Plumbers and heating and cooling contractors in North Carolina

526 plumbers and heating and cooling contractors are listed in North Carolina. 145 hold an active USDOT registration. The 7 counties listed below have at least 15 each and account for 361 of them.

North Carolina licenses plumbing contractors through its State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors.^{1, 2, 3} Heating and cooling contractors in North Carolina are licensed by the same board.¹ State law in North Carolina requires permits for plumbing and heating or cooling work, with an exception for some like-for-like water heater swaps by a licensed plumber.⁴

Counties

County	Contractors
Mecklenburg County	99
Guilford County	67
Wake County	62
Forsyth County	52
Union County	43
Rockingham County	21
Surry County	17

Other counties in North Carolina

165 contractors in 62 counties with fewer than 15 listings.

Alamance County 7 contractors

A Southern Plumber, ArcticFlow Elon HVAC Repair, CozyAir Burlington AC Repair, Happy Hopper Plumbing, TrueTemp Graham AC Repair, Wallace Plumbing Inc, Willie Saul & Son Plumbing Inc

Alexander County 1 contractor

Minyard Plumbing Inc

Alleghany County 8 contractors

Billings Heating & Cooling, Blue Ridge Pumping, Carolina Heating &Air, LLC, Carolina Vintage Air, Edwards Heating & AC LLC, Evans Heating & A/C LLC, Guardian HVAC LLC, Stanly R Smith Plumbing Contractor

Anson County 1 contractor

Davis & Parker Grading

Ashe County 6 contractors

Dobys Plumbing and Repair, Doby's Plumbing, Doug The Plumber, Peak Heating and Cooling LLC, Scott Brothers Heating & Air, W R Blevins Plumbing Co

Brunswick County 3 contractors

Advanced Plumbing Inc, King Plumbing and Drains, LLC, Shallotte Electric & Plumbing

Buncombe County 8 contractors

Able Septic Tank Service, Anchor Plumbing of WNC Inc, Dalton Heating and Cooling, Daniel Thomas Plumbing, Daniel Thomas Plumbing & Septic LLC, Masters Mechanical Inc, TP Howard's Plumbing Company Inc, Your Hometown Plumber

Burke County 2 contractors

Lowman's Mechanical Solutions LLC, WNC Plumbing & Drain Cleaning

Cabarrus County 3 contractors

Empire Plumbing Company Inc, Miller Plumbing Contractor Inc, Stancil Plumbing Inc

Caldwell County 2 contractors

1-Tom-Plumber, Weldon's HVAC Repairs

Carteret County 1 contractor

Storm Construction Inc

Caswell County 1 contractor

Purified Plumbing Services INC

Catawba County 1 contractor

Anytime Heating Cooling Repair

Cherokee County 1 contractor

Christian Plumbing

Clay County 1 contractor

D C L Plumbing

Cleveland County 2 contractors

Banks Plumbing, Obryan Plumbing Inc

Craven County 1 contractor

Colonial Capital Plumbing and Septic LLC.

Cumberland County 5 contractors

Coffman Plumbing, Doug's Plumbing Service LLC, Haire Plumbing & Mechanical Company Incorporated, Jimmy Hall Heating Air & Electrical Contractor, Trinity Plumbing & Site Work

Currituck County 1 contractor

Forbes Plumbing & Septic Inc

Dare County 1 contractor

The Gentleman Plumber

Davidson County 4 contractors

AirMorrow AC Repair Winston Salem, Brass Monkey Plumbing NC, Freedle Plumbing, Simplicity Heating and Air Conditioning L.L.C.

Davie County 2 contractors

Lucas Heating and Air Inc., Webb Heating & Air Conditioning

Duplin County 1 contractor

C & M Plumbing Inc

Durham County 7 contractors

Carrier Corporation, Carolina HVAC Services, Fast Track Express, First RespondAir HVAC, Happy Home Services, Medlins Plumbing Service, Rooterman

Franklin County 2 contractors

Taylor's Transport and Mechanical Services LLC, Weld Wright Mechanical LLC

Gaston County 2 contractors

Alan Jerkins Plumbing Company Inc, Gastonia Plumbing & Heating Co Inc

Granville County 1 contractor

Peak Plumbing and Drain LLC

Halifax County 3 contractors

Airboss Heating & Cooling, Inc, Myrick Services Plumbing, Patton Mechanical Inc

Harnett County 2 contractors

Capps Construction & Plumbing Inc, Your HVAC Amigo Service and Repairs LLC.

Henderson County 4 contractors

All About Plumbing & Septic, Champion Comfort Experts Heating and Cooling LLC, Option One Plumbing, Summey Plumbing and Heating Inc

Hertford County 1 contractor

Vaughan's Heating & AC LLC

Hoke County 1 contractor

Triad Drain Cleaning L.L.C.

