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Building permits in 85297, the Town of Gilbert

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

1,015 building permits were issued in ZIP code 85297 by the Town of Gilbert Development Services, October 2024 through September 2026: 15% of the 6,674 in the Town of Gilbert, the 5th busiest ZIP code. Electrical permits lead with 199. 516 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 3% more than the 499 in the 12 months before. Permits from a city that runs its own permit office are not counted.

1,015permits in 85297
516last 12 months
58%for homes
77days, usual issue to final
Sep 2026records through

Permits in 85297 by kind of work

Share here is the part of the 1,015 permits in 85297; townwide is the same for all of the Town of Gilbert.

Kind of workPermitsShare hereTownwide
Electrical19920%22%
Plumbing11812%13%
Pools & spas11311%9%
New homes667%10%
Garages, sheds & shade structures667%5%
Remodels & repairs636%9%
Fences & walls141%1%
Demolition7under 1%under 1%
HVAC3under 1%under 1%
Other36636%31%

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Permits in 85297 by year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from October)3104416
202512531531
2026 (through September)9380507

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How permits in 85297 finish

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.

Measure85297Townwide
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 20254993,515
Finished69.5%72.7%
Expired0.2%0.2%
Usual days, issue to final7769

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How these numbers are made

Source: Town of Gilbert open data, EnergovPermitData (ArcGIS table), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Permits the Town of Gilbert issues inside the town limits only. Mesa, Chandler, Queen Creek and unincorporated Maricopa County islands next to Gilbert run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

  • The town's open permit file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Gilbert.
  • New homes include production homes built from a builder's standard plan and custom homes.
  • The town files residential additions and alterations together; they are counted as remodels and repairs.
  • The town's file has no roofing or solar work class, so roof replacements are not shown and solar is counted with residential electrical work.
  • Plan changes and deferred submittals (amendments to a permit already issued), standard plan approvals, and traffic and engineering permits are left out.
  • The value is the valuation on the permit, which sets the fee; trade permits often carry none. It is not a final cost.
  • A final date is the date the permit was finaled.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Building permits in 85297, the Town of Gilbert", https://contractorrecords.com/gilbert/zip/85297, data through September 2026, from the Town of Gilbert Development Services building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · By year · How permits finish.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits in 85297 by kind of work · Permits in 85297 by year · Permits in 85297: finished and days to final.

Common questions

  • How many building permits were issued in 85297?1,015 permits issued by the town in ZIP code 85297, October 2024 through September 2026: 199 electrical, 118 plumbing, 113 pools & spas. 516 were in the last 12 months.
  • What is built most in 85297?Electrical: 199 of the 1,015 permits (20%), against 22% townwide.
  • How long does a permit take in 85297?The usual permit issued here Oct 2024–Sep 2025 took 77 days from issue to final (347 permits with a final date), against 69 days townwide.
  • Who did the work in 85297?The town's file doesn't name contractors, so we can't say. Ask a contractor for the permit numbers of past jobs and check them with the town.

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