class names a residence (including HVAC and water heater change-outs and home decks, sheds and patio covers); commercial work counts as other.
  • The file has no ZIP code we can publish, so there are no ZIP code pages.

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Contractor Records, "Electrical permits in the City of Fayetteville, AR", https://contractorrecords.com/fayetteville-ar/electrical-permits, data through September 2026, from City of Fayetteville Development Services, Building Safety Division building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Declared value · Permit types.

Download the tables (CSV): Electrical permits by month · Electrical permits by calendar month (index) · Electrical permits: days to final · Electrical permits: declared value · Electrical permits by permit type.

Common questions

  • How many electrical permits does Fayetteville issue a year?About 1,312 a year in the City of Fayetteville: 2,624 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 1,396 of them in the last 12 months.
  • How long does an electrical permit take in Fayetteville?The usual one took 126 days from issue to the city's final inspection, and the middle half took 68 to 202 days (1,078 permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 that reached a final). The wait to get the permit issued is not in this file.
  • When do people in Fayetteville file the most electrical permits?March (136 against an average month of 100); November is the quietest (72). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.