Iredell County 6 contractors

Gamble Plumbing, KM Electrical Heating & AC Inc, Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, Madison Duke Goad DBA G&G Mechanical, Piedmont Plumbing and Utilities LLC, Peace Heating And Air Conditioning

Johnston County 7 contractors

Comfort Shield Hvac of NC Inc, Creech's Plumbing & Septic Tank Service, Clayton AC Repair, Crossroads Plumbing and Drain, Gordon's Plumbing Inc, Thornton's Plumbing Inc, Travis Creech Plumbing & Septic Inc

Lenoir County 2 contractors

Central Heating and Air Conditioning of Kinston Inc, D & W Septic Tank Service

Lincoln County 3 contractors

Acms Mechanical Services Inc, Keith Browns Heating and Air Conditioning LLC, Lakeside Heating & Air Conditioning

Martin County 1 contractor

Bowen Heating Air and Refrigeration Inc

McDowell County 1 contractor

Pittman Plumbing LLC

Montgomery County 1 contractor

D & S Heating & AC

New Hanover County 1 contractor

Brinson & Sons Heating & AC

Onslow County 3 contractors

Coastal Geothermal, Humphrey Heating & A-C Inc, Parker Plumbing

Orange County 1 contractor

JC Johnson Plumbing and Septic

Pasquotank County 2 contractors

Dickson Plumbing LLC, McPherson Enterprizes Plumbing & Trenching Inc

Perquimans County 1 contractor

Smith Heating & Cooling AC Repair Service

Person County 5 contractors

Angus Heating & Air Conditioning Inc., Regan & Son, HVAC, Plumbing & Electric, Roxboro Heating and Air, Shotwell's Heating & Air, Ted's Air, Plumbing, & Electric

Pitt County 2 contractors

Coastal Carolina Plumbing of Washington, Spain Plumbing Co Inc

Polk County 1 contractor

NC Mechanical

Randolph County 2 contractors

David Kidd Plumbing Co LLC, Terrys Plumbing & Utilities

Richmond County 2 contractors

Elite Team NC, Plumbfast Professional Plumbing Services and Drain Cleaning

Rowan County 5 contractors

Gamewell Mechanical, Mathews Mechanical Inc, Magic Rooter Plumbing Service | Drain cleaning| Sewer Cleaning| Plumbing Camera Inspection| Greensboro NC, Protech Mechanical Inc, Stout Heating & Air Conditioning Inc

Rutherford County 3 contractors

Forest City Heaing and Air Conditioning Inc, George Brooks Plumbing Inc, Terry's Industrial Services LLC

Sampson County 2 contractors

Terry Spell Mechanical Services Inc, Titans Plumbing LLC

Stanly County 3 contractors

Dee's Drain Cleaning & Plumbing, Garmon Mechanical Service Inc, Southern Mechanical Services Inc

Stokes County 8 contractors

A To Z Plumbing Company, A/C Rescue, LLC, County Line Plumbing, Dee Spencer Plumbing, Hometown Heating & Cooling Services, Hometown Heating and Air, Ray's Plumbing & Repairs, Woodard Plumbing,LLC

Warren County 1 contractor

Carters Plumbing Company

Washington County 1 contractor

Joey Reynolds Plumbing Inc

Watauga County 3 contractors

Brooks Plumbing & Heating Inc, Miller Plumbing Systems, Mountaineer Heating & Cooling

Wayne County 2 contractors

Keen Plumbing Company, Precision Plumbing Inc

Wilkes County 4 contractors

Associated Heating & Air Conditioning Inc, Ashley Hvac Services LLC, Carolina Comfort, Fender Brothers Plumbing

Wilson County 2 contractors

Creech's Plumbing, Walston Mechanical Inc

Yadkin County 2 contractors

Todd Brothers Land Management, Triad Heating & Cooling Inc.

Yancey County 2 contractors

Mountain View HVAC, York Sewer and Drain Cleaning

Plumbing and HVAC rules in North Carolina

Plumbing license: State license.^{1, 2, 3}
Heating and cooling license: State license.¹
State codes: North Carolina's plumbing code is the 2018 North Carolina Plumbing Code, in effect since January 1, 2019, and a 2024 code has been adopted with its effective date delayed.^{5, 6} The 2018 North Carolina Mechanical Code is also in effect, with the 2024 code's effective date delayed.⁵
Replacement permits: North Carolina law requires permits for plumbing and heating or cooling work. Replacing a water heater like for like in a one- or two-family home needs no permit if a licensed plumber does it and certain conditions are met.⁴

Plumbing and HVAC rules in North Carolina

What plumbing and HVAC work costs in North Carolina

These are published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.

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)
An HVAC maintenance plan: $120 to $500 a year (HomeGuide, Fixr)

Ranges from HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home, NYSERDA and the Massachusetts EEAC, checked September 2026.

What plumbing and HVAC work costs in North Carolina

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What plumbing and HVAC work costs in North Carolina

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