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Plumbing permits in the City of Montgomery, AL

Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026

1,961 plumbing permits were issued in the City of Montgomery, October 2024 through September 2026: about 980 a year and 15% of all permits. 907 plumbing permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 14% fewer than the 1,054 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is March. 36117 has the most, 558.

1,961permits issued
907last 12 months
Marbusiest month
44%finished
Sep 2026records through

Plumbing permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 105Oct2024Nov 2024: 86Dec 2024: 97Jan 2025: 79Jan2025Feb 2025: 101Mar 2025: 100Apr 2025: 81May 2025: 89Jun 2025: 89Jul 2025: 78JulAug 2025: 82Sep 2025: 67Oct 2025: 90Nov 2025: 70Dec 2025: 64Jan 2026: 87Jan2026Feb 2026: 71Mar 2026: 144Apr 2026: 79May 2026: 50Jun 2026: 47Jul 2026: 48JulAug 2026: 98Sep 2026: 59
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024105
Nov 202486
Dec 202497
Jan 202579
Feb 2025101
Mar 2025100
Apr 202581
May 202589
Jun 202589
Jul 202578
Aug 202582
Sep 202567
Oct 202590
Nov 202570
Dec 202564
Jan 202687
Feb 202671
Mar 2026144
Apr 202679
May 202650
Jun 202647
Jul 202648
Aug 202698
Sep 202659

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When plumbing permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). March is the busiest (149), July the quietest (77). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 102 (100 = an average month)February: 105 (100 = an average month)March: 149 (100 = an average month)149April: 98 (100 = an average month)May: 85 (100 = an average month)June: 83 (100 = an average month)July: 77 (100 = an average month)August: 110 (100 = an average month)September: 77 (100 = an average month)October: 119 (100 = an average month)November: 95 (100 = an average month)December: 99 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January102
February105
March149
April98
May85
June83
July77
August110
September77
October119
November95
December99

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How many plumbing permits get finished

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

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 20251,054
Finished43.9%

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ZIP codes with the most plumbing permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 1,961 plumbing permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
3611755828%
3611647924%
361091699%
361061498%
361041146%
36108995%
36105945%
36110724%
36111633%
36107623%

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The city's own permit types

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

Permit typePermitsShare
Plumbing1,37370%
Gas58830%

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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, "Plumbing permits in the City of Montgomery, AL", https://contractorrecords.com/montgomery-al/plumbing-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 · Permit types.

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

Common questions

  • How many plumbing permits does Montgomery issue a year?About 980 a year in the City of Montgomery: 1,961 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 907 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Montgomery file the most plumbing permits?March (149 against an average month of 100); July is the quietest (77). 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 plumbing permits in Montgomery?36117, with 558 of the 1,961 (28%); then 36116 (479).