Find a licensed electrician in Inwood, Manhattan
115 licensed electricians in Inwood, Manhattan for electrical repairs, panel upgrades and outlets and circuits. Public license records, local data and how to check a license.
Electricians in Inwood with an active license, for electrical repairs, panel upgrades, outlets and circuits, lighting, EV chargers and rewiring. Every listing comes from public license records, so you can check it before you hire.
Which licensed electricians work in Inwood?
Inwood electricians, sorted by how many permits each firm filed for jobs in Inwood in the last two years. Every listing holds an active license; tap one for its record.
Core Electric MEP Inds LL
Master Electrician #012618High Quality ELECTRIC.OF NYC
Master Electrician #012989County Electric Contractors
Master Electrician #012302CSI SEC & Electric Inc.
Master Electrician #010392E & M Electrical NY Corporation
Master Electrician #012768Anco Electrical Contctng Incorporated
Master Electrician #012782Jeco Electric'l Service Corp
Master Electrician #011129Gemini Electric Co., Inc.
Master Electrician #012916Martinez Electrical Contracting
Master Electrician #012921Shuir Electric'l Contractors's Corporation
Master Electrician #011990Q.Y. Electric, Inc.
Master Electrician #012400Joseph Weinstein Electrical
Master Electrician #009113Proff Electrical LLC
Master Electrician #012928TFK Electric Corp
Master Electrician #013046Sunbird Electrical Contracting
Master Electrician #012964
Every Inwood electrician record, A to Z
What should you know about electrical work in Inwood?
Inwood has about 17,358 homes, in buildings with an average build year of 1939. 74% of homes are in pre-1940 buildings, and 49% are in walk-up apartment buildings.
HPD wrote 180 electrical violations (outlets, wiring, fixtures) in Inwood rental buildings in the past year (5th of 25 in Manhattan). 115 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in Inwood in the last two years.
In buildings this old, ask whether the job will touch original wiring and whether the panel has room for new circuits before you agree on a price.
How does Inwood compare?
| Homes (housing units) | 17,358 (NYC PLUTO) |
|---|---|
| Average year built | 1939 (NYC PLUTO) |
| Homes in pre-1940 buildings | 74% (NYC PLUTO) |
| HPD electrical violations (12 months) | 180 (HPD) |
| Firms with DOB electrical permits here (2 years) | 115 (DOB NOW) |
Do electricians need a license in New York City?
Electrical work in New York City must be done by a Licensed Master Electrician (or a Special Electrician for a specific building) licensed by the Department of Buildings. The electrician files the permit in DOB NOW: Electrical, and DOB inspects the work.
How can you check the license yourself?
Ask for the master electrician's license number and search it on the DOB NOW Public Portal. Every firm in our listings filed electrical permits with DOB in the last two years.
Where can you check a pro or report a problem in NYC?
- NYC 311: report a housing, pest or noise problem
- HPD Online: building violations and complaints
- DOB NOW Public Portal: permits and licenses
- DCWP license search
- DCWP: file a consumer complaint
- NYS DEC: pesticide businesses and applicators
- NYC Health: rats and rat prevention
- HPD: bed bugs and landlord duties
- DOB: gas piping inspections (Local Law 152)
- NYC Open Data (the records behind these pages)
What can an electrician in Inwood help with?
- Panel and service upgrades
- New outlets and circuits
- Lighting installs and rewiring
- EV charger installation
- Troubleshooting tripping breakers
- Smoke and CO detector wiring
- Old wiring replacement (knob-and-tube, cloth)
- Generator and transfer switch hookups
Questions people ask
How many licensed electricians work in Inwood?
115 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in Inwood in the last two years. The most active here was Core Electric MEP Inds LL, with 9 permits.
How do I check an electrician's license in Inwood?
Ask for the master electrician's license number and search it on the DOB NOW Public Portal. Every firm in our listings filed electrical permits with DOB in the last two years.
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Sources: DOB NOW: Electrical permit filings; NYC HPD housing violations; NYC DOHMH rat inspections; NYC PLUTO. Counts cover the 12 or 24 months before November 4, 2026.