Ohio · 20 covered places · 20 ZIP codes
Plumbers in Belmont County, OH
We cover 20 cities and towns in Belmont County, Ohio, across 20 ZIP codes, including Saint Clairsville, Martins Ferry, Bellaire. About 62,000 people live in those ZIP codes. 48% of the homes were built before 1960, so galvanized pipe and old cast iron drains are common.
| Year built | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 28% |
| 1940–1959 | 20% |
| 1960–1979 | 24% |
| 1980–1999 | 16% |
| 2000 or later | 12% |
Share of housing units in the covered ZIP codes. Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates.
| Place | Residents in covered ZIPs | Built before 1960 |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Clairsville | 16,422 | 32% |
| Martins Ferry | 7,918 | 66% |
| Bellaire | 7,888 | 59% |
| Barnesville | 6,511 | 39% |
| Bridgeport | 5,852 | 60% |
| Shadyside | 4,894 | 54% |
| Belmont | 2,810 | 28% |
| Flushing | 2,576 | 38% |
| Bethesda | 2,471 | 40% |
| Powhatan Point | 2,087 | 37% |
What goes wrong in Belmont County homes
Pre-1960 homes: galvanized pipe and cast iron
48% of homes in Belmont County's covered ZIP codes were built before 1960, 28% 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 Ohio winter those are the lines that freeze and split. See frozen and burst pipe repair.
Oil-heated homes
8% 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.
Hard water
Ohio water is generally hard. With 49% of homes here on gas, scale settles as sediment in gas water heater tanks, which then rumble and wear out early. See water softener installation.
Common plumbing work in Belmont County
Other covered towns in Belmont County
- Bannock (1 ZIP)
- Barnesville (1 ZIP)
- Bellaire (1 ZIP)
- Belmont (1 ZIP)
- Bethesda (1 ZIP)
- Blaine (1 ZIP)
- Bridgeport (1 ZIP)
- Colerain (1 ZIP)
- Flushing (1 ZIP)
- Glencoe (1 ZIP)
- Holloway (1 ZIP)
- Lafferty (1 ZIP)
- Lansing (1 ZIP)
- Martins Ferry (1 ZIP)
- Morristown (1 ZIP)
- Neffs (1 ZIP)
- Powhatan Point (1 ZIP)
- Saint Clairsville (1 ZIP)
- Shadyside (1 ZIP)
- Yorkville (1 ZIP)
Belmont County plumbing FAQ
Which towns in Belmont County do you cover?
20 places: Bannock, Barnesville, Bellaire, Belmont, Bethesda, Blaine, Bridgeport, Colerain, Flushing, Glencoe, Holloway, Lafferty, Lansing, Martins Ferry, Morristown, Neffs, Powhatan Point, Saint Clairsville, Shadyside, Yorkville. Enter your ZIP code to confirm coverage for your street.
How old are homes in Belmont County?
Across the covered ZIP codes, Census estimates put 48% of homes as built before 1960, 24% from 1960 to 1979, 16% from 1980 to 1999 and 12% in 2000 or later.
Who licenses plumbers in Belmont County, OH?
The Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) licenses plumbing contractors; many cities also register them.
Housing and heating figures are US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year estimates for the ZIP code areas we cover in Belmont County, combined across places and weighted by housing units. Some ZIP codes extend into neighboring counties.
Need a plumber in Belmont County?
Same-day service when a plumber is available. One call connects you with a licensed plumber who serves your ZIP.