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Plumbers in Massachusetts
We connect Massachusetts homeowners with independent, licensed plumbers in 478 cities and towns across 644 ZIP codes. Much of the housing is old, so galvanized supply lines, cast iron drains and oil or gas boilers are common.
- Long, hard winters
- Generally soft water
Plumbing in Massachusetts: what's different
- Much of the housing is old, so galvanized supply lines, cast iron drains and oil or gas boilers are common.
- Water is generally soft and can be corrosive, which shows up as pinhole leaks in copper and blue-green stains.
- Long winters make frozen pipes a regular emergency.
- Licensing
- The Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters licenses plumbers and gas fitters; local inspectors issue permits.
- Winters
- Long, hard winters.
- Water hardness
- Generally soft. Check your utility's annual water quality report for your system.
- Home heating
- 52% utility gas, 18% electric, 23% fuel oil, 4% propane (Census ACS).
| Year built | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 31% |
| 1940–1959 | 16% |
| 1960–1979 | 21% |
| 1980–1999 | 18% |
| 2000 or later | 14% |
Share of housing units, Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates.
Local plumbing pages in Massachusetts
Each page covers the age of local housing, how homes are heated and the problems that follow, based on Census data for the ZIP codes we cover.
- Plumbers in BostonSuffolk County
- Plumbers in WorcesterWorcester County
- Plumbers in SpringfieldHampden County
- Plumbers in CambridgeMiddlesex County
- Plumbers in LowellMiddlesex County
- Plumbers in BrocktonPlymouth County
- Plumbers in QuincyNorfolk County
- Plumbers in LynnEssex County
- Plumbers in New BedfordBristol County
Common plumbing work in Massachusetts
Massachusetts counties
County pages list every covered town and compare housing age across them.
- Barnstable County (30)
- Berkshire County (4)
- Bristol County (16)
- Essex County (9)
- Hampden County (6)
- Middlesex County (32)
- Plymouth County (21)
- Suffolk County (19)
- Worcester County (15)
Other Massachusetts cities and towns we cover
These 469 places are in our network but don't have their own page yet. Call or check your ZIP code to be connected with a plumber.
Barnstable (30)
Barnstable plumbing pageBuzzards Bay, Chatham, Dennis, Dennis Port, East Dennis, East Falmouth, East Sandwich, Eastham, Falmouth, Forestdale, Harwich, Harwich Port, Mashpee, Monument Beach, North Eastham, North Falmouth, Pocasset, Sagamore, Sagamore Beach, Sandwich, South Dennis, South Harwich, South Yarmouth, West Chatham, West Dennis, West Falmouth, West Harwich, West Yarmouth, Woods Hole, Yarmouth Port
Bristol (15)
Bristol plumbing pageAcushnet, Attleboro, East Freetown, East Taunton, Fall River, Mansfield, North Dartmouth, Norton, Raynham, Raynham Center, Seekonk, South Dartmouth, Swansea, Taunton, Westport
Essex (8)
Essex plumbing pageBeverly, Gloucester, Haverhill, Lawrence, Newburyport, Peabody, Prides Crossing, Salem
Franklin (4)
Millers Falls, Shelburne Falls, South Deerfield, Turners Falls
Hampshire (3)
Florence, Leeds, Northampton
Middlesex (30)
Middlesex plumbing pageAuburndale, Billerica, Concord, Everett, Framingham, Hanscom Afb, Littleton, Malden, Marlborough, Medford, Melrose, New Town, Newton, Newton Center, Newton Highlands, Newton Lower Falls, Newton Upper Falls, Newtonville, Nonantum, North Waltham, Pepperell, Pinehurst, Somerville, Waban, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, West Medford, West Newton, Woburn
Nantucket (1)
Nantucket
Norfolk (1)
Millis
Other areas (316)
Abington, Accord, Acton, Adams, Agawam, Amesbury, Amherst, Andover, Arlington, Arlington Heights, Ashby, Ashfield, Ashland, Ashley Falls, Assonet, Attleboro Falls, Auburn, Avon, Babson Park, Barnstable, Barre, Becket, Bedford, Belchertown, Bellingham, Belmont, Berkley, Berlin, Bernardston, Blackstone, Blandford, Bolton, Bondsville, Boxborough, Boxford, Boylston, Braintree, Brewster, Bridgewater, Brimfield, Brookfield, Brookline, Brookline Village, Bryantville, Buckland, Burlington, Byfield, Canton, Carlisle, Carver, Cataumet, Centerville, Charlemont, Charlton, Charlton City, Chartley, Chelmsford, Chester, Chesterfield, Clinton, Cohasset, Colrain, Conway, Cotuit, Cummaquid, Cummington, Dalton, Danvers, Dartmouth, Dedham, Deerfield, Dighton, Dover, Dracut, Dudley, Dunstable, East Bridgewater, East Brookfield, East Longmeadow, East Orleans, East Otis, East Walpole, East Weymouth, Easthampton, Easton, Edgartown, Elmwood, Essex, Fairhaven, Fayville, Feeding