HVAC, plumbing and electrical firms in the Richmond area, Virginia

What the records show

No firm is named on this page.

Where they cluster

Chesterfield County holds 447 of the 1,700 firms, 26 percent. The three largest counties and cities hold 63 percent together, and 14 counties and cities have at least one firm.

Trades on the licence

274 of the 1,700 firms, 16 percent, hold more than one trade on their licence. By trade: electrical work on 873, HVAC on 657, plumbing on 538.

Family names on the door

55 of the 1,700 firm names, 3 percent, carry a family marker: a possessive surname, or words such as Sons, Brothers or Family.

The core city and the rest

311 firms, 18 percent, list an address in Richmond itself. Towns with the most firms: Richmond (311), Mechanicsville (147), Midlothian (111), Chesterfield (91), Henrico (85).

Names on two lists

36 firm names on this list also appear in the Richmond fire protection sample.

What the counts say

• 85 towns and cities appear on the licence addresses. Largest first: Richmond 311, Mechanicsville 147, Midlothian 111, Chesterfield 91, Henrico 85, Powhatan 83, Ashland 81, North Chesterfield 76, Glen Allen 57, Chester 47, Petersburg 42, Aylett 23, Colonial Heights 23, Hopewell 22, Quinton 22, Charles City 21, Sandston 21, Moseley 18, New Kent 18, Disputanta 17, Amelia Court House 16, Montpelier 16, Amelia 15, Lanexa 15, Rockville 15, Highland Springs 14, Providence Forge 14, South Chesterfield 14, Manakin Sabot 13, N Chesterfld 13, West Point 13, Beaverdam 12, Hanover 12, King William 12, Church Road 11, Prince George 11, Goochland 10, Maidens 9, Mechanicsvlle 9, Sutherland 9, Barhamsville 8, Dinwiddie 8, Doswell 8, Jetersville 8, Carson 7, Oilville 7, Columbia 6, Waverly 6, Shacklefords 5, Dewitt 4, Ford 4, Manquin 4, N Chesterfield 4, North Dinwiddie 4, Stony Creek 4, Jarratt 3, Mc Kenney 3, N Dinwiddie 3, Amelia Ct Hse 2, King And Queen Court 2, Mattaponi 2, S Chesterfield 2, Sandy Hook 2, Wakefield 2, Walkerton 2, Yale 2, Beavedam 1, Center Cross 1, Crozier 1, Ettrick 1, Gum Spring 1, Highlands Springs 1, Jeterville 1, King Queen Ch 1, Manakin-Sabot 1, Mckenney 1, N Prince George 1, Newtown 1, Powhattan 1, Providence 1, S Chesterfld 1, S. Chesterfield 1, Saint Stephens Churc 1, St Stephens Church 1, Wilsons 1.
• Richmond alone: 311, 18 percent. Top five: 745, 44 percent. The other 955 firms spread over 80 places.
• By licence class: A 910 (54 percent), B 382, C 408.
• Electrical 873, HVAC 657, plumbing 538.
• 180 firms hold two of the three trades; 94 hold all three, 76 of them in Class A.
• Share in Class A: electrical 60 percent, HVAC 56 percent, plumbing 57 percent.
• Chesterfield County holds 447; the remaining 13 counties and cities hold 1,253.
• Leading places by trade. electrical: Richmond 149, Mechanicsville 83, Midlothian 57, Chesterfield 51, Ashland 47, Henrico 47, Powhatan 41, North Chesterfield 38; HVAC: Richmond 144, Mechanicsville 45, Midlothian 40, Ashland 33, Chesterfield 32, Henrico 31, Powhatan 29, North Chesterfield 24; plumbing: Richmond 117, Mechanicsville 49, Midlothian 45, Henrico 28, Powhatan 26, Ashland 23, Chesterfield 23, North Chesterfield 21.

What stands out here

Richmond as a postal name spans several jurisdictions. 311 firms give it as their town: 159 of them are in Henrico County, 87 within Richmond city and 60 in Chesterfield County. Richmond city itself counts 92 firms, a small share next to Chesterfield County, the largest jurisdiction here with 447.

Family names point to Hanover County. It holds 16 of the 55 firm names that suggest a family business, more than any other jurisdiction, though it ranks only second by firm count. That gap between size and family names makes it a sensible first county to call.

Electrical licences lead at 873 firms, ahead of HVAC at 657 and plumbing at 538, yet just 274 of the 1,700 firms, 16 percent, combine two trades or more. Most firms in this area stay in one lane.

The 447 firms in Chesterfield County answer to 13 different postal names. Midlothian leads them with 111, ahead of the town of Chesterfield itself at 91. Mechanicsville, second among all towns at 147, lies in Hanover County, where the family names cluster, so a first round of calls there can begin in a single town.

From 12,634 raw names to 1,700 companies

12,634 licence records read, 4 folded as a second licence of one firm, 10,930 set aside as expired, personal or outside the 17 counties and cities.

What counts as a firm here

A firm counts here if it holds a current state contractor licence that carries an HVAC, plumbing or electrical specialty, with an address in one of the 17 counties and cities of the Richmond area, Virginia. Licences without one of those three specialties, individual tradespeople and expired licences are left out.

How to read this

• One amber square per firm: Chesterfield County has the longest row at 447, King and Queen County the shortest at 16.
• All 1,700 are marked owner not yet identified on November 10, 2026. Unknown does not mean independent.

What has not been done yet

• No ownership research on the 1,700 firms, no website read, no revenue or owner age.
• County comes from the ZIP code: 461 of the 1,700 firms sit in a ZIP shared by two jurisdictions, so theirs is the likeliest match.

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