The best plumbers, by town
Plumbers handle water line repair, drain cleaning, fixture installation, water heater service, and emergency leak response.
Plumbers by state: coverage and licensing
Delaware
29 cities, 148 ranked plumbers; 116 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 132 publish a phone number. Ask for the Delaware Master Plumber license. In Delaware, plumbers need it from the Delaware Board of Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Examiners. Verify it at the official Delaware lookup.
Bear · Bethany Beach · Bridgeville · Brookside · Camden · Claymont · Dover · Elsmere · Fenwick Island · Georgetown · Glasgow · Greenville · Harrington · Hockessin · Kirkwood · Laurel · Lewes · Lincoln · Middletown · Milford · New Castle · Newark · Pike Creek · Rehoboth Beach · Seaford · Selbyville · Smyrna · Stanton · Wilmington
Maryland
18 cities, 104 ranked plumbers; 91 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 93 publish a phone number. Ask for the Maryland master plumber license. In Maryland, plumbers need it from the Maryland State Board of Plumbing. Verify it at the official Maryland lookup.
Annapolis · Baltimore · Bel Air · Bowie · Cambridge · Columbia · Easton · Edgemere · Elkton · Frederick · Gaithersburg · Hagerstown · Ocean City · Rockville · Salisbury · Silver Spring · Towson · Westminster
New Jersey
14 cities, 71 ranked plumbers; 60 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 66 publish a phone number. Ask for the NJ Master Plumber license. In New Jersey, plumbers need it from the NJ State Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers. Verify it at the official New Jersey lookup.
Atlantic City · Camden · Cherry Hill · Edison · Elizabeth · Gloucester City · Hamilton · Jersey City · Middletown · Newark · Paterson · Toms River · Trenton · Woodbridge
Pennsylvania
10 cities, 35 ranked plumbers; 30 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 29 publish a phone number. Check the local license. Pennsylvania does not license plumbers statewide. Verify it at the official Pennsylvania lookup.
Allentown · Bethlehem · Erie · Harrisburg · Lancaster · Philadelphia · Pittsburgh · Reading · Scranton · York
Virginia
9 cities, 32 ranked plumbers; 31 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 22 publish a phone number. Ask for the DPOR contractor license with the Plumbing (PLB) classification. In Virginia, plumbers need it from the Virginia Board for Contractors (DPOR). Verify it at the official Virginia lookup.
Alexandria · Arlington · Charlottesville · Chesapeake · Fredericksburg · Norfolk · Richmond · Roanoke · Virginia Beach
North Carolina
8 cities, 28 ranked plumbers; 28 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 24 publish a phone number. Ask for the North Carolina plumbing contractor license. In North Carolina, plumbers need it from the North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors. Verify it at the official North Carolina lookup.
Asheville · Cary · Charlotte · Durham · Greensboro · Raleigh · Wilmington · Winston-Salem
South Carolina
8 cities, 28 ranked plumbers; 27 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 22 publish a phone number. Ask for the residential specialty contractor license in Plumbing. In South Carolina, plumbers need it from the SC Residential Builders Commission (LLR). Verify it at the official South Carolina lookup.
Charleston · Columbia · Greenville · Hilton Head Island · Myrtle Beach · Rock Hill · Spartanburg · Summerville
Connecticut
8 cities, 22 ranked plumbers; 22 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 22 publish a phone number. Ask for the plumbing contractor license (P-1 or a limited contractor license). In Connecticut, plumbers need it from the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. Verify it at the official Connecticut lookup.
Bridgeport · Danbury · Hartford · New Britain · New Haven · Norwalk · Stamford · Waterbury
Ohio
8 cities, 21 ranked plumbers; 17 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 18 publish a phone number.
Akron · Canton · Cincinnati · Cleveland · Columbus · Dayton · Toledo · Youngstown
West Virginia
7 cities, 12 ranked plumbers; 12 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 10 publish a phone number.
Beckley · Charleston · Huntington · Martinsburg · Morgantown · Parkersburg · Wheeling