Hills, Foxboro, Franklin, Georgetown, Gilbertville, Gill, Glendale, Goshen, Grafton, Granby, Granville, Greenbush, Greenfield, Groton, Groveland, Halifax, Hamilton, Hampden, Hanover, Hanson, Hardwick, Harvard, Hatfield, Hathorne, Haydenville, Hingham, Hinsdale, Holbrook, Holden, Holland, Holliston, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Hubbardston, Hudson, Hull, Humarock, Huntington, Hyannis, Hyannis Port, Ipswich, Jefferson, Kingston, Lake Pleasant, Lanesborough, Lee, Leicester, Lenox, Leverett, Lexington, Lincoln, Linwood, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Lynnfield, Manchaug, Manchester, Manomet, Marblehead, Marstons Mills, Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Mendon, Merrimac, Methuen, Middlefield, Middleton, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Milton, Milton Village, Minot, Monponsett, Monroe Bridge, Montague, Nahant, Natick, Needham, Needham Heights, New Salem, Newbury, Norfolk, North Amherst, North Andover, North Attleboro, North Billerica, North Brookfield, North Carver, North Chatham, North Chelmsford, North Dighton, North Easton, North Egremont, North Grafton, North Hatfield, North Marshfield, North Oxford, North Reading, North Truro, North Uxbridge, North Weymouth, Northborough, Northbridge, Northfield, Norwell, Norwood, Nutting Lake, Oakham, Ocean Bluff, Orange, Orleans, Osterville, Otis, Oxford, Palmer, Paxton, Plainfield, Plainville, Plympton, Princeton, Provincetown, Randolph, Reading, Rehoboth, Richmond, Rochdale, Rochester, Rockland, Rockport, Rowe, Rowley, Russell, Rutland, Salisbury, Sandisfield, Saugus, Savoy, Sharon, Sheffield, Sheldonville, Sherborn, Shirley, Shrewsbury, Shutesbury, Somerset, South Carver, South Chatham, South Easton, South Grafton, South Hadley, South Hamilton, South Lee, South Orleans, South Walpole, South Wellfleet, South Weymouth, Southampton, Southbridge, Southwick, Spencer, Sterling, Still River, Stockbridge, Stoneham, Stoughton, Stow, Sudbury, Sunderland, Sutton, Swampscott, Tewksbury, Thorndike, Topsfield, Townsend, Truro, Tyngsboro, Upton, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Walpole, Ware, Warren, Waverley, Webster, Wellesley, Wellesley Hills, Wellfleet, Wendell, Wendell Depot, Wenham, West Barnstable, West Boxford, West Boylston, West Bridgewater, West Brookfield, West Chesterfield, West Groton, West Hatfield, West Hyannisport, West Millbury, West Newbury, West Springfield, West Stockbridge, West Townsend, Westborough, Westford, Weston, Westport Point, Westwood, Weymouth, Whately, White Horse Beach, Whitman, Wilbraham, Williamsburg, Williamstown, Wilmington, Winchendon, Winchester, Winthrop, Woodville, Worthington, Wrentham
Plymouth (20)
Plymouth plumbing pageBrant Rock, Cedar Crest, Duxbury, East Wareham, Green Harbor, Lakeville, Marion, Marshfield, Marshfield Hills, Mattapoisett, Middleboro, Middleborough Center, North Pembroke, North Scituate, Onset, Pembroke, Plymouth, Scituate, Wareham, West Wareham
Suffolk (18)
Suffolk plumbing pageAllston, Brighton, Charlestown, Chelsea, Chestnut Hill, Dorchester, Dorchester Center, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Readville, Revere, Roslindale, Roxbury, Roxbury Crossing, South Boston, West Roxbury
Worcester (14)
Worcester plumbing pageAshburnham, Ayer, Devens, Douglas, Fiskdale, Fitchburg, Gardner, Lancaster, Leominster, South Lancaster, Southborough, Sturbridge, Westminster, Whitinsville
Massachusetts plumbing FAQ
How do I check a plumber's license in Massachusetts?
The Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters licenses plumbers and gas fitters; local inspectors issue permits.
Do pipes freeze in Massachusetts?
Yes, regularly. Massachusetts winters freeze pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces, garages and attics, and outdoor spigots that aren't frost-free. Keep the heat on, disconnect hoses in fall and know where your main shutoff is.
Is Massachusetts water hard?
Generally soft, based on national hardness mapping, but it varies by utility and by well. Your water provider's annual water quality report lists the hardness for your system, and a plumber can test well water.
How old are homes in Massachusetts?
Census estimates for Massachusetts put 47% of homes as built before 1960, 21% from 1960 to 1979, 18% from 1980 to 1999 and 14% in 2000 or later. Older homes are more likely to have galvanized supply pipe and cast iron or clay sewer lines.
Sources: coverage from our plumbing network (updated October 2026); housing and heating figures from US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates. All states
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