Polk County, IA (Des Moines Metro) Contractor List With Phone Numbers: Fresh Permit Leads (2026)
Polk County is the Des Moines metro core and a fresh, untapped Midwest permit feed. PermitGrab tracks 90 distinct Polk County contractor phone numbers across 691 permits filed in the last 90 days, current through June 19, 2026 — about 23% coverage in a market national vendors ignore.
Polk County is the heart of the Des Moines metro, Iowa's largest market, and almost none of the national lead platforms index it. PermitGrab does. We track 691 Polk County permits filed in the last 90 days — and notably, all 691 were filed in just the trailing 30 days, current through June 19, 2026 — with 90 distinct contractor phone numbers attached, roughly 23% phone coverage, a solid rate for a county feed.
A Genuinely Fresh, Untapped Feed
The fact that the entire 90-day window lands inside the last 30 days tells you this is a live, fast-moving feed in a market where few competitors are calling. A roofing or pool contractor in central Iowa does not need a national list — they need this month's Des Moines-area jobs with a number to call. That is exactly what Polk County delivers.
What Polk County Contractors Are Working
The phone-tagged permits run across seasonal Midwest residential trades:
- Roofing. The strongest phone-coverage trade — nearly every roofing permit carries a contact.
- Pools and spas. A summer-season channel with high contact coverage.
- General construction. Residential additions, alterations, and new starts across the metro.
- HVAC and mechanical. Change-outs and installs heading into the cooling and heating seasons.
Who Should Work Polk County
Roofing crews get the highest-coverage feed in the county; pool and spa builders have a clean seasonal job board; GCs and framers track the construction permits; and HVAC contractors and suppliers use the 90 contractor numbers to reach shops actively building in the Des Moines metro. Small, fresh, and largely uncontested.
How PermitGrab Delivers It
Polk County permits ship in one daily feed, newest-first, with permit type, address, filing date, and contractor contact where published. One flat monthly price covers Polk County and every other market we track, with no per-lead fees. Size it with our free permit lead estimator, then see plans and start working fresh Polk County leads.