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
17 cities, 83 ranked plumbers; 56 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 74 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.
Bridgeville · Camden · Claymont · Dover · Elsmere · Georgetown · Glasgow · Greenville · Laurel · Lewes · Middletown · New Castle · Newark · Pike Creek · Rehoboth Beach · Seaford · Stanton
Maryland
8 cities, 45 ranked plumbers; 36 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 41 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.
Bel Air · Easton · Frederick · Gaithersburg · Ocean City · Salisbury · Silver Spring · Westminster
New Jersey
6 cities, 29 ranked plumbers; 21 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 26 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 · Cherry Hill · Edison · Jersey City · Newark · Woodbridge
Virginia
7 cities, 25 ranked plumbers; 24 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 17 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 · Charlottesville · Chesapeake · Fredericksburg · Norfolk · Richmond · Roanoke
South Carolina
6 cities, 18 ranked plumbers; 18 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 14 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 · Myrtle Beach · Rock Hill · Spartanburg · Summerville
Pennsylvania
4 cities, 17 ranked plumbers; 15 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 14 publish a phone number. Check the local license. Pennsylvania does not license plumbers statewide. Verify it at the official Pennsylvania lookup.
Allentown · Erie · Philadelphia · Pittsburgh
North Carolina
3 cities, 10 ranked plumbers; 10 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 9 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.
Connecticut
2 cities, 6 ranked plumbers; 6 run a secure (HTTPS) website and 6 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.