216 plumbers ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Portsmouth: A1 Sewer & Drain Plumbing & Water Heaters, CR Score 66/100; 4.8★ from 4,814 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Powell's Plumbing & Air, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 216.
Most-reviewed: Michael & Son Services, 8,572 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 216 ranked; ranked #28.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
216 Portsmouth plumbers are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 74 are open 24/7, 114 open Saturdays and 87 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 216 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 Sewer & Drain Plumbing & Water Heaters | 66 | 4.8★ (4,814) | Virginia Beach, 5 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Powell's Plumbing & Air | 65 | 4.9★ (1,040) | Norfolk, 2 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 65 | 4.9★ (1,646) | Chesapeake, 5 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Precision Plumbing & Drain Cleaning | 64 | 4.9★ (877) | Chesapeake, 5 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Drain Masters Plumbing | 63 | 4.9★ (771) | Virginia Beach, 7 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 63 | 4.9★ (2,156) | Virginia Beach, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Virginia Beach | 63 | 4.9★ (1,275) | Virginia Beach, 11 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 62 | 4.8★ (1,957) | Hampton, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 62 | 4.9★ (1,600) | Portsmouth | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Get Lit Electrical, Plumbing & Water Heater Repair | 62 | 5.0★ (2,034) | Chesapeake, 5 mi away | 24/7 | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Scores below: based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Ranked #1 in Portsmouth
Based in Virginia Beach, 5 mi away
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 4,814 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Norfolk, 2 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,040 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Chesapeake, 5 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,646 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Chesapeake, 5 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 877 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 7 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 771 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 13 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 2,156 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 11 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,275 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Hampton, 13 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,957 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Portsmouth
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 1,600 Google reviews.
Based in Chesapeake, 5 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 2,034 Google reviews.
Based in Portsmouth
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 202 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 8 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 336 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 7 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 211 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Chesapeake, 3 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 125 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Chesapeake, 3 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 120 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Norfolk, 6 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 2,220 Google reviews.
Based in Chesapeake, 4 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 121 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Chesapeake, 4 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 91 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 13 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 672 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Chesapeake, 5 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 90 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 9 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 343 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 11 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 478 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 12 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 335 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Virginia Beach, 18 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 622 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Hampton, 2 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 76 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 216 ranked plumbers here; the rest are on their profiles.
20 more plumbers within 25 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| A Able Plumbing Services of Va Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Accurate Home Improvements | In Portsmouth | |
| All American Plumbing Heating & AC | 1.5★ (2) | 13 mi |
| All American Total Landscaping | 5.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Barbara's Plumbing | 5.0★ (2) | 14 mi |
| Barrow Plumbing & Heating Co | 4.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| DeeSolutions | 3.0★ (2) | 7 mi |
| Eaton Family Plumbing | 4.9★ (14) | 7 mi |
| Emergency Plumbing Repair - Virginia Beach, VA | 3.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| First Choice Plumbing | 3.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| Hilton Plumbing Services LLC | 4.8★ (30) | 12 mi |
| Honest Plumbing | 5.0★ (2) | 5 mi |
| KPR Kennedy Plumbing Repair | 4.4★ (7) | In Portsmouth |
| Moore's Electrical & Mechanical | In Portsmouth | |
| Plumbing & Drain Co., Inc. | In Portsmouth | |
| R.S.Newnam Plumbing&Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 6 mi |
| Standard Plumbing Sewer & Drain - Virginia | 5.0★ (2) | 4 mi |
| WET plumbing company LLC | In Portsmouth | |
| WMG Fabrication Shop | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Yoder Plumbing, Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | 14 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Portsmouth. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water heater replacement | $882 | $1,348 | $1,826 | Per unit, installed (unit plus labor); typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range | October 2026 |
In Virginia, Virginia Board for Contractors (DPOR) licenses Contractor license with a plumbing specialty; plumbers hold tradesman licenses.
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Guide checked October 2026. How we verify licenses
We scored 216 Portsmouth plumbers on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 23, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Portsmouth data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |