Data through April 2026 · updated 24 Apr 2026
1,143 permits on homes in ZIP code 72209, May 2023 through April 2026, pulled by 317 contractors: 7% of the 17,385 permits we track in the City of Little Rock. Electrical leads with 460 permits (40%), then plumbing with 323. Counts cover the 10 kinds of home work we track, not every permit filed in 72209.
Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code. Share here is the trade's part of the 1,143 permits in 72209; citywide is the same for all of Little Rock. Firms are distinct business names with at least one permit here. A trade name opens every Little Rock contractor in that trade. No lawn irrigation permits in 72209 in the window.
| Trade | Permits | Share here | Citywide | Firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 460 | 40% | 26% | 114 |
| Plumbing | 323 | 28% | 23% | 96 |
| HVAC | 236 | 21% | 29% | 49 |
| Remodel & Repair | 58 | 5% | 5% | 41 |
| New Home | 29 | 3% | 7% | 14 |
| Generator | 14 | 1% | 1% | 9 |
| Solar | 13 | 1% | under 1% | 3 |
| Addition | 7 | under 1% | 2% | 7 |
| Deck, Porch & Carport | 3 | under 1% | 1% | 3 |
The firms with the most permits in 72209 for the 3 biggest trades here, May 2023 through April 2026. This is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. The compare pages let you pick what you value and build your own list.
The other 338 electrical permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Little Rock electricians →
The other 201 plumbing permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Little Rock plumbers →
The other 122 HVAC permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Little Rock HVAC contractors →
The middle value contractors wrote on the permit when they applied: half were filed for less, half for more. It is not a quote and not the final bill. Shown where the trade carries a value and 72209 has at least 20 priced permits.
| Trade | Usual here | Usual citywide | Priced permits here |
|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC | $7,100 | $8,926 | 231 |
| Remodel & Repair | $40,450 | $50,000 | 58 |
| New Home | $213,000 | $280,000 | 29 |
We publish counts by ZIP code and by contractor, not a list of permits by street address. The full record for one property, with every permit, its status and its inspections, is kept by the office that issued the permits; our source here is City of Little Rock Planning and Development permits on single-family, duplex and manufactured homes (the City's periodic permit download, the edition that runs to April 30, 2026). Ask that permit office for a property's permit history, or search its public records by address.
For a contractor you are about to hire, open their page from the lists above to see every permit they pulled across Little Rock. Little Rock permit statistics → · How the records work in Little Rock →
Source: City of Little Rock Planning and Development permits on single-family, duplex and manufactured homes (the City's periodic permit download, the edition that runs to April 30, 2026). The window is May 2023 through April 2026. Each permit is placed by its property's ZIP code (the address on the permit, or the parcel's when the permit has none).
Counted: permits on homes for the 10 kinds of work we track (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, new home, remodel & repair, lawn irrigation, addition, deck, porch & carport, generator, solar) where the record names a contractor. Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and permits with no contractor (owner-pulled work). So this is not the city's count of every permit in 72209.
A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Little Rock. Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits.
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Contractor Records, "Building permits in 72209, Little Rock, AR", https://contractorrecords.com/little-rock/zip/72209, data through April 2026, from City of Little Rock building-permit records.Link to a table: By trade · Most active contractors · Usual filed value.
Download the tables (CSV): Permits by trade · Usual filed value.