 | American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, California 90071 Phone (213) 486-9200 |
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
KARL J. ZEILE, President and Principal Executive Officer, and DORI LASKIN, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund (the "Registrant"), each certify to the best of his or her knowledge that:
| 1) | The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended July 31, 2012 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
| 2) | The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
| Principal Executive Officer | Principal Financial Officer |
| AMERICAN HIGH-INCOME MUNICIPAL BOND FUND | AMERICAN HIGH-INCOME MUNICIPAL BOND FUND |
| /s/ Karl J. Zeile | /s/ Dori Laskin |
| Karl J. Zeile, President | Dori Laskin, Treasurer |
| Date: September 28, 2012 | Date: September 28, 2012 |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to AMERICAN HIGH-INCOME MUNICIPAL BOND FUND and will be retained by AMERICAN HIGH-INCOME MUNICIPAL BOND FUND and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or its staff upon request.
This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with the Commission.