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Roofing permits in Memphis and Shelby County, TN

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

468 roofing permits were issued in Memphis and Shelby County, October 2024 through September 2026: about 234 a year and 5% of all permits. 221 roofing permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 11% fewer than the 247 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is March. 38111 has the most, 65.

468permits issued
221last 12 months
Marbusiest month
$25,000usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Roofing permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 14Oct2024Nov 2024: 17Dec 2024: 8Jan 2025: 16Jan2025Feb 2025: 11Mar 2025: 35Apr 2025: 35May 2025: 29Jun 2025: 25Jul 2025: 23JulAug 2025: 15Sep 2025: 19Oct 2025: 11Nov 2025: 20Dec 2025: 21Jan 2026: 10Jan2026Feb 2026: 22Mar 2026: 18Apr 2026: 15May 2026: 21Jun 2026: 18Jul 2026: 24JulAug 2026: 17Sep 2026: 24
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MonthPermits
Oct 202414
Nov 202417
Dec 20248
Jan 202516
Feb 202511
Mar 202535
Apr 202535
May 202529
Jun 202525
Jul 202523
Aug 202515
Sep 202519
Oct 202511
Nov 202520
Dec 202521
Jan 202610
Feb 202622
Mar 202618
Apr 202615
May 202621
Jun 202618
Jul 202624
Aug 202617
Sep 202624

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When roofing permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). March is the busiest (136), October the quietest (64). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 67 (100 = an average month)February: 85 (100 = an average month)March: 136 (100 = an average month)136April: 128 (100 = an average month)May: 128 (100 = an average month)June: 110 (100 = an average month)July: 121 (100 = an average month)August: 82 (100 = an average month)September: 110 (100 = an average month)October: 64 (100 = an average month)November: 95 (100 = an average month)December: 74 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January67
February85
March136
April128
May128
June110
July121
August82
September110
October64
November95
December74

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What a roofing permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 468 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$25,000
Middle half$14,500–$60,000

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ZIP codes with the most roofing permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 468 roofing permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
381116514%
381094810%
38106439%
38114357%
38127276%
38108235%
38117235%
38107204%
38118174%
38112174%

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How these numbers are made

Source: Memphis Open Data Hub, DPD Building Permits (ArcGIS layer), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The file carries no usable permit status, so it can't say which permits were finished, so no finished share is shown.

Building permits the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning & Development issues: the City of Memphis, unincorporated Shelby County and the towns that use the joint office (rows carry Memphis, Cordova, Arlington, Millington, Lakeland, Eads and other postal cities). Germantown, Collierville and Bartlett, which run their own permit offices, appear only where the joint office issued the permit. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits are not in this file.

  • The layer names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages.
  • The layer has no status and no final date, so it cannot show which permits finished or how long they took.
  • Only building permits are published: no electrical, plumbing or mechanical permits.
  • The value is the valuation on the permit, which sets the fee. It is not a final cost.

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Contractor Records, "Roofing permits in Memphis and Shelby County, TN", https://contractorrecords.com/memphis/roofing-permits, data through September 2026, from the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning & Development building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Declared value · By ZIP code.

Download the tables (CSV): Roofing permits by month · Roofing permits by calendar month (index) · Roofing permits: declared value · Roofing permits by ZIP code.

Common questions

  • How many roofing permits does Memphis issue a year?About 234 a year in Memphis and Shelby County: 468 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 221 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Memphis file the most roofing permits?March (136 against an average month of 100); October is the quietest (64). 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 roofing permits in Memphis?38111, with 65 of the 468 (14%); then 38109 (48).