Licensed electricians in Va Beach, Virginia Beach, VA
7 electricians hold an active licence on the Virginia Board for Contractors (DPOR) register in Va Beach, checked 4 Nov 2026: 7 licensed 10 years or more and none with a complaint or board disclosure on record. Ranked by a published formula; nobody pays to move up.
- Active licences
- 7
- Median time licensed
- 34.8 yrs
- Lead-Safe certified
- 0
- Google reviews
- 4
Filled tags sit at the business's Google location; hollow tags show its mailing ZIP code only. Each tag is the theoPros score.
Ranked list
- 1
Hitt Electric Corporation
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 2
Jeffery King Francis
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 3
James Durwood Dodd
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 4
Franklin T Morton
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 5
C T Harris Electrical Service Inc
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 6
Thomas A Thompson
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 7
Gillispie Mechanical LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
Questions people ask about electricians in Va Beach
How many licensed electricians are in Va Beach?
7 electricians hold an active Virginia Board for Contractors (DPOR) licence with a mailing address in Va Beach, checked on 4 November 2026. 7 of them have been licensed for 10 years or more.
Does a electrician need a licence in Virginia?
Yes, when the job is worth over $1,000, and the licence class caps the job size: C up to $30,000, B up to $150,000, A above that. Below $1,000 no contractor licence is needed (Code of Virginia § 54.1-1100). Look for an active ELE licence.
How do I check a electrician's licence in Va Beach?
Ask for the licence number and look it up on the Virginia DPOR website, or search this page. Every electrician listed here was matched to an active licence on the Virginia DPOR register.
Which electricians rank highest in Va Beach?
By our published formula (years licensed, complaint record, bond and insurance, and Google reviews), the top three are Hitt Electric Corporation (74), Jeffery King Francis (61), James Durwood Dodd (61). Paying or claiming a listing never changes the order.
How much do electricians charge in Va Beach?
Electricians in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro earn a median $29.98 an hour (BLS, May 2025); contractors typically bill about twice the wage to cover insurance, overhead and profit.
Do I need a lead-safe certified electrician in Va Beach?
If your home was built before 1978 and the work disturbs paint, yes: the law requires a firm certified lead-safe by the US Environmental Protection Agency. 36% of homes here were built before 1980 (US Census, ACS 2024 1-year), and 0 of the 7 licensed electricians listed are certified.