Electrician in Humble, TX
Licensed and insured electricians for Humble homes. We handle the permits and inspections a job needs and confirm which rules apply to your address.
Electrical service for Humble's older homes.
Humble is about 39 minutes from our Tomball shop, depending on traffic.
Census estimates put the median year built for housing in the City of Humble at 1982, and only about 8 percent of its 6,428 housing units date from 2010 or later. About 45 percent went up between 1970 and 1989.
The city covers about 9.9 square miles along I-69/US-59, 18 miles northeast of Houston, and counted 16,795 residents in the 2020 census.
We reach Humble from our shop at 13910 Alice Road in Tomball by TX-249, Beltway 8 and I-69 (the Eastex Freeway), a drive of about 30 miles.
Humble's housing mix, permits and flood history.
Panels in 1970s and 1980s Humble homes
A Humble house from the 1970s or 1980s may still have the panel it was built with. Before we add a dedicated circuit or upgrade service on one of these homes, we look at the panel's condition and capacity.
Houses, mobile homes and apartments
Only about 42 percent of Humble's housing units are single-family detached houses. Roughly one in ten is a mobile home, and the rest are attached homes and multi-unit buildings, including 376 units in buildings of 50 or more. We plan outlets, circuits and panel work around the type of home, whether it is a detached house, an attached unit or a mobile home.
Permits through the City of Humble
Inside city limits, permits are issued by the City of Humble Building Department at City Hall, 114 W. Higgins St., and the city works from the 2017 National Electrical Code.
A Humble address is not always the City of Humble
Some Humble mailing addresses belong to locations inside the City of Houston, and ZIP 77346 also covers unincorporated Atascocita. The address alone does not tell you which permit rules apply.
Wiring after high water
Floods in April 2016 and again in May 2016 damaged Humble, and each was declared a federal disaster. The next year, parts of the Lake Houston area took more than 30 inches of rain in four days during Hurricane Harvey, and Mayor Merle Aaron said about 370 homes and more than 40 businesses in Humble flooded. If your Humble home has taken on water, we can inspect the outlets, breakers and panel before you use them again.
Work we do inside and outside Humble city limits.
ZIP codes we cover in Humble: 77338, 77346, 77396.
- Panel and service upgrades for Humble homes built in the 1970s and 1980s
- Level 2 EV chargers, with a panel check first in Humble homes from the 1980s
- Electrical checks for Humble homes that took water in Harvey or the 2016 floods
- Outlets, switches and new circuits for Humble houses, attached homes and mobile homes
- Whole-home surge protection for Humble homes on CenterPoint lines
- Recessed lighting and ceiling fans to replace older fixtures in Humble homes
- Electrical inspections, troubleshooting and repairs in 77338, 77346 and 77396
- Smoke and CO detectors for Humble homes that burn natural gas
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Questions we get from Humble.
Do you serve Humble and Atascocita?
Yes. Humble is about 39 minutes from our Tomball shop with no traffic, longer at rush hour. We cover ZIP codes 77338, 77346 and 77396, including the unincorporated Atascocita area in 77346.
How do I know if my house is inside Humble city limits?
Search the address on the City of Humble Map under Address Points. If the lot is outside the city, City of Humble permits do not apply, and we confirm what does apply to that address.
My house was built in the early 1980s. Can it handle an EV charger?
It can, if the panel has room. We check your panel on site, and if it cannot carry a Level 2 charger, we tell you before any work starts and explain what a service upgrade would involve.
Does an electrician have to register with the City of Humble?
Yes. The city will not issue a permit to a contractor who has not registered. Registration calls for proof of insurance and, where applicable, a state license. It is renewed every year and can be done through the city's iWorQ permit portal or in person at City Hall.
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Electrician in Humble?
Call. The estimate is free.