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Electrical permits in the City of Montgomery, AL

Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026

5,341 electrical permits were issued in the City of Montgomery, October 2024 through September 2026: about 2,670 a year and 40% of all permits. 2,371 electrical permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 20% fewer than the 2,970 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October. 36117 has the most, 1,189.

5,341permits issued
2,371last 12 months
Octbusiest month
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Electrical permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 294Oct2024Nov 2024: 189Dec 2024: 242Jan 2025: 224Jan2025Feb 2025: 257Mar 2025: 290Apr 2025: 296May 2025: 248Jun 2025: 254Jul 2025: 180JulAug 2025: 257Sep 2025: 239Oct 2025: 248Nov 2025: 157Dec 2025: 168Jan 2026: 162Jan2026Feb 2026: 238Mar 2026: 248Apr 2026: 217May 2026: 169Jun 2026: 192Jul 2026: 194JulAug 2026: 208Sep 2026: 170
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024294
Nov 2024189
Dec 2024242
Jan 2025224
Feb 2025257
Mar 2025290
Apr 2025296
May 2025248
Jun 2025254
Jul 2025180
Aug 2025257
Sep 2025239
Oct 2025248
Nov 2025157
Dec 2025168
Jan 2026162
Feb 2026238
Mar 2026248
Apr 2026217
May 2026169
Jun 2026192
Jul 2026194
Aug 2026208
Sep 2026170

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When electrical permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (122), November the quietest (78). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 87 (100 = an average month)February: 111 (100 = an average month)March: 121 (100 = an average month)April: 115 (100 = an average month)May: 94 (100 = an average month)June: 100 (100 = an average month)July: 84 (100 = an average month)August: 104 (100 = an average month)September: 92 (100 = an average month)October: 122 (100 = an average month)122November: 78 (100 = an average month)December: 92 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January87
February111
March121
April115
May94
June100
July84
August104
September92
October122
November78
December92

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How many electrical permits get finished

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

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 20252,970
Finished50.5%

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ZIP codes with the most electrical permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 5,341 electrical permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
361171,18922%
3611696918%
361084579%
361094328%
361063777%
361043476%
361103466%
361052895%
361112805%
361072515%

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How Montgomery 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 Montgomery GIS: Construction Permit Data (HostedDatasets/Construction_Permits FeatureServer layer 0), read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and gas permits the City of Montgomery issues for property in the city and its police jurisdiction: new homes, home alterations and repairs, additions, fences, pools, accessory buildings, demolition, commercial construction and signs. Certificates of occupancy, changes of occupancy, grading permits, driveway curb cuts and well permits in the same file are not counted. Prattville, Pike Road, Millbrook and the rest of Montgomery County outside the city's jurisdiction are not in this file.

  • The file has no final inspection date, so we show no time to final. A permit counts as finished when the city marks it completed.
  • Far fewer 2025 and 2026 permits are marked completed than 2024 permits (about three in ten against six in ten), so the finished share for recent permits is low and likely to rise as the city closes them out.
  • The estimated cost is a real job value on building permits only; electrical, mechanical, plumbing and gas permits carry a nominal figure, so we show it for building permits alone.
  • Gas permits for furnaces and heaters count as HVAC; other gas permits (gas lines, water heaters, ranges) count as plumbing. Re-roofs and solar filed as residential repair permits are sorted by their description.
  • Homes are permits the city marks residential use; apartment buildings and mixed-use projects count as other.

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Contractor Records, "Electrical permits in the City of Montgomery, AL", https://contractorrecords.com/montgomery-al/electrical-permits, data through September 2026, from City of Montgomery Department of Inspections building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · How many get finished · By ZIP code.

Download the tables (CSV): Electrical permits by month · Electrical permits by calendar month (index) · Electrical permits: finished share · Electrical permits by ZIP code.

Common questions

  • How many electrical permits does Montgomery issue a year?About 2,670 a year in the City of Montgomery: 5,341 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 2,371 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Montgomery file the most electrical permits?October (122 against an average month of 100); November is the quietest (78). 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 Montgomery?36117, with 1,189 of the 5,341 (22%); then 36116 (969).