Pennsylvania does not require a statewide plumber license — verification leans on entity registration, court records, OSHA citation history, and BBB complaints. Plus any local municipal licensing in your city. Groundcheck cross-checks all of these.
Pennsylvania does not license plumbers at the state level. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allegheny County issue local Master Plumber licenses — check the local building department.
What we check
What we check for Pennsylvania plumbers.
Local license standing
Where local licensing exists, status from the city or county building department.
Entity registration
Secretary of State filing status: active, dissolved, or administratively revoked.
Records we hold for Pennsylvania
Held and checked: Licence status, State tax liens & warrants, Stop-work orders, Entity standing (SOS), Building permits, Workers' comp coverage. Looked up live at the source: Mechanic's liens, Court filings & judgments. Anything else is reported as not searched, never as clear.
OSHA safety record
Federal OSHA inspection history, citations, and penalty amounts. Installs, repairs, and maintains water supply, drainage, gas, and sewer systems in residential and commercial buildings-specific.
BBB complaints
Better Business Bureau complaint history and accreditation status.
Phoenix detection
Dissolved entities reopening under a new name at the same address.
Coverage
Verify plumbers in any Pennsylvania city.
Search a plumber or contractor entity anywhere in Pennsylvania; each report names the records it searched there and through what date, including in: