Plumbers and heating and cooling contractors in Santa Cruz County, CA
196
Contractors
24
With Google ratings
11
Registered 10+ years
196 plumbers and heating and cooling contractors are listed in Santa Cruz County. 14 hold an active USDOT registration.
Of the 8 with a fleet size on record, all run one to three trucks. Santa Cruz has the most contractors with 46, then Watsonville with 40 and Santa Cruz with 24.
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- Maverick Plumbing Technicians Inc.(831) 285-2276Santa Cruz5.0 from 73 reviews via Google
- First Pro Heating & Cooling(831) 777-4996Santa Cruz5.0 from 27 reviews via Google
- Fuse Service HVAC & Appliance repair(831) 888-9069Santa Cruz5.0 from 19 reviews via Google
- Stark Leak Detection(831) 334-5944Santa Cruz5.0 from 16 reviews via Google
- Bogners All Air Corp(831) 588-3709Scotts Valley5.0 from 14 reviews via Google
- Sun Air(408) 266-3678Santa Cruz5.0 from 13 reviews via Google
- A-1 Plumbers Santa Cruz(831) 205-49585.0 from 9 reviews via Google
- Santa Cruz Mechanical(831) 477-0845Soquel5.0 from 4 reviews via Google
- Duncan Plumbing(831) 346-5309Santa Cruz4.9 from 813 reviews via Google
- Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Santa Cruz(831) 217-3034Santa Cruz4.9 from 781 reviews via Google
- Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup(831) 421-9108Capitola4.9 from 268 reviews via Google
- Larry & Sons Plumbing & Drain Cleaning(831) 217-6155Watsonville4.9 from 207 reviews via Google
- California Radiant(831) 476-1712Santa Cruz4.9 from 54 reviews via Google
- Bellows Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical(831) 824-7150Soquel4.8 from 1600 reviews via Google
- Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup(831) 216-1983Santa Cruz4.8 from 958 reviews via Google
- Eco-Flow Plumbing Inc.(831) 818-6331Santa Cruz4.8 from 180 reviews via Google
- Mark & Sons Plumbing Services LLC(831) 217-6895Santa Cruz4.8 from 149 reviews via Google
- Plug-In Services(831) 888-9348Capitola4.8 from 23 reviews via Google
- J C Heating & Air Condtioning(831) 475-65384.8 from 9 reviews via Google
- Apollo Drain & Rooter Services(831) 438-9001Santa Cruz4.7 from 27 reviews via Google
- Affordable Heating & Air Service Corp.(831) 477-9276Santa Cruz4.6 from 71 reviews via Google
- Heating & Air Conditioning(831) 285-3091Santa Cruz4.6 from 20 reviews via Google
- The Furnace Room, Inc.(831) 476-3817Soquel4.5 from 23 reviews via Google
- Affordable Plumbing & Drain Inc.(831) 425-2727Santa Cruz4.5 from 20 reviews via Google
- Garrison Plumbing Inc(831) 345-1823Scotts Valley
- Echo Plumbing(831) 475-7165Soquel
- Henry's Plumbing(831) 706-5356Watsonville
- Mitchell's Plumbing(831) 458-9310Watsonville
- SCM Plumbing Inc(831) 458-3611Santa Cruz
- Brint Plumbing(831) 722-1850Watsonville
- Poes Plumbing and Backflow(831) 710-2204Royal Oaks
- Preferred Plumbing(831) 761-0644Freedom
- (831) 477-7150
- J. C. Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.(831) 425-6538Santa Cruz
- Mechanical on Wheels(831) 684-1144Aptos
- Montano Plumbing Inc(831) 426-0572Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz Plumbing Inc(831) 425-1131Santa Cruz
- A C C Construction(831) 316-8912Watsonville
- A P C S C Inc(831) 345-8101Scotts Valley
- Air Cooling Mechanical(831) 288-9006Watsonville
- Airtec Service(831) 728-2000Watsonville
- Albert's Plumbing & Drain Service(831) 633-2000Santa Cruz
- Allen David Plumbing(831) 809-5732Santa Cruz
- Allen George & Sons Inc(831) 438-1335Scotts Valley
- Anchor Pipe & Drain Inc(831) 566-7493Ben Lomond
- Anytime Plumbing Inc(831) 431-6593Santa Cruz
- Apollo Plumbing(831) 227-4333Boulder Creek
- Aptos Plumbing(831) 421-2700Aptos
- Arce Boiler Service(831) 588-9739Watsonville
- Asante Plumbing Inc(831) 420-7332Santa Cruz
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Homes in Santa Cruz County
Half the homes in Santa Cruz County were built before 1974, 63% before 1980 and 29% before 1960. (Census Bureau American Community Survey table B25035, 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates; Census Bureau American Community Survey table B25034, 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates)
From 1991 to 2020, Santa Cruz County averaged 2,937 heating degree days and 217 cooling degree days a year. (NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county heating degree days, 1991 to 2020 averages; NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county cooling degree days, 1991 to 2020 averages)
