NEC CONDUIT FILL CHART
Maximum Number of Conductors In Conduit or Tubing:
Type of wire | Conductor Size AWG MCM | Conduit Size (Inches) | |||||||||||
1/2 | 3/4 | 1 |
11/4 |
11/2 |
2 |
21/2 |
3 |
31/2 |
4 | 5 | 6 | ||
TW, XHHW (14 thru8) | 14 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 44 | 60 | 99 | 142 | - | - | - | - | - |
12 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 47 | 78 | 111 | 171 | - | - | - | - | |
10 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 36 | 60 | 85 | 131 | 176 | - | - | - | |
8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 40 | 62 | 84 | 108 | - | - | |
RHW and RHH without Outer covering THW | 14 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 40 | 65 | 93 | 143 | 192 | - | - | - |
12 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 53 | 76 | 117 | 157 | - | - | - | |
10 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 43 | 61 | 95 | 127 | 163 | - | - | |
8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 49 | 66 | 85 | 113 | - | |
TW, THW, FEPB (6 thru 2) RWH and RHH (without outer covering) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 62 | 97 | 141 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 36 | 47 | 73 | 106 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 40 | 63 | 91 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 64 | 54 | 78 | |
1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 39 | 57 | |
1/0 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 49 | |
2/0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 41 | |
3/0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 35 | |
4/0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 29 | |
250 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 23 | |
300 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | |
350 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 18 | |
400 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | |
500 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |
600 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
700 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
750 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
THWN, THHN, FEP (14 thru 2) FEPB (14 thru 8) XHHW (4 thru 500 MCM) | 14 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 69 | 94 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
12 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 51 | 70 | 144 | 164 | - | - | - | - | - | |
10 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 44 | 73 | 104 | 160 | - | - | - | - | |
8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 36 | 51 | 79 | 106 | 136 | - | - | |
6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 37 | 57 | 76 | 98 | 154 | - | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 47 | 60 | 94 | 137 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 39 | 51 | 80 | 116 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 67 | 97 | |
1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 50 | 72 | |
1/0 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 42 | 61 | |
2/0 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 35 | 51 | |
3/0 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 42 | |
4/0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 35 | |
250 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 28 | |
300 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 24 | |
350 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 21 | |
400 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 19 | |
500 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | |
600 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | |
700 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
750 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
XHHW | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 47 | 63 | 81 | 128 | 183 |
600 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | |
700 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
750 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |