Licensed plumbers in Va Beach, Virginia Beach, VA
5 plumbers hold an active licence on the Virginia Board for Contractors (DPOR) register in Va Beach, checked 4 Nov 2026: 5 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
- 5
- Median time licensed
- 34.7 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
Wynne Plumbing Inc
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 2
James Durwood Dodd
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 3
Sonny S Mechanical Service Inc
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 4
R M Richards
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 5
Gillispie Mechanical LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
Questions people ask about plumbers in Va Beach
How many licensed plumbers are in Va Beach?
5 plumbers hold an active Virginia Board for Contractors (DPOR) licence with a mailing address in Va Beach, checked on 4 November 2026. 5 of them have been licensed for 10 years or more.
Does a plumber 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 PLB licence.
How do I check a plumber's licence in Va Beach?
Ask for the licence number and look it up on the Virginia DPOR website, or search this page. Every plumber listed here was matched to an active licence on the Virginia DPOR register.
Which plumbers rank highest in Va Beach?
By our published formula (years licensed, complaint record, bond and insurance, and Google reviews), the top three are Wynne Plumbing Inc (86), James Durwood Dodd (61), Sonny S Mechanical Service Inc (61). Paying or claiming a listing never changes the order.
How much do plumbers charge in Va Beach?
Plumbers in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro earn a median $29.75 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 plumber 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. 34% of homes here were built before 1980 (US Census, ACS 2024 1-year), and 0 of the 5 licensed plumbers listed are certified.