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Electrical permits in Nashua, NH

Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026

2,635 electrical permits were issued in Nashua, October 2024 through September 2026: about 1,318 a year and 25% of all permits. 1,318 electrical permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), about the same as the 1,317 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October.

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Electrical permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 144Oct2024Nov 2024: 88Dec 2024: 89Jan 2025: 104Jan2025Feb 2025: 72Mar 2025: 101Apr 2025: 136May 2025: 97Jun 2025: 119Jul 2025: 119JulAug 2025: 120Sep 2025: 128Oct 2025: 146Nov 2025: 95Dec 2025: 92Jan 2026: 79Jan2026Feb 2026: 86Mar 2026: 99Apr 2026: 112May 2026: 110Jun 2026: 134Jul 2026: 113JulAug 2026: 121Sep 2026: 131
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024144
Nov 202488
Dec 202489
Jan 2025104
Feb 202572
Mar 2025101
Apr 2025136
May 202597
Jun 2025119
Jul 2025119
Aug 2025120
Sep 2025128
Oct 2025146
Nov 202595
Dec 202592
Jan 202679
Feb 202686
Mar 202699
Apr 2026112
May 2026110
Jun 2026134
Jul 2026113
Aug 2026121
Sep 2026131

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When electrical permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (132), February the quietest (72). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 83 (100 = an average month)February: 72 (100 = an average month)March: 91 (100 = an average month)April: 113 (100 = an average month)May: 94 (100 = an average month)June: 115 (100 = an average month)July: 106 (100 = an average month)August: 110 (100 = an average month)September: 118 (100 = an average month)October: 132 (100 = an average month)132November: 83 (100 = an average month)December: 82 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January83
February72
March91
April113
May94
June115
July106
August110
September118
October132
November83
December82

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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
Residential Electrical Only1,87871%
Commercial Electrical Only74628%
Commercial Electrical Only - 511under 1%

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Nashua GIS, Building_Permits_for_AGOL map service (NashIMS building permits, last three years) and the Building_Permits_June_2025 snapshot layer, read 20 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, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits the City of Nashua Building Safety Department issues inside the city. The city publishes only the last three years of permits as map layers; older permits are not public in bulk.

  • The city's permit layers name no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Nashua.
  • The layers have no job value, no final inspection date, no status beyond issued and no ZIP code, so we show no costs, no time to final, no finished share and no ZIP pages.
  • The city's type of work is cut to 30 characters in the file; trade permits (mechanical, electrical, plumbing only) are counted for homes and businesses alike.

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Contractor Records, "Electrical permits in Nashua, NH", https://contractorrecords.com/nashua/electrical-permits, data through September 2026, from City of Nashua Building Safety Department building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Permit types.

Download the tables (CSV): Electrical permits by month · Electrical permits by calendar month (index) · Electrical permits by permit type.

Common questions

  • How many electrical permits does Nashua issue a year?About 1,318 a year in Nashua: 2,635 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 1,318 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Nashua file the most electrical permits?October (132 against an average month of 100); February is the quietest (72). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.