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Plumbers in Colorado

75 plumbing businesses in its metro areas within about 25 to 35 miles of Denver, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins – plus how Colorado licenses plumbers.

Colorado rules

Do plumbers need a license in Colorado?

How Colorado licenses plumbers

Plumbers are licensed by the state.

Who licenses: Colorado State Plumbing Board (Division of Professions and Occupations, Department of Regulatory Agencies)

License types: Master Plumber, Journeyworker Plumber, Residential Plumber, Plumbing Apprentice (registration).

Businesses: A business must obtain Plumbing Contractor registration from the State Plumbing Board and must be, or employ full-time, a master plumber in charge of supervising its plumbing work.

Check a license: apps2.colorado.gov

Use the DORA license lookup to confirm the company holds an active Plumbing Contractor registration and that the plumber doing the work holds an active Colorado plumber license.

Sources: dpo.colorado.gov, dpo.colorado.gov, content.leg.colorado.gov. Checked October 2026 from official sources. This is not legal advice.

Before you hire

Ask for the license number and check it on the official lookup where one exists. Ask for proof of insurance and a written, itemized estimate, and ask who pulls the permit if the job needs one – water heaters, repiping and sewer lines often do.

Eight questions to ask every plumber

Questions

Colorado plumbing questions

Do plumbers need a license in Colorado?

Colorado licenses plumbers statewide through the Colorado State Plumbing Board (Division of Professions and Occupations, Department of Regulatory Agencies). You can check a license at apps2.colorado.gov.

Where in Colorado do you list plumbers?

In Colorado: Denver (36), Colorado Springs (20), Fort Collins (19). Each city page lists plumbers based within about 25 miles (35 in smaller metro areas) whose own website names that city or nearby towns.

How do I get a plumber listed in Colorado?

Plumbing businesses can add their business free. We check every listing against the business’s own website.

Neighboring states: Wyoming · Nebraska · Kansas · Oklahoma · New Mexico · Arizona · Utah.

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