Find a licensed electrician in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
340 licensed electricians in Williamsburg, Brooklyn for electrical repairs, panel upgrades and outlets and circuits. Public license records, local data and how to check a license.
Electricians in Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg?
Williamsburg electricians, sorted by how many permits each firm filed for jobs in Williamsburg in the last two years. Every listing holds an active license; tap one for its record.
Power Direct Electric Incorporated
Master Electrician #013184Solas Electrical Corp
Master Electrician #013292High Quality ELECTRIC.OF NYC
Master Electrician #012989Techno-Volt Electric, Inc.
Master Electrician #012571M.R. Electric'l Service LLC
Master Electrician #011931Hivolts Electrical Inc.
Master Electrician #012961Nash Electric Services In
Master Electrician #013498E & M Electrical NY Corporation
Master Electrician #012768WCK Electric Corp
Master Electrician #010377Joseph Weinstein Electrical
Master Electrician #009113High Standard Electric
Master Electrician #012841Berger Quality Electric'l Contracting
Master Electrician #011068KJK Electric Inc.
Master Electrician #011769Accurate Electric'l Corp
Master Electrician #011485Daven Electric Corp
Master Electrician #013346
Every Williamsburg electrician record, A to Z
What should you know about electrical work in Williamsburg?
Williamsburg has about 33,666 homes, in buildings with an average build year of 1936. About 47% of homes are in pre-1940 buildings, and 30% are in walk-up apartment buildings.
HPD wrote 84 electrical violations (outlets, wiring, fixtures) in Williamsburg rental buildings in the past year (30th of 40 in Brooklyn). 340 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in Williamsburg in the last two years.
Most jobs here are new circuits, lighting, EV chargers and panel upgrades. Confirm the electrician files the DOB permit and books the inspection.
How does Williamsburg compare?
| Homes (housing units) | 33,666 (NYC PLUTO) |
|---|---|
| Average year built | 1936 (NYC PLUTO) |
| Homes in pre-1940 buildings | 47% (NYC PLUTO) |
| HPD electrical violations (12 months) | 84 (HPD) |
| Firms with DOB electrical permits here (2 years) | 340 (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 Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg?
340 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in Williamsburg in the last two years. The most active here was Power Direct Electric Incorporated, with 51 permits.
How do I check an electrician's license in Williamsburg?
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.