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Electrical permits in Charlotte and the rest of Mecklenburg County, NC

Data through September 2026 · updated 26 Oct 2026

55,576 electrical permits were issued in Charlotte and the rest of Mecklenburg County, June 2025 through September 2026: about 41,682 a year and 39% of all permits. The busiest month is May. The usual one took 35 days from issue to the county's final. 28078 has the most, 4,195.

55,576permits issued
43,671last 12 months
Maybusiest month
35days, usual issue to final
84%finished
$2,000usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Electrical permits by month

Permits issued each month, June 2025 through September 2026.

Jun 2025: 3,014Jun2025Jul 2025: 3,205JulAug 2025: 2,804Sep 2025: 2,882Oct 2025: 2,908Nov 2025: 2,345Dec 2025: 3,406Jan 2026: 2,870Jan2026Feb 2026: 2,849Mar 2026: 3,774Apr 2026: 4,217May 2026: 4,341Jun 2026: 4,606Jul 2026: 4,461JulAug 2026: 4,095Sep 2026: 3,799
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MonthPermits
Jun 20253,014
Jul 20253,205
Aug 20252,804
Sep 20252,882
Oct 20252,908
Nov 20252,345
Dec 20253,406
Jan 20262,870
Feb 20262,849
Mar 20263,774
Apr 20264,217
May 20264,341
Jun 20264,606
Jul 20264,461
Aug 20264,095
Sep 20263,799

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When electrical permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). May is the busiest (125), November the quietest (68). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 83 (100 = an average month)February: 82 (100 = an average month)March: 109 (100 = an average month)April: 121 (100 = an average month)May: 125 (100 = an average month)125June: 110 (100 = an average month)July: 110 (100 = an average month)August: 99 (100 = an average month)September: 96 (100 = an average month)October: 84 (100 = an average month)November: 68 (100 = an average month)December: 98 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January83
February82
March109
April121
May125
June110
July110
August99
September96
October84
November68
December98

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How long an electrical permit takes

Permits issued Jun 2025–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 9,956 with a final date.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Jun 2025–Sep 202511,905
Finished83.6%
Expired13.0%
Usual days, issue to final35
Middle half, days13–128

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What an electrical permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 13,900 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$2,000
Middle half$1,000–$5,700

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ZIP codes with the most electrical permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the county's 55,576 electrical permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
280784,1958%
282774,0327%
282693,3246%
282112,8255%
282262,6695%
282102,5785%
282152,4064%
282052,4034%
282782,3404%
282162,2714%

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The county's own permit types

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

Permit typePermitsShare
Electrical - 434 - RES DWELLING (ADD, ALTERATION, REPAIR, REPLACE)30,33955%
Electrical - 437 - COMMERCIAL - NO PLAN REVIEW (SMALL CTAC PROJECTS)9,02216%
Electrical - 102 - ONE FAMILY ATTACHED/TOWNHOUSE (LAND SOLD W/UNIT)4,6898%
Electrical - 101 - ONE FAMILY DETACHED4,6438%
Electrical - 437 - COMMERCIAL - PLAN REVIEW (UPFITS, ADDITIONS, REPAIR)3,3636%
Electrical - 329 - STRUCTURES OTHER THAN BUILDINGS(PIERS, POOLS, SIGNS, ETC)1,1582%
Electrical - 434 - RES ACCESSORY BLDG (ADD, ALTERATION, REPAIR, REPLACE)528under 1%
Electrical - 328 - RESIDENTIAL - NEW ACCESSORY BLDG (SHEDS, BARNS)407under 1%
Electrical - 434 - RES DWELLING - CO REQUIRED (ADD, ALTERATION, REPAIR)303under 1%
Electrical - 105 - 5 OR MORE FAMILY APARTMENTS (NO LAND SOLD W/UNIT)191under 1%

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Guides for this kind of work

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Other kinds of work here

HVAC (41,122)Plumbing (17,920)New homes (9,346)Remodels & repairs (4,506)Additions (2,052)Garages, sheds & shade structures (1,551)Demolition (1,500)Pools & spas (1,146)Roofing (646)Solar (507)

How Mecklenburg County compares with other cities

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

Nearby permit data

Electrical permits for other places in Charlotte. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

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How these numbers are made

Source: Mecklenburg County GIS, AccelaAllPermits FeatureServer layer 0, with the older BuildingPermits layer for permits still issued in the old system, read 26 Oct 2026. We count permits issued June 2025 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building and trade permits that Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement issued anywhere in the county: Charlotte, the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Matthews, Mint Hill, Davidson and Pineville, and unincorporated land. The county issues building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits for every town, so this one file covers them all. Fire, sign and site-work permits count as other.

  • The county's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Mecklenburg County or Charlotte.
  • The county moved its permits to a new system (Accela) in spring 2025. The window starts in June 2025, once the new system's file was filling at its usual rate, so it covers 16 months and there is no comparison with the 12 months before. Permits still issued under the old system for older projects come from the county's older building permit layer and are counted too.
  • Electrical, mechanical (HVAC) and plumbing permits are only in the new system's file. Each new home gets its own electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits, and those count under those trades. Monthly plumbing and electrical counts keep rising through early 2026 as projects started under the old system finish.
  • The new system files an equipment changeout as an umbrella record with separate mechanical, electrical or plumbing permits under it; we count the trade permits, not the umbrella record.
  • The kind of work comes from the county's type of work and census building code; roofing, solar, pools, additions and decks are picked out of residential alteration permits by their descriptions.
  • Job value is the building cost the applicant declared on the permit; most trade permits have none. A final date is the county's completion date.
  • Apartment, condo and hotel buildings count as other, not as homes. Cancelled, withdrawn and replaced permits are not counted.

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, "Electrical permits in Charlotte and the rest of Mecklenburg County, NC", https://contractorrecords.com/mecklenburg-county/electrical-permits, data through September 2026, from Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Declared value · By ZIP code · 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 ZIP code · Electrical permits by permit type.

Common questions

  • How many electrical permits does Mecklenburg County issue a year?About 41,682 a year in Charlotte and the rest of Mecklenburg County: 55,576 permits issued June 2025 through September 2026, 43,671 of them in the last 12 months.
  • How long does an electrical permit take in Mecklenburg County?The usual one took 35 days from issue to the county's final inspection, and the middle half took 13 to 128 days (9,956 permits issued Jun 2025–Sep 2025 that reached a final). The wait to get the permit issued is not in this file.
  • When do people in Mecklenburg County file the most electrical permits?May (125 against an average month of 100); November is the quietest (68). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.
  • Which ZIP code has the most electrical permits in Mecklenburg County?28078, with 4,195 of the 55,576 (8%); then 28277 (4,032).
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