Connecticut · 25 covered places · 72 ZIP codes
Plumbers in Capitol County, CT
We cover 25 cities and towns in Capitol County, Connecticut, across 72 ZIP codes, including Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford. About 541,000 people live in those ZIP codes. 46% of the homes were built before 1960, so galvanized pipe and old cast iron drains are common.
| Year built | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 23% |
| 1940–1959 | 24% |
| 1960–1979 | 26% |
| 1980–1999 | 18% |
| 2000 or later | 10% |
Share of housing units in the covered ZIP codes. Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates.
| Place | Residents in covered ZIPs | Built before 1960 |
|---|---|---|
| Hartford | 120,347 | 60% |
| New Britain | 73,350 | 57% |
| West Hartford | 63,604 | 64% |
| Enfield | 41,100 | 43% |
| Vernon Rockville | 30,377 | 33% |
| Glastonbury | 29,311 | 26% |
| Bloomfield | 21,547 | 35% |
| Berlin | 18,754 | 35% |
| Storrs Mansfield | 17,505 | 25% |
| Ellington | 16,571 | 26% |
What goes wrong in Capitol County homes
Oil-heated homes
27% of occupied homes here heat with fuel oil, far above the national norm. Many of them make hot water with a tankless coil inside the boiler, which runs the boiler all summer. Plumbers often replace the coil with an indirect tank or a standalone water heater when the boiler is serviced or replaced.
Pre-1960 homes: galvanized pipe and cast iron
46% of homes in Capitol County's covered ZIP codes were built before 1960, 23% of them before 1940. Houses that old often still have galvanized steel supply lines that rust closed from the inside, and cast iron or clay sewer pipe that cracks and lets roots in. Weak pressure at upstairs fixtures, brown water after a shutoff and slow drains are the usual clues. Typical fixes are whole-house repiping and a sewer camera inspection.
Long, hard winters
72% of homes here were built before 1980, when pipes were more often run through exterior walls and uninsulated crawl spaces. In a long Connecticut winter those are the lines that freeze and split. See frozen and burst pipe repair.
Common plumbing work in Capitol County
City pages in Capitol County
Other covered towns in Capitol County
- Berlin (1 ZIP)
- Bloomfield (1 ZIP)
- Broad Brook (1 ZIP)
- Canton (1 ZIP)
- Collinsville (1 ZIP)
- Coventry (1 ZIP)
- Ellington (1 ZIP)
- Enfield (2 ZIPs)
- Glastonbury (1 ZIP)
- Granby (1 ZIP)
- Mansfield Center (1 ZIP)
- Marlborough (1 ZIP)
- New Britain (4 ZIPs)
- North Granby (1 ZIP)
- Plantsville (1 ZIP)
- Simsbury (1 ZIP)
- Stafford Springs (1 ZIP)
- Storrs Mansfield (2 ZIPs)
- Suffield (2 ZIPs)
- Tariffville (1 ZIP)
- Vernon Rockville (1 ZIP)
- Weatogue (1 ZIP)
- West Hartford (7 ZIPs)
- West Simsbury (1 ZIP)
Capitol County plumbing FAQ
Which towns in Capitol County do you cover?
25 places: Berlin, Bloomfield, Broad Brook, Canton, Collinsville, Coventry, Ellington, Enfield, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Mansfield Center, Marlborough, New Britain, North Granby, Plantsville, Simsbury, Stafford Springs, Storrs Mansfield, Suffield, Tariffville, Vernon Rockville, Weatogue, West Hartford, West Simsbury. Enter your ZIP code to confirm coverage for your street.
How old are homes in Capitol County?
Across the covered ZIP codes, Census estimates put 46% of homes as built before 1960, 26% from 1960 to 1979, 18% from 1980 to 1999 and 10% in 2000 or later.
Who licenses plumbers in Capitol County, CT?
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection licenses plumbers (P-1 contractors and P-2 journeymen); you can verify a license online.
Housing and heating figures are US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year estimates for the ZIP code areas we cover in Capitol County, combined across places and weighted by housing units. Some ZIP codes extend into neighboring counties.
Need a plumber in Capitol County?
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