In Santa Cruz County, 57% of occupied homes heat with utility gas, 26% with electricity and 10% with propane or other bottled gas. (Census Bureau American Community Survey table B25040, 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates)
What plumbing and HVAC work costs in California
Ranges are national; ask contractors near you.
- A plumber's hourly rate
- $45 to $200 an hour; most charge $70 to $150 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- A plumber's service call
- $50 to $300 a visit, which often covers the first hour (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- After-hours or emergency call
- about $100 to $300 added to the call, or about $150 to $350 an hour (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Burst or leaking pipe repair
- $200 to $3,000; the guides' averages run $500 to $1,200 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Clearing a sink, tub or toilet drain
- $100 to $275 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Clearing the main line
- $175 to $800; typically $350 to $650 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Hydro jetting
- $350 to $1,400, depending on the line and the blockage (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Gas tank water heater
- $700 to $2,700 installed; about $1,900 on average (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Tankless water heater
- $1,600 to $5,600 installed for gas, depending on gas line and venting work (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)$850 to $3,000 installed for electric, before any panel upgrade ($850 to $1,700) (Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Heat pump water heater
- $2,000 to $4,600 installed in place of an electric tank; more when it replaces gas (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Sewer camera inspection
- $125 to $500 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Sewer line replacement
- about $1,400 to $5,300 for a typical line (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)$50 to $250 a linear foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
- Replacing central AC on existing ducts
- $3,900 to $8,000; about $6,000 on average (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- Swapping a heat pump on existing ducts
- $4,000 to $8,000; a 3-ton system about $3,900 to $6,200 (HomeAdvisor, Forbes Home, HomeGuide)
- A whole-home heat pump system
- commonly $14,000 or more (NYSERDA, Massachusetts EEAC, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Replacing a gas furnace
- $3,800 to $6,200 at standard efficiency (HomeGuide, HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Forbes Home)$5,200 to $12,000 at high efficiency (90% AFUE and up) (HomeGuide, HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- Replacing an electric furnace
- $1,600 to $8,000, with a like-for-like swap at the low end (Fixr, HomeAdvisor)
- A single-zone mini-split
- $2,000 to $5,000 (HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- A multi-zone mini-split
- $3,000 to $14,000 for 2 to 4 zones (HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- An HVAC tune-up
- $70 to $350 a visit; a basic tune-up is often about $100 to $200 (HomeGuide, HomeAdvisor, Fixr)
Ranges from HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home, NYSERDA and the Massachusetts EEAC, checked September 2026.
Rules in California
California's Contractors State License Board issues the C-36 license plumbing businesses hold.1, 2, 3 Heating and cooling businesses in California hold the board's C-20 license.4 Your local building department in California can tell you whether replacing a water heater, furnace or AC needs a permit.
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- Census Bureau American Community Survey table B25035, 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates
- Census Bureau American Community Survey table B25034, 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates
- NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county heating degree days, 1991 to 2020 averages
- NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county cooling degree days, 1991 to 2020 averages
- Census Bureau American Community Survey table B25040, 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates
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